3 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself to Work After Going on a Holiday

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Written By Gemma Reeves

A long holiday might just be what you need to recharge yourself after several months of hard work.

It allows you to relax, clear your mind from any stress, and recharge your creativity.

However, after a long and blissful holiday, another challenge will immediately come up – the motivation to go back to work.

The thought of going back into the humdrum of office life is enough to demotivate anyone from work.

It would definitely take some time for you to switch back into work mode from holiday mode.

To help you transition faster into work mode, here are three ways to motivate yourself to work.

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1. Do physical exercises to motivate yourself.

Starting your day with some exercise such as walking or jogging (or even yoga) can help you become more productive and energetic throughout the rest of the morning.

Exercising improves blood flow and oxygen circulation into the brain – improving your mood, focus, and sharpness.

You can start with just a 20 or 30-minute exercise. If you can extend to a full hour, then that’s better.

You can also opt to meditate to help clear your mind and get you back to focus.

Exercising improves blood flow and oxygen circulation into the brain – improving your mood, focus, and sharpness.

You can start with just a 20 or 30-minute exercise. If you can extend to a full hour, then that’s better.

You can also opt to meditate to help clear your mind and get you back to focus.

Aside from exercising, starting your day with a good breakfast is also a good way to motivate yourself to work.

Well for starters, no one wants to work on an empty stomach, right?

So make sure you prepare yourself a good breakfast after an exercise session. You’ll never go wrong with pancakes, bacon strips, some eggs and toast, and fruits.

Well for starters, no one wants to work on an empty stomach, right?

So make sure you prepare yourself a good breakfast after an exercise session. You’ll never go wrong with pancakes, bacon strips, some eggs and toast, and fruits.

2. Have a to-do list ready.

One reason why most people tend to procrastinate or become unproductive is because of lack of planning and organizing a to-do list.

Sure, there are tasks that are always on top of our head, but what about ad-hoc and preparatory tasks?

Remember that you just got back to work after a long holiday. For sure, there are numerous pending tasks that are waiting for you at your desk.

Sure, there are tasks that are always on top of our head, but what about ad-hoc and preparatory tasks?

Remember that you just got back to work after a long holiday.

For sure, there are numerous pending tasks that are waiting for you at your desk.

Without making a to-do list, it would be easy to think that our work is done after doing the main task. When in reality, there was still much to be done if we just knew how to set our priorities straight.

Preparing a to-do list keeps you from falling into unnecessary idle time.

Your to-dos could include simple tasks such as checking and answering emails or preparing drafts for next week’s article deadlines.

You can even insert a scheduled 15-minute break.

The point here is, you come to work knowing what your priorities are, and that you know how your time at the office can be utilized best.

The point here is, you come to work knowing what your priorities are, and that you know how your time at the office can be utilized best.

3. Read the news and keep yourself in the loop.

To help you get back to work mode fast, give yourself a splash of reality by reading the news (both local and international) and knowing what has been happening recently in the office.

You don’t have to deal with office gossip. Just try to update yourself with new processes, top projects, and tasks that your co-workers are currently working on.

You don’t have to deal with office gossip.

Just try to update yourself with new processes, top projects, and tasks that your co-workers are currently working on.

Talking to your co-workers can help a lot.

It’s not just because you need to keep yourself updated with the events in the office, but you can also discuss new ideas, topics, and strategies with them.

This helps exercise your brain and put yourself to work mode in no time.

Knowing what’s happening back in the real world can help snap you up from a blissful vacation mode to work mode.

It will remind you that there’s still much work to be done and that there are more goals to accomplish.

If you find yourself easily distracted with social media, games, apps and other forms of entertainment, try to switch off your phone during work time.

If you really can’t help it, you can leave your smartphone inside a locker (if your office has one) or inside your bag where you can’t easily reach for it.

Dressing up for work is also a great way to motivate yourself back to work.

It’s more of a psychological thing, really.

Dressing up well won’t necessarily translate to increased output quality, but it does improve your confidence and help you motivate yourself to work.

Being confident helps put you on top of what you do, and it could increase productivity.

Ladies can even put on make-up or try out a new hairstyle.

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