Stop, for a moment... or more. I've recently not been in a good head space. I know this because throughout my entire life, I've been an extremely motivated person. I was around the age of 14 when I took a pretty impressive report card to my father. He read it and smiled then said "good, but if you do well, do it because you want to, not to impress me, or anyone else." Geez dad, all I wanted was a "what a smart child you are, what a good child you are..." affirmation from the person who's opinion mattered most to me. Funny that comment's been a silent life value of mine. I've always set a bar for myself, sometimes unreasonable, and am working on that, but I'm OK not getting the praise of others. If I feel I have delivered to the best of my capability, I've delivered, regardless of what anyone else thinks. So when my sense of motivation disappeared I knew something was wrong. I questioned why I was doing whatever I was doing? Purs