{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Scott H Young","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog","title":"Discouraged? Here\u2019s How to Stay Motivated - Scott H Young","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"isf49AtOf9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/30\/discouraged-heres-how-to-stay-motivated\/\">Discouraged? Here\u2019s How to Stay Motivated<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/30\/discouraged-heres-how-to-stay-motivated\/embed\/#?secret=isf49AtOf9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Discouraged? Here\u2019s How to Stay Motivated&#8221; &#8212; Scott H Young\" data-secret=\"isf49AtOf9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Recently a reader asked me how to stay motivated to do the work after being dealt a number of setbacks. How do you keep studying when you\u2019ve failed the exam three times already? How do you keep sending resumes when you\u2019ve been turned down after each interview? How do you persist when all you experience [&hellip;]"}