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10 Ways to Stay Motivated in Your Profession

Gena Vazquez
4 min readSep 6, 2021

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Getting into a rut can easily happen to just about any professional in any industry. Whether you are self-employed or gainfully employed, we all need to have some form of inspiration to stay the course. The key to reaching and maintaining success is to keep yourself motivated. Of course, this is easier said than done. However, there are many ways to find motivation daily. Let’s examine the 10 best ways to inspire yourself and stay motivated.

The Mental Mindset

Most people face the biggest obstacle of fear. It has such a strange way of breaking us down mentally. Quite often it is the culprit in preventing us from performing the simplest tasks to fulfilling major obligations. Taking control of that fear can help you to stay mentally fit to achieve your goals.

One of the best ways to help you get into the right mental space is by not listening to any of your negative thoughts, self-judgments, or excuses. Period. Meditation can be the best bookends to your day. Every morning take at least five minutes to clear your mind and start with a blank mental slate. Then in the evening repeat the same step. After doing this for a week, you’ll notice a difference.

In addition to incorporating these two meditative periods daily, taking the time to jot down some notes into a journal can also help…

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Gena Vazquez
Gena Vazquez

Written by Gena Vazquez

Writer | Private Equity Investor - Silicon Valley to Hollywood and Wall St. in between. In love with nature. You'll find me beachside most days.

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