Monday, September 28, 2009

BOOST YOUR MORALE


Problems of morale are very likely to develop when what you do at work every day is not emotionally stimulating enough and does not reward you with a sense of accomplishment. Dwindling morale ruins your productivity like nothing else. Here is what you can do:

Renew Enthusiasm: Too much work pressure can lead to fear of failure and gradual decline of enthusiasm to accomplish tasks on hand.
Set Daily Goals: To experience high spirits you must reward yourself with feelings of accomplishment. Issues of morale need to be addressed on a daily basis. So prepare a short list of goals for the next 24h. When you succeed at achieving them your confidence levels automatically shoot up.
Take A Break: A brief repose from your workload gives your spirits a boost by temporarily taking the load off you. Whenever you feel too overburdened force yourself to take a break. Go for a stroll and breathe some fresh air.
Think Beyond Work: Engage your brain in activities other than work from time to time. For instance read different kinds of book, listen to uplifting music or cultivate a new hobby.
Go Physical: Physical fitness has a direct bearing on your confidence levels. Exercise on a regular basis and get into shape as soon as you can.
Organize Work: By carefully planning, organizing and scheduling your work you improve your efficiency by leaps.
Help Others: The most effective means of overcoming low morale is to help someone in need.
Confidence in your abilities is what you need most to ride over difficulties.
- N. Purnima Srikrishna

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Very valuable guidelines indeed
Thanks for the writeup and publication