"The hardest thing for me was just getting out of bed in the morning, but once you take that first step, each successive one is just a little bit easier. So long as you can keep pushing yourself to take that next step, you can actually build up motivation to keep going and find success. There's no end to having depression, but one can still find a productive and successful life with it. I have. >This might be straying from the topic a little, but I think it's important to mention this stuff in every conversation about motivation and depression. Ditto." - Chris Charabaruk