6tips 2 Create Motivational Work Mojo

"Bee Help! How do I find my motivation to get my work done when I feel flat?" This question popped up last week & I am more than happy to suggest 6 Motivational tips to regain your Work Mojo. This is totally normal we all go through it at some point of our work/career goal journey,  even me on some occasions (not often I love what I do) however it will occur if I have been doing to much of number 5! These tips are ones that I do to either steer away or get me out of the flat mode that I totally can't stand (I like to feel motivated most of the time)


1) Moving Music!!
I don't know about you but music is such a huge motivator for me. Play your favourite songs before & during your work time it creates a moving mood. Make sure it is up beat but not head banging so you can concentrate oh & not mediation music so you don't fall asleep! I usually have the radio going mixed top 40 gotta love it

2) Tick Tock, What's the time?
What time of the day do you feel most motivated? Work when you feel most motivated mine is first thing in the morning at like 5am "early bird catches the worm" I am super fresh, clear & most creative at this time. Choose what time is best for you some are night owls but just when you feel most motivated. You don't have to do it for hours at this time but at least for 30mins because you may just have other things that you need to get done at the same time.

3) Snap the Mood!
If you are feeling the slump, the low feeling of "Ah man could not be bothered working" you need to STOP listen to what you are saying & "SNAP" the mood! As soon as this creeps in you need to ask yourself a SNAP question. "How will I feel AFTER I have completed my work tasks?" you will find the answer will usually be elated, accomplished & one step closer to reaching your goal. Another way to SNAP is by not calling what your doing WORK! Use a different word "I am going to make mulla today, I am going to create knowledge (work does create knowledge when you think about it), just change the word "work" to something more positive, something that you would rather call it but it must SNAP that mood!  

4) Extra Energy
I try my absolute best to do some from of exercise before I place myself in front of the computer but that can't always be the case. Seems crazy or silly I know but try doing some star jumps before you sit down to work or step into work, get that blood moving it truly does create extra energy. Also be aware as to what your eating before you kick off eat high energy food here is a link listing some http://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/nutrition/12-foods-to-eat-for-energy-83116

5) Take a break
How much work are you doing? The first perception we tend to think is if I push, do more, get this last thing done it will all be worth it! But if you push push & push it really flattens the work mojo! Frequent, small, quality breaks is all that it takes the tasks will get done if you have the mojo motivate kept level.

6) Environment
This one is a big one, mojo work motivation can really flatten if your environment or place of work is flat. I have learnt the lesson don't do work in the BED! I used to think it would relax me, I feel comfy, I would be able to get more done WRONG! Bed is for chilling, time out, relaxing, cuddles (lol) & SLEEP! Be sure to have your work space were it is an environment that creates "work mode" cafe is great for a change highly recommend for those that work from home but only to change it up not an all the time thing, remember you must feel motivated not relaxed! Add colour, deco it out, put a vision board in front of you, just be sure to create a "work mode" space/environment that creates what makes you tick.

I also would love to share a great article I found with some extra get motivated at work tips- http://quickbase.intuit.com/blog/2013/08/07/6-ways-to-get-motivated-at-work/

If after you try these tips & you are still not feeling the work mojo please contact me maybe it is time to re-valuate your Work/Career goals?

Beexx
bee@goals2breached.com.au 
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Goal Holiday Anyone?

So many of us start scrambling, creating quick goal fixes & perceive the 01/01 the upmost day to KICK off goals. In hindsight we all know that a new year for most is a fresh start, new beginning that creates HUGE motivation BUT what it can also do is add unwanted pressure the feeling of I must start NOW! Then off you go & start your new years goals with maybe not enough TIME. The time to relax, take in the new year that is about to kick off & even most importantly time to spend CREATING the goals you truly want for 2014. The result is a month or two later majority of those new year Resolutions have lost motivation they are KAPUT, you have already burnt out the "Goal Candle".

So I am taking a different approach for the new year.  I am not the most patient chick in the world far from so as MUCH as I want to kick off my 6 new goals i have been creating for 2014 the 1/01/14 this start date does not really fit in because before I kick off these whopper 6 goals I have so excitedly created I really would like to reach one goal first & that is a

GOAL HOLIDAY

WHAT is a Goal Holiday? One were there is no action planning, taking each day as it comes, nothing that  has to be reached & by when. Kind of letting time just happen is that not what a holiday is about? I will still be achieving things, doing things but just LETTING them happen!

PURPOSE of this Goal Holiday? Is just to lap up the past year & start the new one FRESH. Plus I have to be REALISTIC it is school holidays how much goal reaching will seriously get done? But not just that I want to not fall into the "new year" goal trap mentioned earlier, I am going to be sure to save ALL the motivation energy & when I am ready I am going to kick 2014 goals to the MOON! Pow Wow!!!!

