Motivating Yourself While Working Independently
If you are operating a one-person business like I do, who keeps you motivated? Who makes sure you are completing things on time and not slacking off?
It’s all you.
Sometimes I feel like the absolute King of Slacking Off but I’ve come to the realization that if I keep enough “fun” things spread out through my projects (especially big projects), the excitement will linger throughout the parts of the project that I might not normally enjoy that much. This helps me stay motivated, focused, and on-task.
What keeps you fresh and excited during various phases of a big project or the day-to-day routine?
Thanks Dave!
I try to practice more of an Agile Development approach. I'll take a larger project and break it up into two week milestones. So then what motivates me is completing the milestone and getting the reaction and excitement of the client when I complete that. This way you get that feeling of accomplishment more than just once when the entire project is completed.
I like your suggestion of spacing tasks out that excite you throughout the project. That is something I should try to do more of.
Joel Dahlin | Dahlin Development, LLC | http://www.dahlindevelopment.com
I try to practice more of an Agile Development approach. I'll take a larger project and break it up into two week milestones. So then what motivates me is completing the milestone and getting the reaction and excitement of the client when I complete that. This way you get that feeling of accomplishment more than just once when the entire project is completed.
I like your suggestion of spacing tasks out that excite you throughout the project. That is something I should try to do more of.
Joel Dahlin | Dahlin Development, LLC | http://www.dahlindevelopment.com