| "Nothing in this world is so good as usefulness. It | | | | You Don't Have to Be Blind to See, Jim Stovall |
| binds your fellow creatures to you and you to them. | | | | demonstrates repeatedly that the greatest obstacles |
| It tends to the improvement of your own character | | | | to success and motivation are self- inflicted! |
| and gives you a real importance in society much | | | | 5. Personal Mission Statement Focus - individuals with |
| beyond what any artificial station can bestow." | | | | defined self purpose as Stephen Covey called it in his |
| - B. C. Brodie | | | | best selling book, 7 Habits Of Highly Successful |
| Motivating those on ones' team for peak | | | | People, are in fact successful and live in greater self |
| performance and sustained performance ability is | | | | harmony because they gravitate toward those things |
| essential to a healthy organization. At the same time, | | | | and people that have connection with what they are |
| a leader must be always vigilant to remain energized | | | | about. This serves as a self fulfilling energy depositor! |
| and motivated them self, if the team they lead is to | | | | 6. Professional Mission Statement Focus - so too |
| demonstrate similar traits and characteristics. | | | | would hold true for truly effective professionals, they |
| A mentor of mine once expressed the view that if | | | | arrive in the work place with clarity of purpose that |
| organizations hired motivated people they would be | | | | holds self- meaning and when engaged in actions that |
| able to spend less time focusing on how to motivate | | | | serve this purpose, they too seem to become more |
| and reward employees. | | | | energized and thus motivated! |
| While I agree in spirit to that statement, I do feel | | | | 7. Master Mind Group - famed business man of the |
| that the individuals sustained acts that are recognized | | | | mid 1900's Napoleon Hill in the classic book, Success |
| and appreciated serve as on going fuel in ones' gas | | | | Through A Positive Mental Attitude, called it ones' |
| tank of life. If one puts out energy without being | | | | personal board-of-directors, to surround yourself with |
| replenished, one will ultimately burn out and crash! | | | | like professionals that you can draw upon for open, |
| Here are ten proven simple strategies for remaining | | | | candid and confidential input in times of high and low |
| energized and motivated in the work place as a | | | | will be a powerful force personally. Your Master Mind |
| managerial-leader. Consider: | | | | Group will serve as a constant source of inspiration |
| 1. Completion - psychology reveals that ones' mind | | | | and motivation to you and your causes! |
| must see completion or accomplishment to energy | | | | 8. Other Person Focused - whether referred to as |
| expanded. If one works on project(s) and at the end | | | | servant leadership or customer focused, when you |
| of the day, nothing quantifiable is accomplished, it | | | | understand what is held to be truly meaningful to the |
| becomes harder and harder to sustain that same | | | | other person in the work place and you can assist |
| level, not mention an increased level, of commitment | | | | them in attaining that, you will find them a more |
| and enthusiasm toward the project. It is natural for | | | | willing participant in your circles. This willingness feeds |
| the mind to divert energies toward other matters, | | | | your energy and the two of you become more |
| when it does not see results. So, a simple, silly yet | | | | moved and motivated in your actions...energies are |
| meaningful example would be to make sure that | | | | working together and not against one another! |
| every day your schedule is loaded with something | | | | 9. Don't Argue - without question, the fastest way |
| that you can look back upon at the end of the day | | | | to drain ones' energy level, increase ones' negative |
| as having accomplished, a this or a that! | | | | self talk and reduce forward momentum both in the |
| 2. Limit Exposure To People - limit the amount of | | | | now and contribute toward possible future obstacles, |
| time you spend around those people that are 'takers' | | | | is to engage in an argument with another person in a |
| and not 'givers' of energy. Engaging individuals that | | | | professional environment. Just recognize in most |
| tend to be energy drainers, negative perspective | | | | arguments there are two critical questions: Who gets |
| oriented and toxic personalities are sure-fire ways of | | | | exhausted? Who gets energized? This will aid as a |
| having energy drained from you. Have a strategy for | | | | good guidepost toward future engagements for |
| engaging them that allows you to engage and escape | | | | sustained enthusiasm! |
| quickly. As detailed in ENOUGH ALREADY: 50 Fast | | | | 10. Just Do It - as the mantra goes, so to do |
| Ways To Deal With, Manage And Eliminate Negativity | | | | winners! Procrastination and the act of 'excuse-it is' |
| At Work And Home, I have found that by limiting | | | | can both hold one back from victory and victories |
| your exposure to these types of people you will | | | | serve as energy depositors, the act of waiting, |
| remain motivated and energized more often! | | | | holding back, putting off and just simple |
| 3. Limit Exposure To Things - limit the amount of | | | | procrastination on those tasks, issues, etc. which one |
| time you spend on projects, activities, committees or | | | | must address only serve to be powerful |
| things that are 'takers' and not 'givers' of energy. | | | | demotivators. It is like building a daily 'to do list' and |
| Participating in some of those 'things' that one does | | | | putting the ugly task to last, it only serves to ruin an |
| not always have to engage in, tend to be energy | | | | otherwise great day and will ensure that you go |
| drainers of you. Have a strategy that will tell you | | | | about that matter with only have your energy level ... |
| when to engage, participate and when to bite ones' | | | | load that type of activity into the day after some |
| tongue, shut up and or not even show up to the | | | | thing great and before something great and even it |
| event! You will find that by limiting your exposure to | | | | will be done with great motivation. And as a leader, |
| these types of 'things' you will remain motivated and | | | | remember 'model' the behaviors they see exhibited |
| energized more often! | | | | from you! |
| 4. Don't Volunteer - it is amazing to listen to your self | | | | Unlocking the door to ones passion points has a |
| talk as to those times when you feel abused, taken | | | | dramatic effect of becoming a never-ending waterfall |
| advantage of, not appreciated, etc. and realize that | | | | from which one gains a flow of energy. It is from |
| for a large percentage of the time this occurs when | | | | this flow of energy and that serves as the core |
| one has willing volunteered and subjected themselves | | | | source of ones' energy creators that one will be able |
| to an event or group of people. This self-inflicted | | | | to sustain constant motivation. As a leader it is you |
| energy robbing experience can be greatly curtailed by | | | | that serves as the well from which the team comes |
| reducing and sometimes eliminating ones' willingness | | | | for nurture and substance! |
| to place one in these scenarios! In his landmark book, | | | | |