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Creating compassion-based motivation

Beating yourself up isn’t working. Why not try rooting your motivation in self-compassion instead?

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E.B. Johnson
Sep 16, 2021
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Beating yourself up isn’t working. Why not try rooting your motivation in self-compassion instead?

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by: E.B. Johnson

How do you motivate yourself? Well, if you have low (or damaged) self-esteem, then chances are there’s a bit of a self-critic in there that comes out to push you around as goals and deadlines near. Sure, it …

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