So, you decided to become a full-time entrepreneur to finally start living life the way you want it? After all, you read so many stories of how people go online to make money fast and live the laptop lifestyle. “Sweet”, you thought to yourself. “I can do that”, you nodded.

You start off your business journey with hyper motivation and it seems as if you can work forever. But unfortunately, as they say, what goes up must come down, especially in the business world, when things begin to look tough.

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While both, financial freedom and the laptop lifestyle, are definitely possible, many people out there make it sound a lot easier than it really is. Most of the time, it’s because they have their own agenda in mind, like selling another online course or coaching to you.

Regardless, today I don’t want to be the judge. I don’t want to talk about whom to listen to and follow, and whom to avoid. Instead, I want to expand on your plan of action when there is no motivation to work anymore.

Also, know this – It’s completely normal to feel demotivated. Feeling this way does NOT mean automatically that you’ve chosen then the wrong path for yourself. It happens to absolutely everyone that has decided to become an entrepreneur.

Monotonous tasks, day after day of work without weekends, lonely Friday evenings, adversity and not being able to make much money – are all typical for business. The goal is to live through these periods of life and to keep moving on no matter what.

No motivation to work anymore

So, no motivation to work anymore? Read below the 5 tips on what to do when feeling burned out, stressed or simply tired.

1. Put it on hold

I understand that very often we have tasks that need to be done, that cannot be put away under any circumstances. Nonetheless, you absolutely MUST find some time for yourself.

If it really is so that you are in the middle of something important, but there is no motivation to work anymore, make a promise to yourself that as soon as you are ready with your last big task, you will have a break.

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How much time you take off is fully up to you.. See how much time you can afford to take off. Moreover, when you do go on a break, on vacation, DO NOT do it partially. Be 100% of the time away from your business. Let your mind loose.

Another recommendation is that no matter how much work you have every single week, leave at least one full day for yourself when you do not do anything related to your business life. And if you really can’t do that either, get a virtual assistant (VA) that can work on your behalf one day a week. But more on that later in the list.

2. Be creative and switch things around

Also, one other thing that really helps when there is no motivation to work anymore is to switch things around.

Now, I do not know what kind of business you have, so I cannot for sure say what you can switch around, but I’ll use a few examples from my life.

I sell on Amazon, and sometimes I get really tired of doing product research. So instead of spending a whole day researching as I would normally do, I split the activity into three separate days. Sure, that’s not the most efficient approach, but at least it doesn’t affect my emotional health negatively.

Another example is my blog, the one that you are on now. Sometimes, because of an upcoming affiliate launch, I need to focus on writing weekly about the same topic for two or even three months straight. As you can imagine, that can also get very old very fast.

In the past, I would stay on course no matter what. But that did a lot of damage to my motivation. Now, if I need to, even in the middle of the promotion, I will create a blog post about the easiest, most attractive topic for me just to cool down. It helps tremendously.

There are many other things I can do to make my life easier by switching things around. I can:

Make a shorter blog post than usual

Create a blog post without a YouTube video attached to it

Not write anything new for my blog, but focus on promoting my older material

Learn some new strategies instead

The options go on and on. Find what works best for you. Any routine that you fanatically follow for a long time can and probably will kill your motivation sooner or later.

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3. Eat that frog

I do this one a lot, too. I procrastinate, and then I go on doing the easiest things first, leaving the most challenging tasks until the very deadline. Then they all pile up and I feel extremely stressed, which directly affects my motivation.

In his book – “Eat That Frog!“, Brian Tracy shares a lot of strategies on how you can avoid procrastination, and therefore learn to enjoy your work more. I highly recommend it.

4. Batch it!

This strategy I learned from Amy Porterfield.

Because she has her own podcast, she knows how exhausting it can sometimes be to create those podcast episodes and edit them. So instead of creating an episode every single week and going into this loop of neverending work, she creates them in batches. If I recall correctly, she can do 6 whole episodes in one day, and then have 6 weeks freed up for other work.

Sure, 6 podcast episodes in one day is a ton of work, but think about the benefits that it has. And by the way, Amy is not the only one that recommends this approach.

So if there is something that you must do on a weekly basis that maybe you don’t particularly enjoy, try creating those tasks in batches, if possible.

5. Delegate

Finally, if there is no motivation to work anymore, delegate your tasks to someone else.

No, this does not mean hiring full-time employees. Instead, it means going to websites like Fiverr or Upwork, and finding virtual assistants that can do some of the most basic tasks for you.

As I said, it doesn’t need to be anything complicated. Give your VA work that is simple, but monotonous.

Now, you may be thinking to yourself that you don’t need a VA because you can’t afford it or that you don’t have any “simple” tasks to delegate.

How about no? I object.

1. Virtual assistants are cheap.

You can find a non-expensive VA from the Philippines that speaks English perfectly. You also don’t need to have them working for you 30 hours a week. Start with 1-5 hours a week and see how it goes.

2. There is always work for a VA.

You may think that you can do everything by yourself, and you may be right. But the thing is that every task, even the easiest one, takes away from your energy and therefore daily motivation. By delegating even the most basic stuff, you are freeing space in your mind that can be used for other activities that actually make you money.

I’ve hired plenty of VAs so far, and they have been of tremendous help. I hope you get the point.

So these were my 5 tips on what to do when no motivation to work anymore occurs. If you check my other blog posts, you’ll see that this one is significantly shorter. That’s because I needed a break too, to refill the motivation. 🙂

If you have any questions, feel free to drop them down into the comment section below.

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