Self Motivation and

staying on task.
Presenter: Mrs Candece Simmonds-
Ward
Let’s Watch and Listen
effective self-motivation is one of
the main things that distinguishes
high-achieving professionals from
everyone else. So how can you
keep pushing onward, even when
you don’t feel like it?
Tips on Staying Motivated in the Workplace
 1. Set Goals for Yourself

● Your goals can be large ● Stick to it! Having a set of

● List what you hope to
or small. Some goals may goals keeps you focused
achieve. This helps to
be challenging while and on task. Achieving one
develop self management
others can be goal can often make you
skills as you work
accomplished easier. want to achieve more.
towards achievements
and opportunities.
 2. Build a Plan to Achieve each Goal

● Write down when and

● Develop a plan that how you plan on
outlines how each goal ● Create a schedule or to achieving each goal.
will be completed. How do list for yourself. Doing this can make you
will you ensure you meet more likely to complete
your target? them as you are holding
yourself accountable.
 3. Create a Reward System for Yourself
● Motivate yourself by building
a reward system. Example If
● Reward and encourage you have a task that you have
yourself to achieve been putting off you can tell
your goals yourself that I will do
something super special for
myself today if I complete this
task.
● If you reward yourself in
small ways, you will
push yourself to continue
completing and setting
goals to receive even
bigger rewards.
 4. Challenge yourself to learn new things
● One thing that can
seriously impact
workplace motivation is
feeling like you’re stuck in
your job. Finding ways to
challenge yourself is a
great way to keep things
interesting..
● Challenge yourself to
read and learn new
things.You could learn
new formal skills, like
mastering a new piece of
software, or work on soft
skills like active listening
with your employees
● The industry is
constantly evolving on
way to ensure you remain
focused and self
motivated is to ensure
you are always adding to
your knowledge base can
keeping abreast with
current affairs.
 5. Surround yourself with Positive People

● Once you develop a

● Spend time with people ● Their attitudes and drive sense of motivation you
who are highly motivated can be contagious and can also help others to
and constantly working may help you to enhance their own
to accomplish new goals accomplish your goals motivation- Teamwork
makes the dream work!
 6. Think Positively

● Stay positive- mistakes can be corrected ● If someone critiques your work, take it as
and can help you learn to improve. constructive feedback and let it
strengthen your approach to the task at
hand.
 7. Maintain a healthy Lifestyle

● It is important to
● Motivation is driven ● You can maintain a healthy lifestyle
keep both your
by the brain. It is by:
brain and body
usually the main 1. Exercising 2-3 times per week
healthy so that you
source encouraging 2. Eating healthy foods- lots of fruits,
can continue to stay
you to achieve certain vegetables and water.
motivated
tasks and goals. 3. Getting at least 8 hours of sleep
4. Take breaks during work
5. Maintain a healthy work-life
balance
 8. Push Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone

● By going outside your comfort zone and

Push yourself to achieve new goals and
encouraging yourself to accomplish new
opportunities
achievements you can witness unique
experiences. These experiences can help you
learn more and reach higher goals that may feel
more rewarding in the end.
Staying Motivated and on task requires you to:
 Remember!!!!!!!!

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 Sources Cited

1. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/se
lf-motivation-in-the-workplace

2. https://www.weekly10.com/self-motivation-at-work/

3. https://hbr.org/2018/11/how-to-keep-working-when-youre-just-
not-feeling-it

4. https://www.opensourcedworkplace.com/news/how-to-be-moti
vated-to-work
THE END!