As a manager you have to be motivated yourself in order to motivate others. Now you know the theory you can begin to apply it to yourself.
- Regularly review what you have achieved each day, month and year; set SMART goals for yourself.
- Develop a personal reward system for small, medium, large and milestone successes; contract with yourself that you will always give of your best.
- Regularly review your personal goals and targets; go for everything you can.
- Develop a mental picture of yourself doing and achieving what you aspire to; give everything you do total focus.
- Keep a success file and record all your achievements; rejoice and celebrate success; keep learning from your experience (your successes as well as your failures).
- Look after your health by eating, resting and exercising appropriately; look after your body so that you are fit, alert and healthy.
- Ensure that your self-talk is positive; continually visualise success.
- Keep a confidence file, a list of everything you like and admire about yourself.
- Use positive affirmations and say them to yourself regularly.
- Avoid making comparisons with others.
