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I write, coach and do seminars on helping people find their
passion and build their lives around doing what they love. I
know one of the big challenges in the process is to stay
motivated, and the secret to staying motivated is to continually
check in with yourself and clarify where you are.
10 Tips To Keep You On Track:
1. Shake things up. Change your scenery. Go somewhere and
do something different.
2. Engage in a confidante who will help be your sounding
board.
3. Keep a journal of your experiences, goals and dreams.
4. Remember to keep a sense of adventure.
5. Have fun, freedom and meaning in all you do.
6. Enjoy our physical surroundings.
7. Be a leader, a mentor.
8. Be a follower, have mentors.
9. Enjoy the camaraderie of your peers, colleagues, clients.
10. Live your passion every day.
10 Questions To Help You Gauge Your Motivation:
1. Is your lack of motivation short-term or is it deeper
than that?
2. Are you part of a team that makes you feel good?
3. Are you working in isolation? Is that good or bad for
you?
4. What are the details of your daily tasks you most enjoy
and how can you incorporate more of those into your life?
5. What are the details of your daily tasks that you hate
and how can you do less of those?
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6. Can you end each day by envisioning the positive outcome
of your work and the successes, even the smallest ones?
7. Do you surround yourself with uplifting people?
8. Do you practice good self-care techniques?
9. Can you see the long-term rewards of what you're doing?
10. Are you doing something each day that moves you toward
your goal?
Once you've answered these questions for yourself, you'll be
able to target where you're blocked. If you see a trend, for
example,
tasks that drain you or people who drain your energy on a
consistent basis, you'll understand why you're being held back
from doing what you love. Then you can take the necessary steps
to rectify the situation. If you need to speak to your boss, a
friend, your spouse or a coach, do so.
Don't forget to reward yourself. On a daily basis, do what
my daughter did when she was in school; she kept a pile of
sweets on her desk and when she completed a task, she'd have
one. Replace one sweet with a ton of them or better yet,
identify some things more exciting for you than sweets and make
sure you have or do some of whatever it is every day.
Dr. Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D. is principal of Next Level Business
and Professional Coaching. She coaches Professionals and
Business Partners. You can purchase her ebook or soft cover
editions of Stop Doing What You Hate…Start Doing What You Love
at
http://www.StartDoingWhatYouLove.com. Contact Dr. Lehavi at
Dorene@CoachingforYourNextLevel.com or on the web at
http://www.CoachingforYourNextLevel.com and sign up for her
free newsletter, Mastering Your Next Level.
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