Monday morning is not the most inspirational of days. Don't get me wrong. I love my job and the people I work with. And to all measures I have a fantastic life. But the fact of the matter is Monday mornings just suck. When I think about why I think it's because I lack balance in my life between work and play. Something I'm trying to work on. That's why Monday just seems to come too soon. I just want one more day to do other things. Not that those things are particularly important or exciting - I just want more free time.
Anyway this blog post is not going to be about work life balance. I don't feel qualified to write about that.... perhaps one day. What I want to talk about is motivation. How do you motivate yourself to move. To get out of bed on Monday. To do a task you don't want to do - but know that it needs to be done. What techniques do you pull out when the challenge in front of your is a mountain - and you know you have to climb it.
I've got some great motivational tricks - and some that are not so great. Procrastination, sugar, champagne are not things I recommend if you need to push through a task. Although the last one has the potential to make it easier. For me I find that I usually have one inspirational album or tune I can go to when the going gets tough, so to speak. At the moment it's Gotye's album, Making Mirrors, and in particular track 6 - I feel Better. It's just makes me smile. So guess what? That's what I'm listening to right now. I think I'll have it on repeat until I'm feeling recharged and ready for Monday.
What motivates you? Any tips I can try this week, and next Monday morning?
PS: Today's pic was taken at the top of Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka. We'd climbed it during the night to watch the sunrise. My motivation? The promise of this view.
Anyway this blog post is not going to be about work life balance. I don't feel qualified to write about that.... perhaps one day. What I want to talk about is motivation. How do you motivate yourself to move. To get out of bed on Monday. To do a task you don't want to do - but know that it needs to be done. What techniques do you pull out when the challenge in front of your is a mountain - and you know you have to climb it.
What motivates you? Any tips I can try this week, and next Monday morning?
PS: Today's pic was taken at the top of Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka. We'd climbed it during the night to watch the sunrise. My motivation? The promise of this view.