00:00:00: Introduction
00:05:39: Construction for motivation
00:07:03: Objective…
00:07:50: … concept for motion: overlook objective
00:10:46: … concept for motion: inspiring quotes
00:13:22: Mastery…
00:13:28: … concept for motion: write a social media submit
00:18:57: … concept for motion: 5 small modifications
00:21:50: Autonomy…
00:24:26: … concept for motion: a no-contact work window
00:27:02: … concept for motion: media, mindset and motion
00:34:38: Utilizing ChatGPT
00:39:00: Closing ideas
Sarah Ellis: Hello, I am Sarah.
Helen Tupper: And I am Helen.
Sarah Ellis: And that is the Squiggly Careers podcast. Each week, we discuss a subject to do with work and share some concepts and actions that we hope will allow you to to navigate this Squiggly Profession that we’re all having with a bit extra confidence, readability and management.
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So, all of these hyperlinks might be within the present notes, or you’ll be able to simply go to our web site, amazingif.com, and you’ll discover all of it there. So, immediately’s subject is about micro moments of motivation, as in what small issues can we do to really feel a bit higher about what we’re engaged on and the best way we’re working and the way we’re getting our work accomplished, in case it could be feeling a bit tough proper now.
And I assume the thought for this podcast has come from the place Sarah and I are each at proper now, type of halfway by the yr, and in addition from some suggestions we have had from numerous learners which are on our programs about how they’re feeling. It is this type of midway into the yr, in order that considered the power of New Yr’s resolutions is lengthy gone, and there is nonetheless fairly a very long time to go. I believe I speak to lots of people now, and so they’re type of anchoring themselves to a summer time vacation. I really feel prefer it’s just like the summer time vacation’s in sight, and so they simply want a little bit of a lift to get them to that time. And that simply looks like the fact of numerous conversations that I am having with individuals proper now. So, we thought that perhaps some micro moments of motivation would possibly convey these issues a bit bit nearer for you, allow you to get there a bit bit extra shortly and simply. Sarah, how are you feeling halfway by the yr? What’s your motivation ranges like?
Sarah Ellis: Properly, not superb, I believe it is truthful to say, although I do suppose a few of these issues are nearly each day. It could possibly oscillate day after day relying on how your day’s gone and what’s occurred. However I assume in case your power reserves are decrease, then it impacts you faster. I believe that is what I discover, is that in all probability some issues which may beforehand you would be like, “Oh, yeah, that is nice, that is not supreme, however I am going to transfer on to the following factor”, have a better affect on me and takes me a bit longer to get better. So even yesterday, my day was going fairly properly, however I had a disastrous prepare journey which then meant I missed a gathering that I needed to go to. So, I used to be upset I did not get to see any person and I would labored actually onerous to seek out the time to make that assembly occur. My prepare journey was so disastrous, at one level the prepare simply began going backwards.
It was like, “We’re simply going to return, we will return”, and I used to be like, “Proper, can we not, can we not go backwards?” and it was boiling as properly. I used to be in a non-air-conditioned prepare and I believe it was about 26°, 27°, so I used to be simply sweaty and going within the flawed course. And you already know while you’re similar to, “Oh, God, I might actually do with out this”? And it was humorous, as a result of really then once I lastly bought to the station I wanted to go to having missed that assembly, I used to be then this and interested by concepts, and I positively began from fairly a low level of like, “I am not even motivated to consider motivation”. After which by the point I would gone by this and I’ve really took some actions in a really brief window of time, in type of a 24-hour window, it did make me really feel higher, I felt like I would made some progress.
I would type of rebooted sufficient. Like right here, I do not suppose we’re speaking about huge re-energising moments. I believe we’re speaking about rebooting sufficient in order that the following day generally is a bit higher. I additionally suppose it is essential to say that we’re not speaking right here about burnout in a extra vital manner, burnout the place you are feeling like, I assume, the place you get extra to the purpose of apathy, otherwise you really feel such as you simply do not care and you are not linked or dedicated. I do suppose that could be a completely different factor. I believe we’re speaking right here about when your day-to-day simply feels a bit bit tougher than it usually would do; and in addition, such as you described, I get a bit like — as a result of I prefer to look forward, I’ve bought a vacation coming and I am like, “I simply must get to the vacation”. And I do not actually like that feeling, as a result of I nonetheless need to do the day-to-day very well, however it will probably really feel actually tough while you’re similar to, “I’ve simply bought to final per week”, which is mainly a bit bit how I am feeling proper now. How about you?
