How do you stay motivated? I feel like I suck at it...

Thanks for this thread - it's a couragous thing to speak the truth.

I, too, work with real estate agents in my staging business.

Although I still send out big mailings from time to time, what works for me is actually developing relationships one on one. Some of my best income comes from agents who know and trust me.

And the truth is, if people trust you and feel like they know the real you, they're a lot more likely to refer you business and buy from you.

Can you mix in some quality time with people in the industry that you really like?

• Jennifer

well, here's a question: is it really such a bad thing that you took a bit of time out for you to read Harry Potter? Maybe part of your "slump" is coming from the fact that, in the gearing up to work harder, you're not taking time out to recharge and reconnect with yourself, and now your brain is forcing you to shut down and just be alone for a while. It happens to all of us sometimes.

My suggestion is to a) go easy on yourself for needing a bit of time to yourself right now, and don't judge the breaks; b) take some time to figure out specific, manageable goals, and then put together an action plan for reaching them, and c) remind yourself daily that YOU CAN DO THIS.

Best of luck!

Hehe... I have trouble staying motivated but I'm allowed to! Right now my business is a hobby/part-time thing but I hope to make it my only job.

The only advice that I have is [last resort]... If you can't motivate yourself and everything fails... find a job which will force you to stay on task and work... you know... not be your boss. =P

[No thats not what I did!]

Good luck!

-Andrey