The Work That Once Motivated You

You have big dreams, specific goals, and high standards. The trouble is that your drive no longer feels joyful, it feels oppressive.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The work that once motivated you, now feels like a hamster wheel of obligation. You used to rush to get your day started, and now you feel yourself dragging. And this new, less productive version of yourself feels completely unfamiliar to you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You are the ambitious one. You have drive and dreams and purpose. Why do you feel trapped in a cage of your own making?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A break from work, like during the holiday season, often gives us enough space from the hustle to realize that we want something new. The break reveals something that we couldn’t hear when we were in the grind. The question is, what will you do about this feeling?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Will you push it down and resume your hustle? Will you explore it with curiosity and see where it takes you? Are you willing to follow it even if it takes you down a new path?

For more from Craft Your Path Founder Jacqueline Misla, be sure to follow her on Instagram at @JacquelineMIsla.