Staying Motivated and Engaged at Work … When it’s Hard

Summary: <p>It's not always easy to stay motivated and engaged. When it gets real, how do you stay motivated and engaged?</p> <p><strong>Tips: </strong></p> <ol> <li>Get clear on your priorities </li> <li>What's your why</li> <li>Dig deep to the root cause of why you are feeling unmotivated or disengaged. What changed?</li> <li>What are your long term goals?</li> <li>What do you like about your job?</li> <li>What is your team working towards?</li> <li>Break your goals down to daily actions</li> <li>Focus on the positive and commit to doing good work </li> <li>Take breaks and time off</li> <li>Ask for feedback </li> <li>Change up / makeover your workspace </li> <li>Do something fun with your colleagues </li> <li>Have fun outside of work</li> <li>Reward yourself for your hard work / celebrate your wins </li> <li>Set a time to leave / stop working everyday and stick to it </li> <li>Establish deadlines even for the small stuff </li> <li>Say thank you frequently </li> <li>Get and stay organized </li> <li>No more procrastination </li> <li>Try exercise or movement during the day </li> <li>Push yourself outside your comfort zone </li> <li>Brainstorm new ideas </li> <li>Partner with other teams and / or colleagues to get things done quicker and have a more holistic approach </li> </ol> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To support the show: </strong></p> <p><strong>Paypal: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://paypal.me/stephdennis13">paypal.me/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><strong>Anchor: </strong></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/careertalk">https://anchor.fm/careertalk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>For show notes go to:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/">http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>To work together: </p> <p><a href="http://listentocareertalk.com/">listentocareertalk.com</a> </p> <p><br></p> <p>For the Google Survey: </p> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1">https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To connect: </strong></p> <p>Instagram: </p> <p>@stephdennis13 </p> <p>@careertalkpodcast</p> <p>Facebook:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephdennis13">www.facebook.com/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>You’re awesome!! </strong></p> <p><strong>Go be your amazing self today!!! </strong></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/a1293a0/podcast/sponsor/acugkf/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message