Motivating yourself is one thing, but having to motivate others is particularly tricky. That saying about leading a horse to water but not being able to make the horse drink becomes especially true when you have to deal with another person’s personal or emotional challenges. My knee jerk reaction is to say that you can’t force others to do what you think they should be doing. You can work on your own goals, critical tasks, work related commitments. Remember something, don’t make a colleague’s job your own, the stress of trying to juggle their work as well as your own may be more harmful to you than you think, it…