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How to Figure Out What Motivates You at Work
Map Out Your Future
Our future may be more exciting than our current situation. You can leverage that to your advantage by using it as motivation to work harder.
Use each job you hold as a stepping stone towards your goal. Your current position serves a purpose, whether it is to build your resume, teach you skills, or help you save money to look for a new job.
To keep you highly motivated, set a deadline, and break your goals down into smaller, achievable tasks.
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Motivation affects your work
No matter how passionate you are about your work, you will run into aspects of your career that you are not fond of.
Our overall experience is dictated by our mindset and approach we take. If we come to work feeling drained, we will not feel motivated to do our job. If you can figure out what motivates you, you can become a happier, more productive worker.
Consider Your Current Position
When we become used to the daily grind, we end up losing ourselves along the way. It is only when we approach work with the mindset of providing value that we gain a sense of achievement.
Ask yourself why you have this job. Does it involve work you are passionate about? Is there something you particularly enjoy about this work?
Keep your motivation levels high
Remind yourself regularly why you should be motivated.
- Many people make their jobs seem worse than they actually are. Avoid this by reminding yourself that every day is a new day. You can change your schedule to add exciting things.
- If you are satisfied with the work you do and the value you provide, you can still make notes to remind you of the services you offer and how they help others.
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Do Something
The simplest way to get out of a stuck mindset is to do something, anything.
Action is the biggest Motivation. Stop procrastinating and start engaging with the world.Pay the Costs
Recognize that everything you do has a cost decide if you're willing to pay it. Freebies and shortcuts do not work in the long run.
Ask yourself not what you want, but what you're willing to suffer for.
No One Really Cares
Few people actually care about you. Because you’re not as special as you think and also, most people are too concerned with themselves.
Use this piece of knowledge to liberate yourself and do what you want.
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Happiness
Happiness and satisfaction are subjective concepts – while for some of us monetary benefits can be equated with job satisfaction, some might strive for recognition of their hard-work and los...
Workplace Happiness defined
In a fundamental sense, workplace happiness comes when:
- We enjoy doing the tasks assigned to us
- We feel right about the people we are working with
- We are happy with the financial benefits we get from the job
- We have the scope of improving our existing skills
- We feel respected and acknowledged at work
Importance Of Happiness At Work
Happy employees are compulsory for a growing business.
A study on organizational success revealed that employees who feel happy in the workplace are 65% more energetic than employees who don’t. They are two times more productive and are more likely to sustain their jobs over a long period of time.
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Thinking Outside The Box
When people say “think outside the box”, the box is a frame, the traditional way of thinking about a problem. Going beyond this frame can lead to radically new or interesting ideas.
Staying Inside The Box
Getting out of the box means sticking with the problem longer, and looking at it from various sides to go beyond the obvious answer.
It takes effort, but the alternative is missing opportunities and perpetuating preventable inefficiencies.