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Good day, my dear readers. Let’s continue the topic of motivation, but in the context of work. For me the word motivation is not a noun, I think it is an action. My vision is based not at all on ignorance of Russian grammar, but on the conviction that this is an impulse that generates actions or a fire that can kindle a huge fire. So, motivation at work, 10 ways to gain strength and purpose for the accomplishment of grandiose projects and ordinary turnover.
Method # 1
When I drink my fifth cup of coffee, or scroll through the mail aimlessly, I realize that I am far from being in a resourceful state. A change of scenery helps me. I walk out of the office onto the balcony, into the hallway, or down the street and take a deep breath. After that, for five to ten minutes, I repeat the phrases to myself: I am a responsible employee, I quickly make the right decisions, and so on. Choose phrases depending on the type of your activity. You can read more about this method in my article on affirmations. But in short, I can say that this exercise rewires our brain and body to believe in what you say. Immediately after what has been done, return to work, bypassing colleagues and joint tea parties, so as not to lose the fuse.
Method # 2
Suitable for managers, but you can also apply these tools to yourself personally. Motivation as a function of management. There are a large number of different tests on the Internet, use one of them. Choose the simplest and most adequate test, in your opinion, print it out for convenience and distribute it to your employees. If you are taking the test yourself, you can also do it electronically. Our goal is self-knowledge, or knowledge of the motives of your employees. Thus, you will see what type of motivation you yourself, or the person you are testing, is prone to, what drives them, a positive result, or avoidance of consequences. This knowledge will help us find the right keys. For example, it is foolish to frighten a person who is driven by positive motives with fines, this will not be a lesson for him.
Method # 3
My favorite example is positive motivation. I recommend using it with any application, like pomidoro. You install it on your smartphone, set a timer, for example, twenty-five minutes, and devote all this time to continuous work. At the end, for the productive time spent and the result, we reward ourselves with a cup of coffee, a ten-minute walk, or any other activity that pleases you. Set the timer again after five to ten minutes. We make a promise to ourselves that we will spend the next twenty-five minutes working on a task. In this way, we enthusiastically work on routine tasks all day long, interrupting every twenty-five to thirty minutes for small pleasant breaks. This is the most efficient way in my opinion.
Method # 4
professional motivation. I will say right away that not all people from sixteen to eighteen, I take the period of mass admissions after graduation, generally have at least some more or less formed opinion about what they will do throughout their lives. Often students receiving their first education are divided into several groups:
- these are children who entered the place where their results passed,
- those who made their own choice,
- children who were brought to a higher educational institution to this faculty by their parents
- people after college or those who receive education after a significant gap between admission and graduation
Be that as it may, students are rarely instilled with professional motivation, which is why they identify themselves little with specialists in this field. And as a result, we have uninterested, indifferent specialists who find a thousand reasons to do their job carelessly.
Retrain. Yes, at a young age, our brain absorbs information better. But you have the advantage of experience, precise aim, and advanced skills that young people don’t have. Yes, and you take training more seriously. It is not necessary to enter a university, or immediately leave an unloved job. Determine what you want to do and devote two to three hours to it, polish your skills and gradually move away from past affairs. Expand your area of competence and at least in a year you will master a new profession, and your success directly depends on your attitude to the actions performed.
Method # 5
Again, set goals.
Routes without a destination are chaotic
You will come to some result, but what kind of result it will be is unknown. Striving for something specific will either help you achieve what you want, or bring you as close as possible to this desired. Thinking of going for a promotion? Study the theoretical side of this question, ask yourself: what do I need to do and what kind of person do I need to become in order to take this position. Even if you do not get the desired status, your area of competence will expand significantly.
Method # 6
Learn. Developing new skills in your area of work, creating new ideas, solving problems — all this will help you cope with the routine and bring a lot of pleasant emotions. If you can’t sit still, direct your energy in a constructive way. Be innovative, develop your department, even if these are not your direct responsibilities.
There is always something to improve for yourself, your colleagues and employees. Movement is life. Make your job interesting, be an idea factory, and don’t be afraid to bring those ideas to management. Many employers, due to their workload, will be happy to have an enthusiastic person in their team, and you will be motivated to do your job faster and better in order to receive more serious and interesting assignments.
Method # 7
negative motivation. If you are in the avoidance process, the best way to avoid pushing deadlines (thereby increasing the risk of a bad outcome) is to do everything in advance. In the common people, this method was called wedge wedge. There is a category of people who are able to work exclusively in emergency mode. Unfortunately, such people often burn out. If you still fall into this category, you can work with artificial deadlines. Write down how much time you need for a particular task and proceed with the implementation. You will have the usual time limit, but not bringing real trouble.
Method # 8
Get a diary. This will help streamline your actions, and you will clearly see your results. You write a to-do list for the day, put a box in front of it, and shade these boxes as you complete them. What could not be done today — transfer to tomorrow. At the end of the week, analyze: how many things you managed to do, what worked, what didn’t work. Next, compare weeks.
You will not believe it, but a large number of shaded squares will increase your importance in their eyes and give you new strength. The main thing is to regularly replenish the list and cross out what has been done.
Method # 9
Designed for leaders. Organize competitions for your employees. Just please don’t promise one prize at all, be more creative. Otherwise, instead of playing a motivational game to improve the performance of your department, you will turn it into a swarm of snakes. Emphasize that even if you lose, the participants will gain an interesting experience if it is a sales department — wages for the period of the game will in any case be higher. Be smart, get your employees interested, let them feel like a team.
Method # 10
If you have an example, or a mentor, or someone whose actions you admire, imagine what they would do in your place. I think if this person inspires you, this is definitely not a person sitting still. When your fuse ends, think about what this person would do in your place?
Conclusion
And finally, I would like to recommend you again Dan Waldschmidt’s book, Be the Best Version of Yourself. How ordinary people become extraordinary. One of my favorite fragments is about one athlete.
“I understand that I simply have no right to be lazy and complain about a breakdown when people with physical defects do not even think of making discounts for themselves”
Also, you can follow the link and read my first article «What is positive motivation and how it will move mountains for you.» There is more detailed information, examples and leverage on yourself.
I wish you success and write what motivates you and gives you the strength to move on no matter what.