Hypnotherapy Associates Blog

Apr 2012

• Motivation

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  by on Mon 23 Apr 2012 11:44:57 GMT

  Spring is traditionally the time when we can feel most motivated - the time of new beginnings.   I wonder how motivated you feel right now? In the present economic climate many of us need to be motivated to be as successful as possible in our work   I've found in my experience of working with a variety of people from all walks of life for over 10 years that there are three things that really help:
  
  The 1st is Inspiration.
  
  When we feel inspired we can make great strides and feel full of energy.   The best way to get inspired is to find something about your work that you ENJOY.   It may be something as simple as keeping an orderly work space; or keeping up to date with tasks; or it could be the belief that you are helping other people in some way, whether it's through a product, a service, or simply being a good friend,it doesn't matter.   
  Whatever it is about your work that inspires YOU, you can use that as a tool to greater success.
   
  The 2nd is Determination.
  
  When we are determined to do something, if it is humanly possible, we usually find we CAN do it.   So often peole give themselves the negative message of 'I can't do it'. When we change that message to 'I CAN do it' we feel different and we can then behave differently and get something done that just seemed too hard or difficult to do before.
  
  The 3rd is Gratitude.
  
  How often do we bring ourselves down by thinking how miserable life is, for example, 'I'm fed up with these traffic jams', 'there's too much work for me to do!'   We can, however, be grateful for the fact that we have a radio to listen to in the car or spring blossom to look at as the Spring unfolds; or we can be grateful for the fact that we are in work rather than being unemployed and that maybe we have some power to delegete or reschedule work to make it easier to copy with.
  
  So by using these 3 tools, Inspiration, Determination and Gratitude we can change the way we think about our work, and so have more positive energy to be happier and more successful!
  
  So here's wishing you all success and happiness to you all now that Spring is here!