Help I think I’m in one!
So I’ve been reading this book by Seth Godin ” The Dip” and just noticed how my motivation has gone from high to low. The week didn’t start out as good as I wanted it. So you’ll probably have never heard me speak in this manner but I’ am experiencing my “DIP”.
The DIP -
usually what happens after you made a big decision about something you’ve decided to do and you hit your first crisis or a number of them.
Please take a look at some examples of dip that could happen to you.
What did my DIP consist of
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A really lousy weekend low motivation to do any work
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Mon- though I had a plan, I didn’t stick to it
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Didn’t put a blog post
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I focussed way too much on other people’s projects than my own- I know I told myself I would help other people in order to build my skills and learn something in return but I gave too much.
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Tues- Spent almost two hours arguing with Talk- Talk about huge phone charges. Missed my 2pm appointment with the food bank . Still, no time to blog, write or make calls
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The bank charges me for late fee
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Wed- focused on other people’s project’s once more. Attending a fundraising meeting for a charity I support.
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1 hour 30 min arguing with the bank about late charges
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Stay calm, it can only get better
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Where are your priorities Mathy!!!
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My Klout is going down
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Thur- the job centre made my day. Losing all my paper work, delaying payments and making me miss an interview. I will kill them!!!!
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I still haven’t changed my theme , blogged………….
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My hair is drying , I feel like I am pulling it out slowly
Hey, Mathy, I can really identify with your experience. The same thing hits me periodically. I call it procrastination plus demotivation. But I’ll take a look at Seth Godin and see what he says. He usually adds great value.
Hey Claudia, I can’t recommend that book enough. And your right it’s definitely a case of procrastination and demotivation. How do you overcome yours?
hey Mathy, keep going, your doing great stuff. One thing I would say is that unemployment does make you focus your energy on things you would have to do anyway. Strange as it may seem, I feel like I have never been busier!!
Thanks Alistair, I really needed to hear that. Encouragement is always a bonus. I’m learning to be patient gracefully. Sometimes these moments are good, you just have to pull thought it.