motivation

It’s a natural and common feeling to get bored of your work. Finding the motivation to get back into work can be really difficult. Here are some of the tricks that I use to try and find motivation to get back into the swing of things.

Break down the tasks

If you’ve got a long to do list, break things down into much smaller tasks. This way you can tick items off and feel as if you’re making progress.

Mix the interesting with the dull

It’s usually the dull tasks I procrastinate about, therefore alternate between tasks that are interesting and dull. This means you’re motivated to finish a dull task more quickly to get on to the interesting work.

Prioritise by earning potential

If you’re motivated by money (I must admit, I often am), then prioritise the tasks so that you do the tasks that make you the most money. So even if you don’t do everything on your to do list, at least you’re making as much money as you can be bothered to do. Do bear in mind jobs that need doing to sustain a level of income too, e.g. daily articles for a blog.

Reward your targets

Set some targets to achieve by the end of the day and reward yourself for them. For example, treating yourself to a favourite hobby or meal in return for completing 5 tasks from your to-do list.

Take a break

You might be lacking motivation because you might have been working too hard lately. Therefore having a break is a great way to escape for a while. Hopefully you can come back with plenty of ideas and feeling refreshed.

Conclusion

These are just a few of my tricks to motivate yourself. Please tell me what yours are!