Fill Up Your Motivational Toolbox
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There are days when working from home can be very challenging. You may be under a tight deadline and it seems that a new obstacle creeps up at every opportunity. Perhaps your business isn’t moving as fast as you had hoped and you’re ready to throw in the towel. Whatever has you ready to give up, don’t let it win. Instead, grab your motivational toolbox and get pumped up.
Your motivational toolbox is your secret weapon against stress and anxiety. These are the trainings, the audios, books, emails, or pictures you keep stashed in case of emergency. Your toolbox can be a digital arsenal stored on your computer or it can be an actual toolbox filled with tangible items.
Audio trainings are great to listen to for motivation. They are quite easy to find on the Internet as more and more people are embracing audio technology on their websites. Another benefit is that you can simply download the audio to your MP3 player and go for a walk, which will get your heart pumping and help lower your stress. There are many Internet Talk Radio programs to choose from.
When clients email you with praise because of the great job you’ve done, save those emails so that you can read them on a rainy day. A tremendous boost of self esteem and confidence, a quick skim through such emails can completely turn your mood around and prepare you for another barrage of tough work.
Emails from a mentor describing their personal experiences of overcoming difficulties can be a great support on rough days at work. These inspirational and motivational words are sure to help you carry on.
Looking at an inspiring picture or photo can also help stir up motivation. If you find a picture that inspires you, save it to your computer’s desktop. Perhaps it is a picture of an athlete winning a race or a completing a hike up a mountain.
It could also be something personal, such as your high school graduation photo or a picture of one your grandparents in front of their first home.
Your kids are no doubt an endless source of personal motivation. Keep some of your children’s homemade objects at your work station that will remind you that you will always be the best to them.
