How To Start The Day With Energy And Motivation.

Last week, I received an interesting question about motivation and why a person would start the day with dread and a lack of enthusiasm. I remember many moons ago; I also had those feelings. It was a strange place to be, and I realised a lot was down to me and how I looked at the work I was doing.

If you think about it, the way the media (and social media in particular) portrays work is as a necessary evil. It stops us from doing what we want and can destroy relationships. Yet, we never think of formal education in this way. We encourage our kids to work hard at school, study hard in the evening, pass exams, and go off to university, building up giant debts before they even begin their professional lives.

Yet, what is work? The work you do is an extension of your education. If you think about it, you have likely learned more from your career than you ever learned at school or university. School and university teach you the theory; your work teaches you practical skills.

School does not teach you how to sell, negotiate, manage your time and finances or write a proposal. Yet, you will learn that when you join the workforce. Strangely, school doesn’t even teach you how to take notes or build relationships, two critical skills in life.