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It's easy to find ways not to do things, isn't it? One minute, you're quite happily chugging along deeply involved in what you're doing - and next minute you're staring aimlessly out to space wondering if you can be bothered to carry on. Bet you've been there too, right? Most people will tell you that you should be inspired and 'fired-up' all of the time. They're wrong. You don't HAVE to be like that if you want to live the life of your dreams. In fact - you only need to be inspired for just a few hours at a time - and STILL succeed. The problem is that you have been conditioned to EXPECT to work hard, work long, and let work rule your life. Me? I much prefer to let my life rule my work! I can do this because I know that when I'm at my best - I can create amazing amounts of work and accomplish great things. And...when I'm not really in the mood - then I'll just sit staring at my PC and start regular trips to the fridge! So...instead of FORCING myself to constantly 'work' - I instead I make sure that, in those times that I don't really feel inspired - I do something constructive instead. So...instead of complaining that I'm not motivated - I just do one of these things instead... - Read a marketing newsletter that I'm a subscriber of Occasionally - I might give myself some 'mental' time off. I was on vacation last week - and didn't do a SINGLE thing relating to work - just focused on spending quality time with my family. (Perhaps surprisingly - when I worked in a 9-5 job - I found it extremely difficult to 'switch off' like this.) Also recently - that good old English game of cricket has been quite exciting to watch - so I've allowed myself the odd hour here or there to get caught up in the excitement of it all. Remember - in my line of work I still HAVE to work regularly (and creatively) in order to provide for my family as my income is certainly not guaranteed every month. Now - you may well be different to me in that you work in a 9-5 job. Generally - your approach shouldn't be much different - though of course you have a real boss to answer to whereas I only have my wife, Lesley to answer to! If at all possible in your work - make sure that you do your BEST work first. Why? Well - for a start - it gets your momentum going...and a little bit of 'success' under your belt before you approach the other stuff is always a good thing. Secondly - challenge yourself to 'beat' that particular task that you might not be fond of. It may be that you aim to get it done more quickly every time - or that you do more of it each time you do it. Perhaps most importantly - whatever line of work you do... Use the time that you are NOT at work in a way that helps you get to where you want to go. So... - If you love your job and want a promotion - get in earlier or stay later to accomplish more and get noticed. And, especially - watch what your boss does and his boss does. Whether you like it or not - they have been promoted in the past for a reason! - If you don't mind your job but have a great hobby - then look at ways you can become an 'expert' in that hobby by perhaps writing down/recording your knowledge about that subject. (This topic alone is a massive one too big to cover in one go!) - If you hate your job then find out what sort of job you would really like to do - and read up on it, become involved in it (even unpaid) so that you will be prepared to take that step. - And, if you work for yourself like I do - make sure that you constantly acquire and apply knowledge from ONLY two areas: You may not believe it - but knowledge and application of the last of these two is probably more important than the first...but that's a whole new subject! Anyway - life's too short to be feeling down about what you feel that you SHOULD be doing - when instead you can be doing something that, if done consistently, WILL allow massive change to happen in YOUR life. So - what are YOU waiting for? Posted by vurnumg
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