Being motivated and staying motivated are two indispensable qualities we must acquire if we’re to be happy and succeed.  Motivation pertains to a double life for most: Your life at home and your life at work.  Usually, if you’re happy at one, you’re happy at the other – but not necessarily.

Some people use the job to escape from the problems at home and vice versa.  Neither should be used as an escape or a refuge.  You must seek a balance between motivation at home and in the work place.  Actually, you can use these motivational tips to accomplish both.

Motivation Tip #1: Ask for job clarification.

If you don’t understand your job you can’t produce the results expected.  Go to your immediate supervisor and ask for job clarity.  What you may have thought was difficult could merely be that you didn’t understand what was needed.

Motivation Tip #2: Determine your path for advancement.

You can’t hit a target if you can’t see it.  Sure, you can take the shotgun approach and fire at random but you have a much better chance at hitting the mark if you know where you’re going and how to get there.  Motivation is much easier if you understand what’s expected of you and the path to the next step.

Motivation Tip #3: Do more than is required.

Don’t be a showoff, but don’t do just enough to get by either.  The boss will notice both and treat you appropriately.  Take on new challenges.  Volunteer for extra work and get it done.  You may have to stay late sometime but this is your future we’re talking about.  What’s a little extra overtime as compared with a lifetime of achievement?

Motivation Tip #4: Push your limits.

Step out of your comfort zone.  Oh, that’s hard when you first do it but go ahead.  You may find you love it out there.  It’s an old saying that if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got.  Do more and you’ll get more.

Motivation Tip #5: Get educated.

Read books, take classes, and sign up for educational seminars that will advance you in your field of work.  The time to learn is now.  Don’t wait until the need arises for you to learn a new skill or to better the skills you have.  If you learn them, you will use them.

Motivation Tip #6: Don’t procrastinate.

Do it now.  Do it now.  Get it done and put it behind you.  Don’t let any project or job overwhelm you.  Persistence leads to completion one small step at a time.  Giant steps are not necessary.  Baby steps will do, but you must take the first step.

Motivation Tip #7: Stay healthy.

You can’t stay motivated if you don’t feel well.  This too is an everyday mission.  Get plenty of rest, eat right and exercise.  Just do those three things and good health will be a given. These motivation tips work well on the job but also in all aspects of living.  Be proud of yourself, prepare and be a leader wherever you are.

Motivation Tip #8: Create a healthy Work-Life Balance.

They say: If you’re at work, you don’t have a life. Staying at work long hours takes away time you could spend on living. The result is usually fatigue followed by frustration. Your family or friends will notice this change in you. Get out of this rut. Successful people balance the time they spend at work and at leisure / home. And so can you! Stop frustrating long hours. Start balancing work and life to maximise success.

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Further Reading

If you would like to see other tips on how to get motivated at work, please find further reading at our friends at Toptal.com. Thankyou to Kathlyn T. for approaching us. More motivation tips can be found here: https://www.toptal.com/insights/distributed-teams/motivation-tips-for-work