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Staying motivated when you feel like giving up

Staying motivated when you feel like giving up

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Staying motivated when you feel like giving up

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- One week into getting my MBA, I remember being certain I should quit the program. I felt like I was visiting a foreign planet, the kind where everybody but me spoke the language. It seemed all the other students had been exposed to profits and losses, revenue calculations and regularly read the "Wall Street Journal," while I struggled to keep pace. But I remember giving it one more week, and then one more week after that and so on. I'm so glad I didn't listen to the part of me that felt like giving up. I bet you can relate to that experience too. Feeling like quitting occasionally is normal, especially when we feel under-qualified to perform a large, daunting task. But if you can train yourself to expect some low points in your motivation and confidence, it prevents you from being derailed by them. So let's look at two helpful approaches that can sustain you through a struggle. These tools will help you move through…

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