Sometimes the motivation isn’t deep. Sometimes the rent is due. That counts too.

Not every reason for working hard has to be inspiring. Needing money is a legitimate engine and it has moved more people further than inspiration ever has. There is no rule saying a motive only counts if it sounds good out loud.

If your reason right now is practical, let it be practical and stop apologising for it. Do the work it asks for. Meaning tends to turn up later, once the immediate pressure has eased a little.