Tips to stay motivated at work

Most of us from time to time lose our sense of motivation, direction and inspiration. I have studied this changing of mental states for a long time and have started to recognise that all we are experiencing is simply these passing mental states. One moment we feel this way and within a short period of time we move to a different way of feeling. This is what I call the Changing Mental States.

This can of course detrimentally effect our work and performance but how can we manage it more effectively?

Firstly we need to practice a few very simple techniques and they are:

 Devote yourself to using your diary or calendar. Ensure that you have all appointments and all plans within that medium. Do not vary from this practice. As you plan your day within the diary or calendar it is also important to allow yourself time for adequate reflection and to plan forward.

Devote time each day or week to cleaning your workplace and ensuring that all your paperwork and electronic filing is up to date. Build this time also into your Diary or Calendar.

Manage your meetings and ensure that you focus on the issues at hand and keep meeting times to a minimum-particularly those of an inhouse kind.

Ensure that you have an adequate diet and devote time each day to exercise and sleep.

Write down all the good ideas that you have and refer back to them to ensure that you build them into your life. You can be your own greatest teacher and coach so do not overlook this opportunity for greater personal self development.

Remember that joy and happiness does not come from things external to us-they come only from inside us.