0:00 Intro: Why we’re talking about motivation
1:00 “Zero motivation”
1:45 We all need motivation in these times
3:00 How did Howard Lerner know that he had a motivation issue?
4:00 Asking for help
4:20 He’s been having more issues with motivation lately
4:35 His current work, wordpress website development
5:00 He’s working alone
5:45 He’s distracted and takes time to get focused
7:05 Having a hard time finding inspiration
7:35 John Pa states what he think is causing Howard’s motivation problem
9:00 The difficulties of working with clients and the relationship with Howard
9:23 Is Howard in the right line of work and his journey to where he is now
10:30 What Howard does when he loses motivation and inspiration
11:30 Howard’s issues with current political leadership
12:30 What kept Howard motivated in the coffee business?
13:00 The relationship with the customer
13:30 He loves it even as an introvert
14:50 The difference between the coffee business and web development
16:50 “Trading time for money” and why Howard keeps on doing it
18:30 The condition of most people and their relationship with their work: “Living for the weekend”
19:20 One shot at this life, so what do you do now?
20:10 “Feeling trapped” in your work and the difficulty of making a job transition
20:45 Healthcare problem
21:45 “Slavery,” but people aren’t slaves
22:40 “We’re all trapped”
23:00 Howard has freedom and he doesn’t have any excuses
23:55 Dealing with fears and looking for that spark
25:20 How to break through feeling trapped and finding that spark
25:35 “Blundering my way”
26:45 Being more intentional in finding a better way forward discovering a motivating path
29:10 John Pa’s journey with starting and growing a website development agency and how he stayed motivated
30:30 Why John started writing and how it’s motivating
32:10 How I grew as a writer and why John thinks he was a “terrible writer”
33:45 John loves writing for other and creating work for himself
35:50 One of the hardest things about writing and blogging
36:35 Howard talks about the fear of being vulnerable and feeling like an imposter
38:00 Everyone hates feeling vulnerable and it can squelch motivation
38:38 Handmaid’s Tale (affiliate link) and the author Margaret Atwood
40:30 What I think Howard should be doing
42:00 What Howard likes doing and what he enjoys
42:20 “The tinkerer”
43:00 Another idea for Howard
44:55 Websites and they need to make ROI
45:20 How do you break the mould or reinvent yourself in your midlife?
46:10 Howard gives his answer
46:35 Risk more than you can handle
47:58 How do you risk, what does that look like?
50:05 How Howard risked when he started his business
51:55 “You’ve got to go big”
52:00 “How are you going big right now, Howard?”
52:20 People who went big, two of them: one: J. K. Rowling’s story and rise with Harry Potter (affiliate link)
53:00 Two: Dude Perfect the YouTube Channel
54:00 Closing thoughts