‘You wake up in the morning and look out of the window, blurry eyed but hopeful, ready to welcome a new day, take on the challenges that it has to throw at you, wanting to stand up and be counted’.
This description would have probably resonated most with you when you were young and clueless. The ruthless world of working people had not depleted your enthusiasm and the cynical side of your brain had probably not developed. But as you grow up, things start changing, the pressure to pay the EMI’s, meet the sales targets and please your boss, takes away all the charm and promise that everyday used to hold. The pall of gloom of a Monday morning starts clouding your Sunday evening and eventually you go to bed cribbing and complaining about beginning of another week at the office.
I am sure not every one of us feels this way and there are many of us out there who simply love their jobs and cannot wait for the week to begin. But why is it that such lucky people are so far and between. Why is it that the hope and promise of youth is replaced by cynicism and distrust as we step in to our workplace? Where we spend close to 80% of awake hours every day. Just imagine, you spend more than 40 hours each week, 160+ hours every month at your workplace and most of it is spent harboring negative emotions. Thinking and complaining about things that never go right, colleagues who are trying to pull you down and a boss who does not appreciate you.
What if there was a way to reverse this trend and start everything over? What is it that you would want to change? Think about the things that are in your control, don’t try and enlist stuff that you practically cannot do anything about, stuff like corporate policies or your ‘not so nice’ boss. Things that were in your control, like changing the way you approach your work, prioritizing stuff in your personal life, treating everyone the way you would like to be treated etc. Basically simple things which all of us were taught when we were young but we somehow forgot all of those, the basic ingredients of a living a good life- simple values like- respect, integrity, and honesty.
While these are the basic ingredients that I think could help transform my work life, do share your thoughts on the basic ingredients that you think could help make your work life better. Help you in changing the Monday morning blues to Monday morning sunshine…
4 comments:
Great post and good topic. Suggestions I would make for motivators are:
1) Get a good night's sleep. It helps keep a positive attitude and makes you better able to focus on details.
2) Make money secondary. Working for an industry or company that pays well but that you aren't interested in rarely works. You will lack motivation and the raises and bonuses will be lower - making you less money in the long run.
3) Be goal oriented. Setting goals that help you accomplish your work and career objectives will keep you motivated.
Lew Sauder, Author, Consulting 101: 101 Tips For Success in Consulting
Effect of Monday morning blues on Sunday evening itself is sad but true..I propose slight change in office timings..
Tue-Thu: 9 30 - 6 30 0r 9-6 whatever is present currently
On friday: 8-5
On Monday: 11-8
This is based on common sense, but increasing the time spent away from office and on personal things may be a good motivator...
What do u think guys ???
Hi Shekhar, thanks for taking time out for reading and sharing your views. While changing timings is one possible fix but I would rather look for transformational changes in the individual's standpoint instead of resorting to tactical changes which may seem like possible solutions in the short run but may lose impact as their novelty wears off.
Thanks for sharing, SG.
Hi Lew, Thanks for sharing your views. Certainly concur with the suggestions you've put forth here. Being goal oriented can certainly be huge motivator in keeping one focused on the prize! However, it may not be possible for all of us to be in jobs we absolutely love, so it may be worth our while to try and maximize happiness by changing our stance.
Thanks for sharing, SG.
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