WHEN will the Goal Holiday end? I still set a date for this for if I did not how will I know when to start my NEW 2014 Goals and everything has a start & an end. So February is my kick off (school goes back) yep the whole month of January is a "goal holiday" but just think how amped I will be for February along with a kick ass action plan for the upcoming goals that I have in store!

BUT yep a huge but I will be very mindful this January month to keep momentum with runs here & there, balanced eating so I don't blow out, pick up a book & have a light read (all most finished one!), start reviewing my NEW diploma, dibble dabble in Goals 2b Reached work.

As I mentioned a Goal Holiday is just no planning living day by day, no reminder lists, shopping lists, or any list at all for that manner just me & time going by with the bonus of spending it with my family

So I leave you with these Q's that you can ask your self

                                    "Is the 1/1/2014 your right start date for your 2014 goals?"
                                                          " Do you need a goal holiday?"
                                          " If so what is your goal holiday start & end date"
                                 "How REALISTIC are you benign with kicking off your 2014 goals?"
                                            "You know a goal holiday sounds good right?"

So join me enjoy a "Goal Holiday" start your year FRESH,RELAXED, CALM just so you can create ENERGY for your 2014 goals I know I will be!

Bee xxx

4 ways on how to Goal Reflect

There is just 1 main purpose mantra you must remember in order to motivate yourself in DOING this & it is simple  

"Goal Reflection = Wisdom for future goal creating!" 

When to do this is NOW, majority of us seem to do it in the new Year but the New Year should be a time of not looking back but looking forward, starting fresh & CREATING new Goals for the new year! 

This week I have done my own goal reflection I share what goals I have reached, not reached & so close to reached (I am not perfect but I am honest!) I also talk about the strengths & weakness of each goal. Click the link to watch

https://vimeo.com/82065263

Time spent on this should only take 15mins-30mins this time of year is about relaxing, spending time with family & enjoying a break! However spending NO time on doing this can allow negative feelings about the new year, poor goal creating for the new year & lack of motivation for the new year and this is totally not the way to perceive a New Year and new goals!

Below are 4 Steps on how to Goal Reflect 

Step 1- Tools- Pen, Paper & your Mind

Easy, not expensive & we all have each them so no excuses. These three tools have to work in sync just thinking about your past goals is called "thoughts" great first step but putting pen to paper allows the perception of "looking on the outside in”. The lovely Lauren our love your goal guru (http://goals2breached.com.au/lovely-lauren/) she quotes the following about putting pen to paper

 “it means that you send the thought process through your neurology in such a way to tell your pen what to write. This is a different experience as to when you are typing its more powerful for your unconscious and conscious mind. With some research too, hand writing allows for a particular process in the brain to function which is called ‘Spatial Relations’ this means our mind prioritizes what is important emotionally to us and creates meaning to what we write”

Step 2- Open the door to Honesty

“ It’s a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door & you say ‘go away, I’m looking for the truth’& it goes away. Puzzling?” quoted by Robert M.Pirsig. Funnily enough this is true in order to achieve the best results of goal reflecting is to listen to the knock and be sure to answer it! How to be honest can’t be taught or shown how to do but try to remember these two things about being honest with this goal reflecting

·      It is private, once you have done this goal reflection you are not obliged to show or tell anyone (unless you want to like I did!) it is just you, a pen, paper and your mind so no-one is judging you.

·      Whilst being honest with yourself always be kind to yourself no-one is perfect & that is not the aim of goal reflecting try to say to yourself “ I am not perfect but opening the door to honesty is allowing to seek the truth of my goal journey lessons” that is exactly what it is learning!

3) Write, Write, Write

Okay so you have step 1 & step 2 all set to go now it is action time here is what you can write for your Goal Reflection.

Name the Goal, if it was reached/almost reached/not reached, how the goal made you feel, s below are a few examples

“ Running Goal to 80-  REACHED! The goal was the best goal reached for 2013 I felt focused & the results gave better fitness creating extra focus which was the strength of this goal. Weakness of this goal even though reached was that close to the end just running for myself I became a little bored”

“Speaking 5 Langue’s of love to Hubby & Children- Only half reached do not feel completely reached. I attempted this goal but believe that I made the goal to big making it a huge weakness. It needed to be more specific and only focusing on love language at time seems more reachable. The strength however with this goal is that it has created the motion of discovering that the love language of quality time for my family is quiet strong”

As you can see it does not have to be grammatically correct, long or short & not written out perfect. It is just like journal writing but for goal reflection you are just making sure that you state the goal, your feelings around the goal, strengths, weakness & where you got to with the goal allows you to make discoveries of hidden goal wisdom!

4) Keep your Goal Reflection close by

Once you have done this keep your findings in a safe place because now that you have done this goal reflection you can pull out your writings and read over them when you are creating your New Goals for a New year!

Taking the 15-30min to do this Goal Reflection you will find that you feel these three awesome goal feelings

* Wiser

* Focused

* Motivated for 2014!!!

What are you waiting for now is the time to do your Goal Reflection “create wisdom for your future goal creation”

Bee xx

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