About this episode

The episode discusses the struggle of finding motivation at the start of the new year amidst personal and professional challenges.

“Is it just me that is finding it really hard to get going again this new year? Normally I’m all for diving into the planning / organising / new year-ing but this year I just want to curl up under the duvet! There’s a few reasons behind it (potential big family stuff on the horizon, a bit burnt out from last year, not entirely sure where I want to go with my business this year) but with a to-do list the length of my arm, I’d really like to find some motivation soon! Anyone else feeling like this? Any words of wisdom?”

People in this episode

Hosts: Frankie Tortora, Steve Folland

Topics covered

• motivation
• burnout
• new year
• business planning
• family challenges

Keywords

• motivation
• burnout
• new year
• business
• family

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