EP320 4 ways to keep going when you’re not feeling motivated

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

Angela Watson

Teachers, Courses, Education, Teaching

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🗓️ 9 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Feeling blah these days? You’re not alone. Let’s dive into what it really means to keep going when motivation feels out of reach.

Spoiler: it’s not about forcing yourself to feel happy or productive right away.
Instead, we’ll explore how to sit with your emotions, honor what your body and mind need, and take small, manageable steps forward—even when you don’t feel like it.

I’ll share why motivation isn’t always the answer, how “action before motivation” can help you regain momentum, and why rest and self-compassion are essential, not indulgent.

You don’t have to navigate back to happy or motivated immediately—sometimes, just making it through the day is enough.

This episode is full of encouragement and practical strategies to help you move forward at your own pace. Tune in for a grounded, compassionate conversation that will remind you: it’s okay to feel how you feel, and you are enough, exactly as you are.

If this episode resonates with you, share it with a friend or colleague who might need a little extra encouragement today. 💛

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 320 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers.
0:08.6	I'm your host, Angela Watson, and I'm here to speak encouragement into the hearts of educators
0:13.4	and get you informed and energized for the week ahead.
0:17.4	Today, I'm talking about how to keep going when you're not feeling motivated.
0:22.0	Visit truthforteachers.com for an easy-to-read, easy-to-share version of this podcast episode.
0:29.7	If you're listening to this episode because you need a little dose of encouragement, make
0:34.0	sure you're on my email list. I send one message per week on Sunday evenings to help
0:39.8	take away the Sunday scaries and give you something useful and positive to focus on. Each email I
0:45.7	send is personally written by me and is a message from the heart. And it's typically different
0:51.1	from what I release on the podcast that week, rather than a duplicate.
0:55.0	So if you'd like to have an encouraging positive message from me at the start of your work week,
1:00.0	just go to Truthforteachers.com and sign up at the box at the very top of the page.
1:05.0	Today we're talking about something every educator faces at some point, the struggle to keep going when you're not feeling motivated.
1:15.2	Motivation can feel like this elusive spark, right? When you have it, everything seems easier. But when it's gone,
1:23.1	even the smallest tasks can feel monumental. If that's where you are right now, I want to tell you
1:29.8	it's okay, you are not alone. It will not always be like this. And there is a way through.
1:37.1	The thing, though, is that the way through is not about forcing yourself to just be happy or
1:42.3	trying to fake it till you make it. It's not about convincing
1:45.7	yourself to bounce back quickly so you can be your best self again. This episode is about
1:51.4	permission to sit with the feelings that come when motivation is hard to find and how doing that
1:56.9	can actually help you move forward. I'm going to give you four strategies that you can try
2:02.1	when you're just not feeling motivated. The first is to feel it fully and don't rush to fix it.
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