Need Motivation For Work? Think About What It Offers To You

Believe me when I say that I know exactly what it feels like to be completely unmotivated and unwilling to get anything done. I am FAR from perfect when it comes to getting myself motivated to work and in the mood to get things done. With that said, I do know of a certain motivational technique that almost always does the job for me. It’s hardly groundbreaking but it is highly effective nonetheless. The technique I am referring to is thinking about the end result, that “something” that you want, whenever you aren’t feeling motivated to get anything done at work.

I am self employed so getting myself motivated to get work done is crucial. I don’t have anyone telling me what to do, I don’t have a boss, and I don’t have any source of motivation to work other than from myself. This is why staying motivated and willing to get things done is half of the battle for me. Thinking about the potential outcome of my work and visualizing what an increased amount of income can do for me as far as my lifestyle in general helps me out a lot. When I think about what that extra money can do for me and what it can help me achieve I feel pretty damn good. I close my eyes and picture myself in a situation that would only be possible by me working my ass off and I stick with that image until I feel like I am “there”. This really gets me going motivation wise. When I start to mentally “taste” what I can achieve through my work it makes me realize that while working my ass of may not be so pleasant at times, it sure as hell is worth it in the end.

So, how can you use this technique in order to increase your motivation to get work done even if you hate your job and are receiving minimal pay? Well, I am not going to lie to right now and tell you that getting motivated to do work when your work is dreadful and pays a crappy wage will be easy. If you genuinely hate your job then you are going to have to work twice as hard in order to get real work done. You are going to need to remind yourself what your job can offer to you, as crappy as it might be, in the end. You need to think, “What is this job providing for me at the end of the day?”. Maybe you won’t be able to go on a shopping spree due to your current job and maybe you won’t be able to go shopping at all, but you have to be able to SOMETHING as a result of working at your job. If you want to get motivated to work then you need to try your hardest in order to think about the good that results from working at your job and you need to focus on that good instead of letting all of the negative overwhelm you.

A Simple Way To Get Motivated And Start A Routine

What do you know? I’ve been slacking yet again. Yep, I’ll admit it. I’ve been pretty damn lazy as of late. For the past few weeks I’ve found it extremely hard to get motivated and start a work routine for myself. And as a result of this, I haven’t gotten any work done and I’ve spent the majority of my time doing “leisurely” activities. However, during this time I have picked up at least one useful technique. It is a technique that can be used to get yourself motivated and start a routine. Pretty exciting, right? Let me explain this technique for getting motivated and getting “stuff” done on a regular basis in greater detail so that you can get a better idea of what it is all about…

First of all, I want to make it clear that I am most likely not the creator of this productivity booster. I say most likely because while I haven’t seen this method discussed anywhere else, I am sure that others are aware of it. Anyhow, the goal of this technique is to get yourself motivated to do “more” and to do “more” on a regular basis. You see, there are many things that we should be doing on a regular basis that we never get around to doing due to procrastination, lack of motivation, bad time management, etc. And this is exactly what this method of boosting motivation and productivity can be used for.

This is the perfect technique for not only motivating yourself to do something but also doing that something regularly…even if you hate the idea of doing it.

Do More Of This And You Can Do More Of That

The concept behind this technique is simple; start a new routine of something you enjoy in order to start a routine of something you don’t enjoy doing. Basically, by starting a regular routine it will become easier for you to start an entirely new routine. Those last two sentences weren’t too convincing  so I’ll explain my unique case to you. Keep in mind that while this technique for getting motivated and getting things done has worked extremely well for me, I cannot guarantee it will work for you. I understand that this can be said for just about any personal development technique out there but I just felt the need to get this across to you after the boring start to this paragraph.

Anyway, here’s how it went for me. As I mentioned before, I’ve been pretty lazy and unmotivated for the past few weeks when it comes to getting work done. I have found it very hard to do just about anything related to the work I do (including writing content for this blog). The thing that changed everything for me was something my Dad said to me. He said something that was meant to be a joke, but as with anything directed towards me I took it way too personally. The comment was about the current shape of my body and it got to me. What did I do? I decided it was time to start working out again (something else I had been putting off). However, I didn’t start working out on my own. Luckily, my buddy had been interested in working out and somehow the topic of him and I working out together every other day came up. This was the perfect opportunity for me. It forced me to keep to a workout schedule and it allowed me to enjoy the experience more by having a friend there with me.

I’ve been working out regularly ever since.  Now, I haven’t been working out for a very long time on this routine but it has spawned a wealth of new benefits including more motivation to tackle other responsibilities and start new routines based around those responsibilities. It is hard to express the feeling in words and I realize that my success with this technique may not make complete sense, but I am still sure of one thing…it worked.

