What’s motivating you in 2016
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The start of the year is an ideal time to review your current career position. One of our clients was telling me that he uses our motivation cards at the start of every year to recalibrate his career and to ensure that he’s still working in a job that motivates him to get out of bed in the morning.
Motivation is an interesting question – so take a moment to consider, what would your answer be? Do you know what motivates you from a career perspective?
Is it:
Spend some time thinking about what a job has to be like for you to look forward to going into work. How does your current role match up to that?
If it’s a good match, then you’re in a good place. If not, what needs to change in order for you to be more motivated? Can you work at changing your job description to improve the fit? Do you want a temporary change, like a secondment, to add spice to life? Or do you need to make a distinct shift, to move into a role that fits you better?
We’ve commented on career motivation in other blogs. A big part of your happiness depends on how inspired you feel. In 2016, we hope your work inspires you!
TAKEAWAY
There’s an interesting quote from the late Steve Jobs that may be worth reflecting on.
“I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”
Do you need to change something?
Motivation is an interesting question – so take a moment to consider, what would your answer be? Do you know what motivates you from a career perspective?
Is it:
- Work/life balance – you want good life commitment with a good balance between your personal time and your work time;
- Challenge – where you get to do increasingly bigger and more stimulating projects;
- Variety – where you work on a range of different projects and tasks and are constantly moving form item to item and dealing with a wide range of people;
- Money – where you want to make as much money as you possibly can from the work that you do;
- Fun – Where the enjoyment of the work itself and the people you work with is critical to your happiness;
- Making a difference – Feeling like your work matters in the bigger picture; that you are helping to improve the world, or others’ lives.
Spend some time thinking about what a job has to be like for you to look forward to going into work. How does your current role match up to that?
If it’s a good match, then you’re in a good place. If not, what needs to change in order for you to be more motivated? Can you work at changing your job description to improve the fit? Do you want a temporary change, like a secondment, to add spice to life? Or do you need to make a distinct shift, to move into a role that fits you better?
We’ve commented on career motivation in other blogs. A big part of your happiness depends on how inspired you feel. In 2016, we hope your work inspires you!
TAKEAWAY
There’s an interesting quote from the late Steve Jobs that may be worth reflecting on.
“I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”
Do you need to change something?