Set targets for failure. Chances are you'll also have a deep fear of failure, and while your boss thinks he's pushing you, you know you're really taking the saf

Set targets for failure. Chances are you'll also have a deep fear of failure, and while your boss thinks he's pushing you, you know you're really taking the safe option. Wake up and realise that. Quit your job if you have to. Find some fear and constantly push the boundaries of your comfort zone. (On an interesting side note as a previously devout Atheist, I found that finding my spiritual side and a Faith really helped. That was a big surprise for me.) Find a meaningful goal that motivates and drives you. For me it is helping the homeless and dispossessed. Set yourself small, regular targets to achieve things - reward yourself when you achieve them. Find a partner that when you're around him/her you feel compelled to do great things, someone that won't buy your bullshit, and ask them to support and push you harder. I'm not there yet, but as someone who can relate, I feel like I'm finally starting to get there. As Generation Y, I feel we buy too much of our self-confidence in our abilities to "hack" everything. The sad realisation I made (after years of fighting it) is that there is no substitution for hard work - sure you should still work smart, but that doesn't absolve you of the need to word HARD. Really hard. Get up and give me 10 pushups! Good point... regular physical exercise helps too. Don't wanna gym? 20 mins a day, do something... squats, long walk, reconnect with nature. Hopefully one day the fear of not achieving enough will be greater than the fear of failure. Good luck :-)