Look back to remind yourself of the time when you were stuck, where you felt low or doubted yourself. You are alive and stronger than ever.

Remind yourself of those times, and tell yourself you'll do it again.

Increase the gaps between days of low productivity. Fill those gaps with constructive days. That way, you won’t berate yourself for a bad day. Instead, you’ll reflect on where you went wrong, and correct it the next time around.

If you do slip back, ask  yourself,"How can I make the ...

Distractions interfere with your willpower. And willpower gets tired as it gets used. Your resilience will increase when you reduce distractions.

Batch your work by grouping similar tasks together and working on them. Create a slot to batch deep work. Emails can be batched with phone calls....

Motivation can be described as the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.

• Extrinsic motivation depends on your surroundings: a pep talk, a fitness partner, inspiring posts are some examples. Because these sources are outside your ability to control, you canno...

Resilience to complete a future goal is futile. Instead, ask yourself: "How can I be more resilient in the next hour?"

Be determined with the small steps for an hour, then again for the next hour. The compound effect of your actions over time will produce surprising resu...