Once I began to start a routine that directly impacted my health and well being I wanted more. Starting a new work routine and earning more money only seemed natural to me.

Feeling Tired Lately – Could It Be Depression?

Well, if you’ve read my “About” page then you know I’ve been dealing with anxiety and depression for about two years now. If you haven’t…well…now you know. Surprise, I suffer from anxiety and depression! Aren’t you excited? On a serious note, you should also know that I have been doing A LOT better since being diagnosed with anxiety and depression two years ago. I also mention this on my “About” page.

Now, when I say that I’ve been doing better I don’t mean that everything has been perfect for me in terms of my anxiety and depression. In my opinion, one can never totally rid themselves of any mental disorder. What I am trying to get across when I say that I am doing a lot better is that I’ve been able to keep my anxiety and depression “tied up” in a sense. Yes, they are there. But I am able to go about my daily life without them getting in the way. And even better, for the past six months I have actually been able to enjoy living life.

So, what exactly is today’s post about? And what the hell is with the title, “Feeling Tired Lately – Could It Be Depression?”? First of all, I’ll apologize for the two question marks which precede this very sentence because it does look damn strange even though I’m pretty sure it is grammatically correct. Okay, now that I got that out of the way I can start to do a little explaining. The reason why I was compelled to right this post up is because I have been feeling overly tired and unmotivated lately. Today has been the worst in terms of being tired and unmotivated. And being the extremely introspective person that I am, I’ve begun to not only notice this trend of mood but have also begun to analyze it. One of the first questions that popped into my mind today after noticing how ridiculously sluggish I’ve been (especially today) was, “Am I coming down with depression?”. I’ll admit I didn’t question my mood in that exact fashion. Depression is obviously not as simple as a cold and isn’t something that you “catch”. However, this is basically what I’ve thought about today. I’ve genuinely wondered if my depression might be worsening to the point of being a “hazard” in my life.

You see, I haven’t really felt the worst of my depression in quite some time now. It’s been at least a good 9-12 months since I’ve been paralyzed by the extremely depressing thoughts onset by depression. Fortunately, I haven’t had days where I lock myself in my room and repeatedly think to myself, “I’m worthless”…”I won’t amount to shit”…”I don’t do anything and I don’t want to do anything”, for a VERY long time. And as I think about this right now I am truly thankful for this. For anyone who suffers from depression you know just how crippling it can be and how much it take the enjoyment out of life. For me, life just wasn’t life when I was deep under the throes of depression.

With that said, two symptoms that I experienced back when depression was a real problem for me were tiredness and a lack of motivation. And this is exactly what I’ve been experiencing lately, especially today as I’ve mentioned before. Even as I’m typing I have this overwhelming feeling of clouded thought. I feel as though there is something weighing me down mentally and it is way too hard to think straight.

The worst part about it all is that I couldn’t even pin point what the cause of this “depression” is if I wanted to. It could be the increase in my marijuana usage. It could be because I am no longer in school and am experiencing my summer break. It could be because of the recent passing of my Grandmother. It could be because I have recently met a huge obstacle in terms of my income. I could go on and on. Do you see what I mean? It could be because of any of these reasons!

Want to know what I think though? I think it is because all of these reasons. And this is something that occurred to me as I started laying out all of the factors in my life right now. There really are a ton of different things (as small as some of them might be) which are either worrying me, draining me of energy, having me think about them way too much, evoking feelings of depression, stressing me out, etc..

This is what I love about writing. Writing is such a great way of expressing what you’re really feeling, letting go of negative and draining thoughts, and solving problems. I can honestly say that I have learned something new about myself and my current life situation by writing out this post. I now realize that my feelings of tiredness and my lack of motivation are a result of many different things. I think that when you let many different negative factors in you life paralyze you and leave you feeling hopeless in a sense, you are vulnerable to depression. Now, depression could literally be depression or it could be any other type of “flaw” that is relevant to you. This is why I think I’ve been feeling these symptoms of depression. There are more than a few negative factors in my life right now which has left me feeling rather overwhelmed. It is now time for me to deal with these factors.

What I plan on doing is trying to identify as many negative factors as I can and then deal with the most outstanding ones as soon as possible. Basically, I’ll be trying to work against the cause of these depression symptoms in hopes of driving them away.

So, what was the point of this post? I really couldn’t tell you. Frankly, it was really a way for me to vent. Believe it or not, writing this post helped me out a whole lot and if you actually took the time to read it all (thank you very much if you did) then I hope you could get something out of it.