When a goal gets hard and boring in the middle, what keeps you going?

A natural way to answer

I find that breaking it into tiny wins helps a lot. Seeing small progress stops the boredom from getting the better of me. I also lean on people who keep me accountable when my motivation dips.

Key phrases to use

• pack it in — stop doing something, give up“I was so tired I nearly packed it in.”
• getting the better of me — overcoming or defeating you, especially an emotion“I let my nerves get the better of me.”
• knuckle down — start working hard and seriously“I need to knuckle down and finish this.”