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  • 3 Signs of Feeling Burned Out – Motivational Monday

    Staring up into an overwhelmingly beautiful waterfall in the jungle

    Looking up at a mountain of tasks and projects… Let life happen at your own pace – But never stop. Persist until you Succeed

    3 Signs of Feeling Burned Out – Motivational Monday

    Burnout is described as “in a state of physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress”. We’ve all been there at one point or another, where you start to feel drained and dissatisfied with your daily existence. There’s so much going on, so many projects and tasks that need to be completed, so much progress you could be making, and there are issues at home… Just the perfect storm of stressful topics to make you feel small and inadequate. If this is something you’ve experienced or you feel like right now, my friend, you may be experiencing burnout.

    I wanted to make a quick list of signs you should be looking for – indicators that you need to take action!

    1. Simple tasks become a grind

      There is an email that needs to be sent, a form to be filled out, or a meeting to attend that becomes MONUMENTAL. It’s a struggle to type out a 300 letter email, or you can’t put information together for the meeting.
      SOLUTION: Meet with your peers and prioritize. This is an amazing way to communicate that you may be overloaded.  Having
    2. Exhausted and Distracted

      When the workday ends, and home life begins, you may be so tired or worn out that you don’t enjoy your free time. Instead of spending enjoying quality time with family or even doing chores, it’s easier to lie around the house and think “What’s the point”
      SOLUTION: Unplug. When your day ends, your working mind ends. Instead of sitting on the couch dreading the sunrise, wake up early and enjoy it.  My point is, get some good sleep, relax, and get out of the misery. It can be difficult, but like all things, the first steps are the worst. After that, it only gets better.

    3. Negative Self-Worth

      You may have a meeting or a task coming up in the next few hours that you do not feel prepared for. In some cases, you may not even feel qualified to sit with your peers. Quality work begins to give way to feelings of self-doubt.
      SOLUTION: Take a step back and acknowledge this FACT: You made it to your station because of the great things you have produced. You are in these meetings, you have better responsibilities because you have proven to be a go-to person and you can continue to do so.

     

    Don’t let burnout make you dread another beautiful day on this planet. Take steps now to address your discontent.

     

    Thanks again for reading this week’s blog post.
    Be sure to check out my Facebook and Instagram accounts for daily motivational and inspirational content.

    Matt Morris
    #1 Best Selling Author

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  • Feeling Fulfillment – Motivational Monday

    Feeling Fulfillment – Motivational Monday

    Matt Morris standing in front of a beautiful mountain range

    If your life was on the big screen… Would you stay and watch?

    Feeling Fulfillment – Motivational Monday

    I had a member of my team come to me last week and say…

    “I can’t do this anymore, I’m overwhelmed and I don’t feel like I can perform my tasks anymore, I quit.”

    Of course, a good leader is going not going to just watch teammates walk away. Especially when they know that the member is doing a great job, things can just be more difficult and they need reassurance of their position in the team.

    We met for coffee and we talked about it. He was having a hard time putting his dissatisfaction into words. He said he was overwhelmed, that it felt like he was not making an impact on the team and he didn’t belong anymore.

    We went over the usual workday process, found key points where he was struggling, and we addressed them accordingly.

    My goal was to investigate why he was overwhelmed and where we could find balance.

    Many times overwhelm is just an excuse for something much deeper.

    Having fulfillment is… satisfaction in any situation. During massive growth or slowdowns, successful sales or failing a few times, having tasks that we don’t know how to do and the challenge of overcoming them, and pairing all of that with our daily lives.

    I can’t blame him! Being on a high-performance team in one of the worlds largest sales organizations can definitely be overwhelming! But if you have Fulfillment… If you love the process, if it brings you joy to build a business and see the effects on other peoples lives… If you can take a step back from the massive todo list and take a look at the massive forest instead of just the biggest trees… You’ve grown a damn forest!

    You’ve created processes that didn’t exist before you! Or you didn’t have the skill necessary to complete a task but now you do, and all of it was done to help an organization and build your own personal fulfillment in work and in life…

    Being overwhelmed is definitely a symptom that needs to be addressed… but your longevity, your gratitude for waking up and having that opportunity needs to always be reinforced and never taken for granted.

    This is a video by Simon Sinek. It’s geared towards millennials, but I see it as something that can affect us all. It really shines a light on having that fulfillment and how important even the smallest details in our lives can be.

    P.S. Our overwhelmed friend had a few days off, and he’s back in the saddle doing the amazing work he is known to do.

    Thanks again for reading this week’s blog post.
    Be sure to check out my Facebook and Instagram accounts for daily motivational and inspirational content.

