Getting Out Of A Rut - RD297

<p>I have a confession to make. I’m not perfect. Even though I’ve released 297 episodes of the <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com">Resourceful Designer</a> podcast, a show I created to share tips and strategies for running a graphic and web design business. I still don’t have all the answers.</p> <p class="p1">And even though I consider myself a successful entrepreneur. After all, I’ve been running my home-based design business for 17 years. Plus, I started my niche side business, <a href="https://podcastbranding.co" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Podcast Branding</a>, just over three years ago, and it’s doing better than I ever imagined.</p> <p class="p1">And yet, I still struggle.</p> <p class="p1">I don’t struggle much with finding clients or design projects. I’ve been fortunate in that aspect. What I find myself struggling with from time to time is motivation.</p> <h2>Feeling lazy.</h2> <p class="p1">Some days, no matter how many things are on my to-do list, I don’t feel like working. I feel lazy. I’ll sit at my computer in the morning with the best intentions, having thought of everything I wanted to work on that day. But at the end of my work day, I look back and realize I didn’t accomplish any of them.</p> <p class="p1">Sure I answered some emails. I read a few business-related articles. I watched some tutorials on YouTube. But actual work, the thing that makes me money, not so much. Not enough to compensate for an 8-hour work day.</p> <p class="p1">Luckily, one of the perks of working for yourself is you don’t have to answer to anyone. As long as you get the work done, it doesn’t matter how or when you do it.</p> <p class="p1">And everything would be fine if this was a sporadic occurrence. But that’s the problem. Sometimes it isn’t. When I get in a rut like this, it could last days.</p> <p class="p1">I’ll chastise myself at the end of the day for my lack of drive, my laziness. And tell myself I’ll work twice as hard tomorrow. But then tomorrow rolls around, and, for some reason, it happens again.