Motivation Tips
Ever get those days where you just can't gee yourself up to do anything? You can't actually put your finger on what it is that makes you feel so uninspired, but this is how your feeling. We tend to attribute this to our crazy-busy life as we are all soooo busy! But seriously, you should take a look at what you're putting in to reflect what your putting out.
Lets look at the phisiological side to begin with. What would happen if you put diesel in to a petrol powered car? It wouldn't perform like you would expect it to would it? Everyone knows that they should "eat right". The media is so full of articles, TV programs and public awareness ads that the excuse of not knowing "how" to eat right is getting less and less plausible. Choosing the wrong food and drink can have a drastic effect on our inspiration and drive levels. For example, having a large mixed grill and a couple of pints at lunchtime on a Friday (yes, we've all been there!) will drown out your productivity quicker than you can say "weekend binge". Of course it doesn't have to be this obvious, eating crisps, sweets, chocolates etc. at your desk can cause your blood sugar levels rise and then to crash making you feel tired lethargic and…uninspired!
This is a really simple part of motivation to keep up so follow these tips and you can then work on the more complex issues. Please bear in mind that I am not a nutritionist. These are techniques that I use myself everyday and they really work
Eat a healthly breakfast, if you can't stomach anything first thing in the morning, take something into work with you. All of your meals should consist of a portion of Carbohydrate (Brown bread, pasta, potatos etc) Protein (Chicken, ham, egg whites etc)
Eat five portions of fruit and vegatables a day (one way to this is to have a glass of fresh orange juice with your breakfast, have a banana mid morning, an apple mid afternoon, some salad with your lunch and some vegatables with your evening meal)
Drink 2 litres of pure water a day (Keep a 2 litre bottle on your desk and fill it up every morning first thing, sip it through the day.
A majority of white collar jobs are very sedentary, millions are trapped behind their desks day in day out. It may not come as a surprise that just sitting there hour after hour will cause your body to seize up, particularly your trunk muscles (your abdomien and lower back) This won't do you any favours in the motivation stakes so its really good if you can get up as often as you can to have a good stretch out, go for a walk, get outside and breathe some air….and….sorry for bringing this up, but get to the gym! Every other day if you can, go first thing in the morning and do a little cardiovascular training and strength training, 45 mins is all you need. With size of the part that your body plays in your motivation, you have to go! You really need to take care of it.
