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We are glad to welcome you, dear readers of the blog! Today we will touch on an interesting topic, namely how to make yourself work. Man is a living being, and getting tired, losing interest in something is not alien to him. But what if the delivery of an important project is on the nose, but there is no strength, energy and inspiration for its implementation?
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1. Awareness
As you know, few people in life are given everything just like that, therefore, in order to get what they want, and even the most banal thing — to survive, you need to work. So, if you were not born into a family of millionaires, well, or at least very wealthy people who can satisfy your needs and pay your bills for a long time, then you will have to say goodbye to your laziness.
The best motivator is the realization of what will happen if a person allows himself to relax and stop doing his duties. It is unlikely that the manager will tolerate if he notices that the employee is trying to avoid fulfilling his duties. And if you have to look for a new job, then the plans made in advance will remain in dreams until it becomes possible to satisfy them.
The prospect of saving on food and clothing, travel and other things — I think, is not the most pleasant and expected. So take a sheet of paper and a pen, and write down in detail, point by point, all the consequences that your doing nothing will entail, because, as they say, if you want to live, know how to spin.
2. Envy
If you read an article about envy, then you know that it is not always a negatively colored feeling. And in the case of today’s topic, it can also be useful. It depends on what you do and how you react when you notice that the other has what you want. Healthy envy helps a person understand his desires, and gives impetus to immediate action for realization.
For example, a colleague bought a new good car, just the one you dreamed about. It is unlikely that you will then be indifferent to this event. But just being angry at him won’t help you feel better. On the other hand, if you really want to prove that you can also get the car you like, you will not have time to relax and indulge in thoughts that you don’t want to do anything. So, allow yourself to envy, and use the image of what you want as an incentive to work.
3. Relaxation
You can go from the opposite. If you notice that you are tired, exhausted and have been sitting in front of the monitor for an hour, but not a single sensible thought in your head, or look at the papers with an absent look, not really reading what it is about, it’s better to really give yourself the opportunity to relax and switch to what interests.
Watch a movie, take a walk in the park or go shopping. The main thing is to relax and have fun, then there will be a resource to run further to achieve your goals. It’s just as important to be idle as it is to work, because there is a risk of professional burnout. And this will inevitably entail both health problems and hatred of one’s profession. And we don’t need it at all.
So, do not neglect holidays, weekends and sick days. Only if you are a lazy person and the desire to do nothing is your usual state, it is worth taking care of yourself seriously. Check out the article on boosting motivation. Perhaps you just don’t have a reason yet to step out of your comfort zone in order to make an effort to achieve something.
4. Experience of other people
Study the success stories of famous people, get acquainted with their biography and thoughts, attitude to life and work. They only seem special, in fact they are the same people as everyone else. The only difference is that they want to change the world at least a little, they strive for development. They have found their calling and are ready to give all the best for the sake of their idea.
Can you imagine a millionaire who sits and thinks that he does not want to work, and to come up with such a thing in order to stay at home today? I can’t imagine, let’s take at least Maxim Nogotkov, a Russian billionaire. He doesn’t even have a social media account, and you know why? Because he considers browsing the news feed and chats a waste of time, which is better devoted to work or family.
And he’s not a workaholic, disappearing into his office, as one might think. No, he just knows the value of his life, and, accordingly, time. Why does he understand how much he can do and get for those even half an hour that he spends watching all sorts of videos, clips, and so on. Subscribe to updates and join groups in the social. networks, so you will learn more about successful people .. By the way, here is an article about Nogotkov.
5. Fly on the ceiling
If some kind of family or personal problem has happened, then, having come to work, you understand that the brains are not at all ready to cope with the urgent tasks. You should try the “fly on the ceiling” technique. It allows you to switch a little and move your attention from disturbing issues to less emotionally affected ones.
To do this, close your eyes and try to imagine that you are a fly sitting on the ceiling and watching you. It may seem ridiculous, but in fact this technique is effective, even during conflict situations, as it allows you to abstract, reducing the level of emotional reactions. So get to work, imagining that you are watching yourself.
6. The most banal and effective trick
If you can’t force yourself to work, don’t force yourself, just sit down and start. Sometimes we spend a tremendous amount of energy to cope with our reluctance to act, we spend significant resources on something that we could easily do without.
Did you notice how long they put off the execution of a task, and then all the same, when you had to take on it, did you experience relief from the fact that in fact the process turned out to be easy and you quickly managed it?
Do not complicate life, things tend to accumulate, and no matter how you delay time, you will have to deal with them, only the later, the more difficult it will be for you.
You just need to take the first step, after it the second and third will already follow by inertia, since the most important and difficult thing is to move.
7. Ritual
Come up with a pleasant ritual that will enhance your mood. When a person experiences anger or sadness, he does not particularly appreciate the moments of his life at that moment, and he does not particularly notice its charms either. And if in the morning you just force yourself to get out of bed, then the day is unlikely to be filled with inspiration.
Try to carry out some kind of ritual in the morning that charges you with positive and energy. For example, do you like to listen to music? Turn it on at full volume and dance while gathering, make coffee or delicious spiced tea, do something that gives joy and pleasure. You can learn more about energy boost here.
8. Affirmations
The method of positive affirmations will help you overcome laziness, that is, the settings with which you program your subconscious. This is a very simple technique, it is only important to learn how to compose installation phrases. The effect will be if you repeat the selected phrase several times a day in front of the mirror, feeling confidence and strength from each spoken word.
You can find out more in this article. The most appropriate in this situation would be such affirmations: “I enjoy my profession”, “My service inspires and pleases me”, and so on.
9. A game
Imagine that you are a movie actor, and at the moment you are playing the role of some famous businessman, doctor, in general, a successful person in your profession. Cameras “look” at you, you must be natural and organic. Do you really allow yourself to look unprofessional by lounging in a chair and doing nothing? And so every time, for self-control, imagine that at the moment there is a recording, and you must show your best side.
10. Come up with a challenge for yourself
So, if within 10 minutes if you don’t start the task, then you will approach a colleague you like and confess your feelings, or shout some funny phrase out loud. Come up with a punishment yourself, and then make a choice, decide to take a risky step, or fulfill obligations.
It is only important to keep your word, even given to yourself, otherwise, ignoring the conditions set, you will not achieve any effect and result. If you have a close person among the employees, a friend, then agree with him that he will check the accuracy of the conditions. Such a game will give interest and excitement. By the way, you can arrange a comic competition. Whoever completes the set tasks faster and better, the opponent will treat him in the bar, paying the bill.
Conclusion
I recommend reading the recently published article along with this article. About being positive.
And that’s all for today, dear readers! And if you too often admit to yourself that: “I can’t work,” then think about what this could be connected with? Maybe you have depression? Then it is not surprising that there is absolutely no strength and energy for something at all. Or made a mistake in choosing a profession, and now you have to do something that does not interest and does not give pleasure? Too low wages, which does not motivate you to take any action at all?
If you find the reason for inaction and laziness, then it will be much easier to deal with the problem, at least you will know what kind of “beast” is in front of you in order to choose the right way to destroy it. So be vigilant! Strength and patience to you!