To be honest, it’s not that easy to work well even if you don’t mind working. Then everyone in the world would have become a big successful person. But it is not impossible. Many people have done this. You can too. Just try to do it the right way. These methods may not make you super productive overnight. But if you practice with patience, you will be able to do the necessary work beautifully on time in any situation.
Those who can get the urgent work done on time even if they don’t feel like working, can actually occupy the best place everywhere. Not concentrating on work is just an excuse for them. Whether the mind is sitting or not – or, whether it feels good or not – does not matter to them. Work is important, so work must be done. And they show it by doing it. Some can do it all the time, others acquire this ability through practice.
One of the conditions to be super productive is to be able to create motivation or inspiration from within yourself to work. High performers can motivate themselves to work as needed. This is why they can give the best performance in any situation, and this is why they are more successful than others.
If you want to be super productive like these people, then this article is for you. Here you will know in detail how to work well by creating work motivation within yourself even if you are not in the mood.
01. ‘Design’ the target
We hear all the time about setting goals and working towards those goals. But is it enough to just set a goal and start working towards it? In fact, just setting goals is not enough. It should be designed properly. When you close your eyes, the entire roadmap appears in front of your eyes.
Several studies have shown that employees who are set goals by the company are more likely to perform their tasks more successfully.
Designing goals means setting a goal and clearly defining each task to achieve it.
Suppose a person sets a goal to lose 10 kg in 3 months. To lose weight he will exercise regularly every day, and eat less than before.
Such vague goals are usually not met. Because of the ambiguity of the goal, he will not be able to understand exactly how much he will actually do. Because of this, he will not have the motivation to work out regularly to lose weight. He will exercise more on the day he feels good. And the day you don’t need it, maybe don’t do it.
Instead, if he sets a goal, he will exercise for 1 hour every day from 6 am to 7 am. This would include running for 30 minutes, the remaining 30 minutes with 10 minutes of abdominal fat burning exercises, 10 minutes of chest squats, and 10 minutes of jumping jacks – then his goal would be much more specific. Also, do not eat more than 1 plate of rice at noon, eat 3 pieces of bread and vegetables at night. – This will make his aim much more specific. He will know very well when he has to do what. In this way, he will be motivated to lose weight every day. He will not like himself if he does not do these certain things every day.
Whatever your goal, design it in as much detail as you can. Decide exactly when, how and for how long to do a task. Write it down if necessary. If you write down the tasks to be done, the interest in doing that work and the tendency to give importance to it increases a lot.
02. Focus on work results
If you are not in the mood, you will not want to work, it is very normal. People’s moods are not the same at all times. The quality of work is not the same at all times. But as I said earlier some people can overcome this weakness. Even if you are not in the mood, you can be motivated to give your best performance. Another great way to do this is to focus on results at work.
Sometimes we have to do hard work to get good things. Sometimes I don’t like doing these things. Because there is nothing funny about them. This also happens when learning something.
Before becoming good at something, it takes a lot of hard work to do it. For someone who is not good at typing on computers, it is very boring and tedious work. But to one who has become skilled, it is quite a fun job. But even the skilled man has to go through a very difficult process before bringing the matter to the stage of fun. This is often the case with institutional studies as well. – In this situation, many people lose their work motivation.
High performers in these areas focus on work results. They think about what it will be like to enjoy the success when the work is done.
In the famous self-development classic Think and Grow Rich , the author Napoleon Hill said that if you want to be successful in something, you should regularly think about what will happen after you succeed in that task. One should sit quietly and think at some point during the day. Try to feel how it will feel after success.
Many people make a big mistake when it comes to working towards goals. They imagine that the goal will be achieved very easily. But in most cases this is not the case.
If one assumes that one’s goal will be achieved very easily without difficulty – then it is natural to lose the will to work if one sees obstacles and difficulties after starting the work.
High performers are the first to accept that achieving great things will require hardship. There are many things to do, which are not enjoyable. But they can still do those things very well, because they think about what will happen if they succeed while doing them and before doing them. It motivates them to do difficult work beautifully.
If you have a job, you may not like all of it. You may enjoy some parts of the job, some parts you may not. But if you want to be successful in your career, you have to do everything well.
For tasks you don’t feel like doing or don’t feel like doing, think about how doing them will benefit your career. Think about how these actions will help you in terms of promotions, pay raises, etc. You will see that you can do the work very easily.
The same is true in business. Let’s say you are a graphic designer, and you own a graphic design firm. You really enjoy this job. Since it is your own business, you need to keep track of income and expenses and budget along with graphic design. You don’t like doing these things. But you have to think, these things have to be done to run the business profitably. Doing them right will make your business go a long way financially – which will eventually bring you great success.
Consider the rewards of working as well as the dangers of not working. It will also motivate you to work.
In 2016, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania asked two groups of people to walk 7,000 steps per day for 6 months. One group is told that if they can do it, they will be given a monetary reward. Another group is told that if they can’t do it, money will be deducted from them every day.
After 6 months, the people in the second group were 50% more successful in completing their assignments than the people in the first group.
Apart from thinking about what will be the benefit of working, what will be the harm of not working – this thought also gives enough incentive to people to work.
There is an urgent task ahead, but you don’t want to do it – then think, you might miss out on a promotion or bonus if you don’t do it on time. Or a deal will be missed. Or not getting enough rest. – Anything can happen.
This type of thinking will motivate you to act even if you are not in the mood. And your overall performance will be better.
03. Get inspiration from others
Humans are social creatures. We always look out for the people around us. And their work affects us. Talking to, working with, a high performer can motivate you to perform well too.
But here’s a problem, some people see others doing good work, they feel weaker and lose motivation to work. It is a very normal reaction. It can happen to anyone. If you feel this way after seeing someone’s work, you can easily overcome it by thinking positively . Instead of looking down on someone else’s good performance, think that you can do the same if you try. Whether in the mood or not – you can be a high performer like him.
But one problem at work is that we can’t always work around people we want. In most cases seats are assigned. And unfortunately if the desk or work space around the low performers falls apart – that can affect you too.
Find other ways to encourage yourself. Read self development books or listen to lectures every morning before going to work. This method has become popular in Europe and America. Reading or listening to motivational quotes , reading books or listening to lectures at the beginning of the day increases the strength of a person’s mind and also increases the motivation for work. You’ll be in a work mood long before you start working. I would love to do anything.
In his famous self-development book, Miracle Morning , Hal Elrod shows how a few positive actions at the beginning of the day can change people’s lives.
If you want, you can practice these motivational topics on mobile or computer even during work. This will increase interest in your work. Also, the people around you and your mood cannot discourage you from doing the right thing.
Appendix:
According to positive psychology, a person can do his work best only when he can concentrate himself fully on the work. To be honest it doesn’t come easily. A thousand things a day affect our mood. But if we want to do something good, we have to learn to deal with them and focus on work. You have to create within yourself the motivation to work for success by defeating the mood. – This is how a person actually achieves great success in his work.
That is the purpose of this writing so that you can defeat the mood and do the work of the time in a beautiful way. If this article helps you even a little bit on the way to improve your work performance – then our efforts have been successful.