Don’t you love how you feel when you really enjoy your job? You’re happy, energetic, focused and you get things done.  The little nuisances that come with working for a living just seem to roll off your shoulders instead of becoming a focal point in your day. The good news is there are easy, practical steps that you can take to get motivated and stay energized about your career.

Know what makes you happy and why

Focus on what it is about your job that makes you happy; is it the joy of knowing you’ve made a customer really happy? Perhaps it’s the feeling of pride you get for solving a tricky situation or finding new and better ways of doing things?  The feeling of accomplishment you get from meeting quotas, deadlines or completing a big project?  Write down whatever it is that makes you feel grateful for the job that you have so that you can come back to them when things get tough.

Take action

Pick one thing that you can do today to bring you closer to feeling your work-bliss and do it. Today- right NOW in fact. What are you waiting for? If you delay taking action until you feel motivated your motivation will shrivel up and fade away.

Happy Face!

Maintain a positive attitude. It’s tough to find happiness if you always see the glass as half empty. Good things tend to happen to people who are optimistic. Learning to appreciate the good moments will go a long way toward sustaining your workplace happiness.

Ride out the hills and valleys

Understand that it’s natural for your motivation to ebb and flow. Sometimes events just overtake you for a while and your motivation dips. Recognize when this happens, take a calming breath and get back on track, remember that it isn’t a failure unless you give up!