Finding motivation to hunt for new opportunities when the inertia has set in - how do you find motivation and get back on track?
Finding motivation - advice welcome
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CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Schedule a few 10 min breaks a day where you go outside without a screen. Including your phone. This helps keep the blood flowing. You need balance.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐ฐ
Super good advice. Breaks are essential, and itโs really easy to forget to take them!
jefe
Arsonist
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๐
Breaks are absolutely key. Way too easy to crumble without them.
And getting outside vastly increases their efficacy.
And getting outside vastly increases their efficacy.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
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Sales Rep
Take a break, go for a walk and spend sometime outside.
Sometimes when you lose motivation you are on the verge of burning out.
When you get back, set ATTAINABLE goals for yourself to chip away at some of your larger goals
Sometimes when you lose motivation you are on the verge of burning out.
When you get back, set ATTAINABLE goals for yourself to chip away at some of your larger goals
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐ฐ
This is great advice. Step away. Sometimes a good walk for an hour or so actually leads to greater productivity, because your brain is still working even if you're just cruising around. I find I come back and bang out a bunch of tasks that I probably would have not come up with had I just sat at my laptop, staring at the screen.
notacorporatebro
Member
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AE
thank you!!!
notacorporatebro
Member
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AE
That's a great point about burn out - it does feel the same!
Diablo
Politicker
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Sr. AE
10000% agree with this
TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
nailed it. small goals are key to getting back on track.
Pachacuti
Politicker
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
When I was prospecting to keep my funnel full, I made the attempt to make 2 cold calls a day. That may not seem like much, but often its 2 more then the next guy.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐ฐ
And 2 more than you would have done otherwise.
slaydie
Big Shot
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Account Executive
Re-framing my thoughts. When I find I am getting down or in a negative headspace I work on celebrating the small things and not putting pressure on myself to do everything. Having a checklist where you can cross things off is also motivating for some
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐ฐ
The checklist definitely works for me! I put one together at the beginning of every day, and make sure I check them off as I go. Really helps me feel that Iโve accomplished something. Iโve found I somehow forget to do things when Iโm less busy and feeling less motivated, so a list really helps me!
ThatNewAE
Big Shot
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Account Executive - Mid enterprise
I need this real bad. I am cutting slack because the market is down and I am not getting lead inflow at all. So there's a lot of "Hummmfff nevermind" attitude ! Reading the comments for inspo now.
activity
Politicker
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VP, Business Development
Donโt depend on motivation. Sometimes thereโs going to be days or weeks that suck. Keep doing the right things and whatever season of life youโre in will change. Having the discipline to keep putting one foot in front of the other moving forward is what counts.
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