I've not experienced this with escorting (I've only Bren doing it a couple of months), but I have with my other work as an artist. The fact is that even if you've got your dream job that you've worked really hard to get, at some point you're going to realise that it's just a job, and the feeling of *having* to do it is going to take the gloss off.

My only advice would be to keep at it, remind yourself why you want to do this line of work, and work hard at staying professional and giving your clients a good service. Things may shift after a while, or you may decide it's not for you after all, but just remember that this is the work part of sex work, and with any work you're going to have to push through the urge to do other stuff instead!

It's funny how I was going to write IDENTICAL post earlier today. However, I have been in the business for 7 years now, and this burn-out only came 3 months ago.
I used to be super focused on my 'job', professional (punctual, happy etc), always chasing another booking (sad) and keen to travel from one end of London to another for a 1 hour appt.
Now I literally do bare minimum, I have let down a couple of regulars. I don't answer my phone anymore, I do everything by text as I can't force myself to speak to anyone, I won't go to a booking too late or top early, I will turn down bookings if I think it's too far, and God forbid I might get tired!
I used to rent a incall place once a week, but now the idea of WORKING all day seems shocking.
I don't entertain shy/ new/ indecisive clients anymore, whereas I used to be very very patient, my attitude at the minute is: next! And it's not even like I have lots of guys lining up to see me.

I am TOTALLY bored and  just can't be arsed.
I am wondering if this is going to go away or am I lost? I did take 2 holidays recently, but didn't help at all, would say it made things worse, as I was irritated the whole time that I might be 'loosing' potential bookings bak home, and I shouldn't be really holidaying as I have been spending spending spending, and not earning....
I am wondering if I over did it, ie I have been working too hard for too long..?
 

Could this be summer? I have always been quieter in the summer and that affects my motivation. But at the moment my motivation is zero...

... I'm just wondering, how do girls, who have many clients a day manage to stay sane? They don't seem to get burnt-out for some reason; is there a trick or something to do this?

Keep the sex short and sweet. That's what I do. I do get bored with it sometimes, but if I take a day or two off then I miss it.

What I do find tedious is being with clients who want to do things that I either don't like or am not at all interested in. If you have a niche activity that you like to do, then stick with that and only have regulars who like the same style of booking that you like to do. I feel a sense of achievement when I've had a day with a lot of bookings. Not every day is like that, and if it was then I don't think I could cope with it. What I find most tiring is a day of relatively few long bookings when you have to maintain a certain persona for most of the day. It's much easier to be yourself and not worry about what you might say or do. Of course YMMV.

I have flipped between escorting and regular work for 30 years, a few years escorting and then a few years working for a wage, If I were to give a newbie some advice this is what I would tell them so here you go for what its worth......

1.Don't overstretch yourself physically or mentally and don't let money be your God.
2.If you need a break find a job you can always escort on the side
3.Escorting although exciting and rewarding can be destructive and soul destroying so have other interests and take regular breaks even for a few days.
4.Don't chase after money and money will come to you.
5.Take control and have structure in your life, set boundaries and stick to them if you star at 12pm finish at 9pm if a booking comes in at 10pm for a 2 hours say "no sorry I've finished for the night" or better still don't be afraid to turn your phone off.
6.Don't be too materialistic wanting ?300 shoes just because you've had a good week, its better to save your money a large bank account will last longer and do more for your confidence than a pair of jimmy choos.
7.Don't let your work define who you are you may be an escort but you are also so much more.

Thats my advice.

I like the list that Helen has written out and agree with her points..

I'm another who prefers the shorter bookings of 30 or 60 minutes, it's as long as I can tolerate a guy.  Longer than than and I'm bored shitless.

Don't get me wrong, I love guys but my business thrives on me being ok and for me that means shorter bookings than some others would like.  This is MY business though so I do what I like and that's the bottom line.  Do as YOU want in a manner that YOU like and it makes it much easier.

Another thing I DONT do is believe everything I read on forums.  I am happy for girls who do really well with work but if someone writes up "oh I did ten guys today and made ?xxxx" then it totally turns me off and I so feel for the girls who didn't and who the post may soul destroy and who might start asking "what am I doing wrong" or "what else can I do to make more" ... Even if it is just to themselves. The girl who wrote about the ten guys could be totally fabricating it to make herself feel better.  That doesn't work in the long run though and who likes a big head anyway . (No pun intended there btw).

And DONT read other forums to see if there is something bad written about you.  Concentrate on what makes you happy and don't let the "eejits" as I call them, get to you.

As has been stated before - don't be defined by the job.  Get a "civvy" life and have hobbies you can go out and enjoy.  Being a prossie 24/7 is not good, it is such an insular job and we do need other interests, so decide what yours could be and take the first step and source where you can meet others and just "switch off" even if it's just for a couple of hours a day.  It is so refreshing.

Whatever the job, I'm sure most people have struggled with motivation at some point. What works for you in terms of motivation is what you need to find out; a trip to the hairdressers, a new style of manicure, a new outfit etc. 

For me personally, I found that overhauling my personal life made a huge difference (I take daily yoga sessions and shifted my diet to raw vegan) - not for everyone, I'm sure but in my case it worked wonders

I have to agree with AB on the food thing.  I have to be careful what I eat anyway because of intolerancies, but I find that if I've eaten badly it can really effect my mood.  I can become irritable, tired, demotivated etc.  Eating a good balanced diet can really help.  You don't have to go the whole hog and become vegan, but cut right back on the choccies, crisps, cakes, fried food and meat, and you'll see a difference in a matter of days.  And what everyone else has suggested.