How to Navigate the Motivation Dip

#100: This past Saturday, I hit “The Dip.”

After a solid 4 week run…my energy and motivation hit bottom.

As it turns out, I’m not the only one.

A few of the leaders in The Great Man Mastermind also felt the following:

“On a scale of 1 to 10, my motivation is at 1.5”

“I gave myself permission to chill and made that the main goal for the day. Some days that worked, others it didn’t.”

“How do I balance the obligation to be productive while also allowing myself necessary downtime?”

In the past, I used to experience “The Dip” as a failure, I’d beat myself up internally and I’d push myself twice as hard to get out of it as fast as possible.

This typically resulted in me employing short term fixes – like extra caffeine consumption or doubling down on work – that had longer term destructive effects.

Now, I’ve got a new protocol for handling The Dip which I share in today’s episode:

• How to accept The Dip without letting responsibilities slip
• How to accelerate through The Dip with power and peace
• How to eliminate the suffering and resistance that often comes with The Dip

-DQ