How do you reward or motivate yourself to complete a task or project?
I’m tackling this question in one of my pieces for a forthcoming edition of Harvard Business Review’s Getting the Right Work Done. And I’d love your help.
Maybe you’re the kind of person who takes a five minute break every time you check something off your to-do list.
Maybe you’re the type who saves up for a big reward — like a day at the spa after you wrap a major project.
I’d love to hear your secrets to staying motivated at work, or the way you reward yourself for a job well done. You can leave your thoughts in the comment thread below, tweet them to me (@awsamuel) or drop me an email (alex [at] alexandrasamuel [dot] com).
Thanks in advance for your help!
I go for a walk, as long as 90 minutes. I can do this because I work for myself from home. Its motivates me to take on a big task because I do my best thinking while I walk. Ergo, the walk is not down time at all and often by the time I get back, I have oodles of ideas and am anxious to get to the task at hand. Works for me.
Hi, It really drives my performance at work when I know I could celebrate my success with my hubby upon going home from work. Whether it’s a compliment from our client, a promotion, a beaten deadline or some other daily successes, I go home and free up my time to drink a few red wine drinks with him and spending time on telling him all about it.
There are so many rewards, the motivation is the problem. What helps me is early results on the project, when I can see that I get some good feedback from clients, co-workers or I feel good about the work done.
All the best from a School for Starts-up Romania alumni.