How to Stay Motivated During a Big Change — Life Coaching Mini-Workshop (30m)

A Free 30-Minute Life Coaching Mini-Workshop
Change often starts with energy and optimism.
Then reality sets in. Progress slows. Motivation dips. The emotional cost becomes clearer. And many people quietly quit in what’s known as the “Valley of Despair.”

This 30-minute, focused mini-workshop is designed to help you understand how motivation actually behaves during meaningful change — and why the hardest moment is often not the beginning, but the dip in the middle.

In this session, Mindset Transformation Coach Aiden Murtagh (Sensei Aodhán) walks you through a simple, psychology-grounded model called the Emotional Cycle of Change — from early optimism, to informed pessimism, to the Valley of Despair, and ultimately to informed optimism and success.
You’ll see why motivation is rarely linear — and why what feels like failure is often a normal and predictable phase of growth.

From there, we focus on practical tools:

• How to recognize where you are on the change curve
• How to avoid slipping into comparison and shame spirals
• How to recalibrate expectations once you have better data
• How to lower expectations temporarily (without lowering standards)
• How to focus on process and celebrate small wins when motivation is low

This isn’t about forcing positivity. It’s about understanding the pattern — so you don’t misinterpret the dip.

You’ll:

• Learn the Emotional Cycle of Change and why motivation drops mid-process
• Identify where you currently sit on the curve
• Pinpoint what feels hardest right now
• Choose one realistic adjustment to help you push through

This workshop is part of a practical reset series focused on clarity, momentum, habits, and focus.

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your current emotional state — and a grounded way to move forward without quitting too soon.

Short. Practical. Grounded in real life.
30 minutes. Free. Online.

Hosted by Aiden Murtagh — Certified Coach, Jay Shetty School of Coaching graduate, and creator of the Yes Sensei method.