Chris HarounProfessor and CEO at Haroun Education Ventures

Not Motivated? This is What to Do...

Name: Not Motivated? This is What to Do...
Uploaded: 2021-02-15T17:00:07+00:00
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Channel: Chris Haroun
Description: In this short motivational monologue, Chris Haroun addresses the problem of lacking motivation to go to work, suggesting that it often signals burnout…

15 Feb 2021 · 2 min

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In this short motivational monologue, Chris Haroun addresses the problem of lacking motivation to go to work, suggesting that it often signals burnout. He shares an anecdote from his early career at Goldman Sachs about a client, Rhonda Chang, who emphasized the importance of immediately scheduling the next vacation after returning from a break, to ensure regular time off. Haroun recommends reading the Dalai Lama’s book The Art of Happiness, highlighting the Dalai Lama’s critique that Western society sacrifices health for money and then sacrifices money for health, leading to a life never truly lived. He concludes with a Winston Churchill quote about how most worries never materialize, encouraging listeners to let go of unnecessary anxieties. The overall message is to prioritize self‑care, schedule regular breaks, and adopt a healthier mindset to restore motivation.

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How do you increase your level of motivation? Motivation specifically to go to work. So what I would say is, if you're having problems going to work and you feel super unmotivated, it might mean that you're burned out. And one of the biggest lessons I learned when I first started working, when I worked at Goldman Sachs, I had this wonderful client from Manulife. Her name was Rhonda Chang in Toronto. Love her. And she said to me, kris, the most important thing I can tell you in your career is the day you get back from your vacation. Open up your calendar, look six months out, and book the next vacation. Take your breaks. The Dalai Lama has this wonderful book that everybody's got to read. Please. It's called the Art of Happiness. It's great. And what the Dalai Lama says is that the problem with Western society is that we sacrifice our health, our entire lives to make money. And then at the end of our lives, we sacrifice all of our money in order to maintain our health. And then we look back and we realize we never really lived to begin with. So take care of yourself. And last thing I'll say about that, it's a wonderful quote in closing from Sir Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill once said, I once met a man who on his deathbed, talked about all the worries he had in his life, none of which came true. So most things we worry about are up here, to be honest. So.