You are the sum
total of all your decisions to date
Understand that there are many things you can do to motivate yourself.
Sue Knight, workplace trainer and Neuro-Linguistic programming enthusiast, says:
'We tend to be brought up to think about what we don't want and what
could go wrong.'
Many parts of the brain function like a computer - if you feed in negative
questions like
'Why am I so bored here?'
The feedback will be equally negative. If you ask
'How can I become more satisfied at work?'
Your subconscious will probably supply several ideas. Remember
the times when you really felt good about work, and recall in detail what
happened and the way you felt. You need to recapture some of that optimism and
excitement. Workers often get shifted into jobs they do not like. If your
satisfaction comes from working in a team, you may need to reorganise your new
management job.
Ask yourself what you want others to think of you.
'Think what you'd like people to say about you when you've just left
the room,'
says Knight. Work out the values you want to espouse, examples you want to
set. Set yourself small tasks, such as tidying your desk or getting out
for a walk in the day, suggests freelance writer Ruth.
'If you can't do the difficult thing, do the simple thing, something
that gives you a sense of pride.'
If you do not achieve anything in the day, you are adding to
your problem. Use the increasingly popular techniques of visualisation,
meditation, exercise and affirmations, suggests Jo Bond of Right outplacement
consultants:
'If you visualise yourself being successful, you are far more likely to
achieve those goals.'
Most people are sceptical about affirmations - saying something like
'I am winning these battles at work'
20 times to yourself - but they are surprisingly motivating. Find
a new job if you cannot imagine getting satisfaction from your present one.
We all have personal disaster areas where we function extremely badly. Get away
from them as fast as possible. If Beethoven had become an accountant, he would
probably have been far less motivated.
