How to stay driven towards doing your best

Living entity and machine have a striking difference and that difference is - emotion. We feel good about achievements, bad about failures and do strive for recognition. Emotions and feelings make us human beings and differentiate us from robots. Thus, if your work is not able to recognize the humane side of yours, it is time to sit back and contemplate how to go with the situation.

Work for pleasure in addition to eyeing a flourishing career

Money is supposed to buy you comforts, but will it guarantee you happiness too? Well, this question is yet to find the substantial grounding. I come across a huge number of workers who forego a variety of emotional incentives in the quest of becoming millionnaires and feel empty when the temporary kick caused by brimming bank balance subsides. So, why wait for the life to end and then regret wasting it in just minting money? The solution lies in making work choices that should give you sense of achievement.

Rules at workplace

Adopt these rules at work and see for yourself how these keep you going:

• Look for a nice mix of varying activities. If mix is not possible, then do remember to take breaks to rejuvenate your mind.
• Make a point to attend all off-site activities. It not only makes you more comfortable with changes, but also allows you to keep the job interesting.
• Divide into working groups. Groups have very interesting dynamics and when you get a pool of peers to share your concerns, or to enjoy success, you look forward to putting more of you in whatever you do.
• You are a problem-solver, no doubt, but identifying your limitation is not a crime. Ask for help from seniors and peers in stead of crushing under the pressure of delivering the results totally on your own. Sense of team work and creating value help you keep yourself motivated towards bringing better results.

What can help you when monotony sucks

Keeping the spirits high always is not possible. Apart from work, there are other spheres of life too. As a sensitive soul, you may not stay unscathed by anything wrong that happens in those unavoidable spheres. So, if you are feeling low, try to indulge in some mind-diverting activities.

Switch to work if it keeps your mind engaged and if work is sucking, then take an off and hit the road. Try anything that takes your mind off the normal routine. After all, your mind also requires a certain degree of relief so that it can think clearly and act wisely.

To sum up, key to stay motivated lies in your own hands. You need to look within for keeping the fire ignited. If happiness does not emanate from inside, external factors will not be of any good in keeping you invigorated.