6 Things That Will Renew Your Enthusiasm & Motivation at Work

1. Variety: A routine can become a rut too easily. Even small changes add up to reignite your enthusiasm. Try working from a different place once a week; hold meetings someplace new. Eat lunch with people in other departments.  Find two routine tasks that you can complete in a different way.

2. Reinforcement:  Very few of us get enough consistent feedback, praise or appreciation. Provide motivating reinforcement and rewards yourself. For example, the “to do” list: don’t cross things off your list. Write “DONE!” next to completed tasks and projects. Review at the end of every week so you get a better sense of how much you do.

3. New perspectives: Innovation and inspiration are often found when we look outside our own territory. Read widely; expose yourself to new ideas. Cross train within your company and practice seeing the organization from others’ viewpoints.

4. New skills:  Escape the feeling of being stuck by adding another tool to  your skills toolbox. Expanding your skills provides a challenge and positions you to take on more interesting projects and roles.

5. Positivity:  You can’t be motivated and enthusiastic unless your focus is positive—from the inside out. Too often our negative thoughts outweigh our positive thoughts, particularly about our own actions and abilities. Practice positive self-talk. The environment you place yourself in matters as well; avoid negative co-workers; listening to the complaining and back-biting does you no good.

6. Pause: Years ago, Coca Cola had as a slogan “The pause that refreshes.” Taking a break can indeed be invigorating. Maybe you need an hour away, maybe a day or a week. Just as sleeping on a problem can lead to a solution in the morning, time away recharges your battery and lets you see more clearly.

You can experience all six of these motivators in one four-day training event! The 2015 Administrative Professionals Conference and Executive Assistants’ Summit  will motivate, inspire and sharpen your skills. Highlights include:

• You’ll relate to Under Fire: How Resilience, Quick Thinking (and a Little Humor) Can Save the Day. Four top-notch Executive Assistants share how they learn from and find opportunity in those difficult days.
• Join a MeetUp! These real-time, interactive discussions, organized by Conference attendees for Conference attendees, give you time to discuss focused topics with your peers.
• You’re sure to find inspiration with these four acclaimed Keynote speakers.
• Stretch your tech skills and get a new tech tool with the Pre-Conference Webinar, OneNote Skills for APC.
• Need some tips and tricks about the software and apps you use daily? Check out The APC Tech Desk hours.

And that’s not to mention the dozens and dozens of learning sessions and workshops!