7 Ways to Improve Your Attitude at Work

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"I love the part of my job where I get to talk to customers and
help them solve their problems, but I just can’t stand all the
paperwork. It’s getting to the point where I’m thinking of looking
for another job."  Heather went on to explain that she likes her
company, and enjoys the people she works with, and doesn’t want to
feel like she’s being driven from a good job by the paperwork.
"The paperwork is just so de-motivating!" she explained.

Have you ever felt like Heather?  Are there tasks that you truly
enjoy and find motivating, and others that really turn you off?
Is finding a new job the only answer?  Probably not, because almost
every job contains elements that motivate you and others that
de-motivate you.  The secret is knowing how tackle the tasks
you’d rather avoid.

Here are seven strategies you can try:

1.- You CAN do it.  Low motivation doesn’t mean you CAN’T do
    something, it just means you prefer not to.

2.- Have realistic expectations of yourself.  Having low motivation
    means you may not enjoy the task, and it will take you longer
    and use more energy than someone with high motivation. Don’t
    compare your productivity to someone who thrives on the very
    task you detest.

3.- Determine if "Adequate" is good enough.  Is it imperative
    that you be excellent in this particular area?  If you have low
    motivation, you can probably be adequate with enough training
    and practice, but being "Excellent" may be beyond reach.

4.- Reassign the work.  Can this task be given to someone else?
    Perhaps there is someone with high motivation who would enjoy
    this work.

5.- Partner with someone who is strong in this area.  This the Rogers
    and Hammerstein approach. An example would be the successful sales
    person who relies on her assistant to do all the paperwork.

6.- Create a system or use a tool. I know of a professional with
    high talent for creativity, but low talent for details and
    capturing all his good ideas. He finally decided to carry a
    pocket tape recorder in a leather case on his belt. This allows
    him to make verbal notes to himself on the fly.

7.- Ask for reassignment. One of our clients who had always been a
    successful project manager was floundering in his new role. The
    reason was that he had very high motivation for routine,
    methodical procedures. He needed lots of structure and order
    in his environment.  Unfortunately, he was assigned to develop new
    products in a start-up company, and there were no rules, no structure.
    His best option was to accept reassignment to a role that allowed
    him to create processes and procedures for the new venture.

Very, very few people are motivated by all the tasks in their job
description. That’s simply because no one, including you, is motivated
to do everything.  We all have areas of low motivation.  The most
successful people are the ones who acknowledge these areas, and apply
the strategies listed above.

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Thank you.
There are several good points here.