Things are Improving — Some Ideas for Reigniting Motivation

It’s been a rough 16 months for the mortgage industry, and that can certainly take its toll on our drive and motivation. The good news is — things are improving rapidly. This week I wanted to share some ideas for shaking off the last few months and getting our attitudes right for the months ahead. Here are a few ideas to help reignite motivation:

Start Work a Bit Earlier

If you find yourself in a rut, sometimes just putting in a little additional effort will pull you out of it. It starts with getting a head start on the day. Try getting to work even just slightly earlier than usual. An extra 10 or 20 minutes can be used to develop and implement new strategies. It’s proven that most people do their most productive work in the morning, so try waking up a bit earlier to take advantage of those valuable morning hours.

Alter Your Environment

One of the simplest ways to get out of a rut is to alter your environment. The easiest way to do this may be to clean up your current workspace. Start by organizing and decluttering your desk and getting rid of any unnecessary items. If your work environment is chaotic, it can contribute to you feeling more overwhelmed and less inspired. You may not immediately think of it, but your cluttered space may be contributing to a decrease in motivation. Another way to change-up your environment is by spending a day away from the office. If you can work remotely, find an alternative place to work, like a cafe, to vary your work environment. If not, sometimes a day off is all we need to get re-energized. More on getting the most out of working remotely, here .

Get Inspired

While changing your environment may be enough to help, sometimes we need more concrete inspiration. Start looking into motivational and educational material, both within the mortgage industry and outside of it. Podcasts are a terrific resource. More free resources out there include online articles, blogs, and TedTalks that can help motivate you to make some positive changes. You can even look to mortgage experts or anyone else you admire. The key is to find new ideas to accelerate your own creativity and productivity.

Redraft Your Goals

Finally, sometimes the only thing you need to pull yourself out of a rut is to remind yourself of your values and mission. Remembering why you chose to work in the mortgage industry, and what you’d hoped to achieve, can often be enough to prod you into focusing on making new progress. Look back at the goals you’ve created. Think about your existing goals and why you set them. Then, come up with strategies to start cracking away at them to help you get out of your slump. You may even find that your goals contributed to your rut — if you need to create a new plan of action or different goals entirely, take this opportunity for some reinvention.

We can’t let a few down months color how we operate going forward. See which of these ideas work best for you, and that increased drive and motivation will help you take full advantage of the coming opportunities.

Good luck and let me know how any of these ideas may have helped you!

Don

If you’re a loan officer, sales manager, or branch manager considering new opportunities, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Don Riggs

P: 303-249-8274