Lessons in Maximizing Your Motivation

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This is a podcast episode titled, Lessons in Maximizing Your Motivation. The summary for this episode is: Have you ever had one of those days where you just don't feel like doing anything? Or maybe a deadline is looming, but it's not quite here yet, so you're putting it off? You just can’t seem to make your brain do what it needs to? Devin and Margaret jump into their shared insights into what motivates them and how they tackle obstacles to rise above the pernicious "shoulds" in their life. The act of inventory-ing the “shoulds” and deciding what is actually key to forward progress is crucial. We call this ruthless prioritization (or as we’ve called it in the past, killing your darlings). Identifying the 20% of work that delivers 80% of the results is essential and cutting out anything that aligns differently from your priorities.  Get their personal stories on how leadership can craft a more helpful work structure to maximize motivation and the importance of building trust with your leaders to make that happen. Devin shares a hysterical college story about procrastinating until she had a spark of inspiration. You won’t want to miss this one. Connect with Devin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinbramhall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinbramhall/</a>Connect with Margaret: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-kelsey-104abba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-kelsey-104abba/</a>Subscribe to our newsletter: <a href="https://dontsaycontent.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dontsaycontent.substack.com/</a> Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: <a href="https://www.shareyourgenius.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.shareyourgenius.com/</a> Sponsored by Ahrefs: <a href="https://ahrefs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ahrefs.com/</a>

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Have you ever had one of those days where you just don't feel like doing anything? Or maybe a deadline is looming, but it's not quite here yet, so you're putting it off? You just can’t seem to make your brain do what it needs to?

Devin and Margaret jump into their shared insights into what motivates them and how they tackle obstacles to rise above the pernicious "shoulds" in their life. The act of inventory-ing the “shoulds” and deciding what is actually key to forward progress is crucial. We call this ruthless prioritization (or as we’ve called it in the past, killing your darlings). Identifying the 20% of work that delivers 80% of the results is essential and cutting out anything that aligns differently from your priorities.

Get their personal stories on how leadership can craft a more helpful work structure to maximize motivation and the importance of building trust with your leaders to make that happen. Devin shares a hysterical college story about procrastinating until she had a spark of inspiration. You won’t want to miss this one.

Connect with Devin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinbramhall/

Connect with Margaret: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-kelsey-104abba/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://dontsaycontent.substack.com/

Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://www.shareyourgenius.com/

Sponsored by Ahrefs: https://ahrefs.com/