Work shouldn’t always feel like a burden, but keeping your motivation can be a constant struggle.

Here are three factors that can help you understand and upkeep your motivation.

Mastery

the sense of progress you get.

The more you think you are getting better at what you do, the more motivated you are.

Purpose

the meaning you get from your work.

The more what you do matters to you, the more motivated you are.

Your autonomy makes work flow easier because you have what you do down to a science.

Focus on understanding what these three factors mean for you and your motivation will stay healthy.

Drive| Daniel Pink viaLife Optimizer

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