    Matt Morris
    #1 Best Selling Author

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  • Having Doubts – Motivational Monday

    Having Doubts – Motivational Monday

    A mountain scene with bold text : DREAM BIG OR HUSTLE HARD.

    Make Your Choice – Follow your dreams or Don’t

    Having Doubts – Motivational Monday

    “I don’t think it’s going to work…”

    “I don’t think I can do this…”

    “I never should have even started this…”

    “Why can’t this be easier?”

    Ever heard any of these?

    Where did you hear it? I’ll bet that whenever you hear these words, they put you in a bad mood. They cause you to question where you are at in your life. You start to question your existence and what even matters…

    I’ll bet that 99% of the time, it’s only you. It’s only your voice questioning your attempts at a better life.

    Guess what: They will never go away.

    Doubt will always be there, trying to pry into your life and stop you from taking action. It’s amazing to see how people will beat themselves into submission before anyone else has a chance to even try.

    You have a choice.

    We accept that the negative voice will always be there, but what do we do about it? Are you going to quit? When I started Network Marketing, I sucked, and I sucked for 5 long years before I finally started to gain traction and make a name for myself.

    For 5 years I listened to these ideas…

    Every. Single. Day.

    Every. Single. Call.

    But I always made a choice to push forward.

    Making Negativity into Positivity

    When the doubt-alarm would go off, that I was wasting my time and that I could not be successful, I smiled. A quick inner dialogue to say “Oh yeah? But what if I keep doing this, what will my life be like when I strike gold and make an amazing life?”

    You will always have a choice – Listen to your self-doubt and become an easy-quitter, or be courageous enough to fight for your future.

     

    P.S. You can do it. 

    This video is an amazing interpretation of how you will always be your greatest enemy or your greatest motivation.

     

    Thanks again for reading this week’s blog post.
    Be sure to check out my Facebook and Instagram accounts for daily motivational and inspirational content.

    Matt Morris
    #1 Best Selling Author

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  • Restless and Unsatisfied- Motivational Monday

    Restless and Unsatisfied- Motivational Monday

    Restless and Unsatisfied - Motivational Monday

    You are always one decision away from a totally different life.

    Restless and Unsatisfied – Motivational Monday

    I wanted to change up Motivational Monday this week for those who are feeling restless and unsatisfied with their daily lives. I hope it’s not you. I hope you don’t hate your drive to work every morning, get lost in a sea of cubicles, or even don’t have the chance to look forward to going home. I want this post to reach out to anyone who is not fulfilled from dawn to dusk.

    This blog post is a message to those who don’t have complete satisfaction with their daily routine. It’s a simple message, one that you’ve probably had many times before, but is lost in the white noise of a busy, boring day.

    If you feel restless and unsatisfied, a new life is always one step away. You are always one decision away from a totally different life.

    On your drive to work – You can listen to chatter on the radio, or you can start learning a language or listening to a podcast – something that will improve your value and exercise your mind.

    If you’ve been thinking about starting a business; Yeah it’s great to think about, but sit down and write it out. Move the needle instead of playing the same note over and over again. Make Progress.

    Maybe you’ve been wanting to share your story with others – start writing your book or posting to social media. As soon as the pen hits the paper, you’ve taken the first step – You’ve begun the process

    Instead of plopping down on the couch as soon as you walk in the door, change into something comfortable and go for a walk.

    Life’s greatest achievements are built on the smallest steps.

    You are always one decision away from a totally different life.

     

    Thanks again for reading this week’s blog post.
    Be sure to check out my Facebook and Instagram accounts for daily motivational and inspirational content.

    Matt Morris
    #1 Best Selling Author

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  • Life is too Short to Suffer- Motivational Monday

    Life is too Short to Suffer- Motivational Monday

    Life is too Short to Suffer - Motivational Monday

    Enjoy life, even on a rocky and broken path

    Life is too Short to Suffer – Motivational Monday

    Life is too short to suffer.

    If your stress is so powerful its time to let it go. What are those thoughts?

    Are you worried about your children and their future? Does the number in your bank account not make you feel safe and secure? Is something broken, and you really need to fix it, but you don’t know where to start?

    We all have these same exact thoughts and issues. No, it doesn’t make them any less meaningful or less powerful to each person. Your issues are not insignificant because someone else has them, in fact, its the opposite.

    Humans, with our survival mind in a modern world, suffer from very similar issues.It’s about how we begin to help ourselves be relieved of the suffering and live in a beautiful state of mind. It’s about the people we reach out to, the resources we use for our success, and the mindset we carry every single day.

    Life is too short to suffer.

     

     

    Thanks again for reading this week’s blog post.
    Be sure to check out my Facebook and Instagram accounts for daily motivational and inspirational content.

    Matt Morris
    #1 Best Selling Author

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