Career Coaching Quotes and Tips to be Happier at Work
Need inspiration for another Monday morning, or are you thinking “I hate my job and want to do something else?” or maybe you need some motivation to get through the week and be happier at work?
Have a look at these inspirational work quotes to find a few that motivate you. Why not print one out, or write one on a sticky note? You could create a virtual sticky note for your desktop here. Then read the tips to be happier at work.
Career Coaching Inspirational Tips
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." —Confucius
“Work to become, not to acquire." —Elbert Hubbard
“Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it." —Katherine Whitehorn
"Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet." —Robert H. Schuller
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." —Abraham Lincoln
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." —Thomas A. Edison
"I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it." —Lou Holtz
"I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything." —Jon Stewart"Dreams are extremely important. You can't do it unless you imagine it." —George Lucas
"I can not do everything, but I can do something. I must not fail to do the something that I can do." —Helen Keller
"It's not the days in your life, but the life in your days that counts." —Brian White
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." —General George Patton
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." —Albert Einstein
"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure." —Mark Twain
"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do." —Confucius
7 tips to be happier at work
We all go through ups and downs in our careers and jobs, whether that is on a daily, weekly or annual basis. Sometimes, have to work at keeping ourselves enthused and motivated. Here are some more tips for you to be happier at work:
Remember what you enjoy at work
Think back over your career so far and find times that you have really enjoyed. What made you happy? What skills were you using? What values were being met?
Then think about how you can do more of what you enjoy. For example, if you enjoy planning events, is there anything at work that you can get involved with? If not, what about outwith work? If you feel motivated and energised in your interests outside of work, this can be contagious and spread to your work-life.
Realise what you do not enjoy about work
Itemise all the things that you do in your day that de-energise you or you do not enjoy. How could you do them differently? Can you get some uninterrupted time first thing in the morning to work on the things you don’t enjoy or those pieces of work that have been hanging about that need to be attacked and taken off your to-do list? Or maybe you can do things differently to make them enjoyable, such as having meetings in a different place or whilst walking outside. If you can, delegate those pieces of work to someone who does enjoy doing them.
Know and use your strengths
You will be more energised using your natural strengths. Try a psychometric assessment such as The Highlands Ability Battery to find out what comes easily and naturally to you. By knowing your strengths and putting yourself in the position to use those strengths, you will feel more satisfied at work. How can you use your strengths to do the tasks you do not enjoy?
Work differently
If you have the opportunity of flexible working, try working when you feel more energised. You are maybe a “lark” and are more productive and energised in the mornings, or, alternatively, an owl and you come to life later on in the day. Try starting earlier and finishing earlier, or starting later and finishing later to work in with your natural time clock.
If you are used to working at your desk or working through your lunch, try taking a lunch break away from the desk. Research shows that people who take a proper lunch break are more productive in the afternoons and have fewer energy slumps later in the day. Use your lunchtime to get some fresh air, get some exercise, meet up with a friend or colleague or try something new! Breaking up the day makes it more interesting.
Everyone now knows that multi-tasking doesn’t work. Instead of having lots of tabs open on your computer and trying to do lots of things at the same time, experiment with trying to do one thing at a time. In the long run, you will be more efficient.
Try changing your environment. This could mean rearranging your desk or going to a cafe or different parts of the office to shake things up a bit.
5. Do something different
Set some goals for yourself to give yourself some purpose to work. This could be learning a new skill that is useful for your work such as learning about a new piece of software or how to code. Or it could be to improve your interview skills or presentation skills. Or take on a career coach or mentor to help you progress in your career.
If you have felt unenthusiastic about your job for a long time, perhaps it’s time to think about moving jobs or careers and taking on a career change coach to help you with this process? Have a look at the career change programme - 7 Steps to Love the Work You Do
I am Diana Dawson, Founder of Working Career. As a Professional Career Coach, Career Psychologist, Career Counsellor, Career Consultant, Executive Coach and Wellbeing at Work Coach, I work with organisations and individuals to help manage their careers.
I am an Accredited Master Coach with the Association for Coaching, a Coaching Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist with nearly 20 years of experience in the field.
I work with professional people from different sectors and backgrounds to cope and flourish at work. I also run Career Workshops and Wellbeing Workshops for organisations.
I can provide one-to-one career coaching in Edinburgh or zoom sessions worldwide. I can provide Career Workshops at your organisation or remotely. Find out more about me here