Helen Tupper: Yeah, I agree, it is not the burnout factor and it is not the do-this-for-ever factor, it is type of a get you to a date, or for me it is much less of a vacation, it is a deadline. So, we have some actually essential deadlines arising and I really feel like they’re fairly onerous for us to hit for numerous causes, and so I really feel like I would like some micro moments of motivation simply to only to maintain going to these deadlines.
I really feel like if I add these into my day, it can simply make it a bit simpler to get to that time limit. After which as soon as I’ve achieved that, I really feel like I’ve nearly hit a little bit of reset and I will not want so a lot of this stuff. However I believe whether or not you’ve got bought a date, like a vacation, or a deadline, or perhaps it is a conclusion of a venture, generally we simply want a little bit of a lift which are type of simple issues to suit into our day. That is the place I am in the meanwhile. I am probably not feeling low motivation, however I do really feel a little bit of strain to realize a number of issues, and subsequently a bit of additional motivation is simply going to make that really feel a bit simpler for me.
Sarah Ellis: Would not go amiss.
Helen Tupper: Yeah precisely, precisely that. Why would not you do a few of these issues? So, so as to provide you with some simple, tried and examined by Sarah and me, actions, we’re going to take Dan Pink’s construction for motivation as a little bit of a information for the episode. And we are going to hyperlink to his TED speak and his e book in our PodSheet should you’ve not seen his work on drive, however I’ve at all times discovered it actually helpful once I’m unpacking motivation. It constructions it round these three areas. So, there’s objective, which is about working in the direction of one thing that is type of significant and looks like extra than simply you. So, that might be the crew or that might be what the organisation is making an attempt to realize, or one thing you are captivated with past simply doing the do. So, objective is the primary ingredient.
The second is mastery, and that is about feeling like you’re frequently bettering the abilities you need to be identified for. And the third ingredient is autonomy. And that is about having a way of management over the what, when, and the way of your work. And while you put these three components collectively, objective, mastery, and autonomy, what you get out is drive and motivation. So, we thought we might take every space, and Sarah will discuss a tip that helps her, and I’ll discuss a tip that helps me, as a result of should you’re a daily listener, you’ll know that we go about this stuff very otherwise. However hopefully in that, so you may get six ideas in complete, in that, there might be a micro second of motivation that you would be able to match into your week, this week at work.
Sarah Ellis: So, beginning off with objective, and I believe that is while you maybe really feel a bit disconnected from the why, the why behind your work. Perhaps you’ve got misplaced sight a little bit of the targets that you simply’re aiming in the direction of, and perhaps you are feeling only a bit aimless; or, I think extra seemingly, perhaps you are simply very busy being busy. I do not speak to that many people who find themselves like, “I do not really feel any sense of course”.
Which may occur in some unspecified time in the future, however most of us I believe simply have these weeks or these days the place you are like, there’s a lot to ship or so many duties to tick off a to-do listing, this concept of getting objective simply feels nearly manner too lofty, like actually really very completely different to our actuality day-to-day. So, my concept right here is definitely to overlook objective, as a result of I do suppose generally there’s an excessive amount of strain on objective to really feel purposeful, to really feel such as you’re making an attempt to do one thing with objective. I do not suppose day by day might be actually purposeful. So, I like this concept, which comes from Dan Cable’s work; he is been on our podcast earlier than. He is a professor at London Enterprise College the place he talks about connecting with issues relatively than objective. So, he talks about this concept of, like, observe your blisters. So, you already know these issues that really, they’re a bit painful as a result of they do rub like a blister would do, however you’ll be able to’t assist however hold doing it, hold going after it, nearly going by the ache?
He describes it, and I used to be like, “Oh, it’s kind of gross”, however he describes it like going by the ache of a blister to get to the powerful pores and skin, and I used to be like, “Oh, vivid!” It is a bit gross, however I get what he is speaking about. I believe really that generally actually helps me, as a result of you already know, we have now a really clear mission, we have now very clear targets in our firm, however I believe generally the factor that retains me going is sort of the nagging, niggly issues that we have not solved but, and it annoys me that we have not.
I generally suppose I actually need to let go of these issues, and I want my persona was completely different, however it’s not. I care about fixing that drawback. And generally it might be a lot smaller issues, like the best way one thing appears to be like or a course of or how we strategy one thing. And he describes it really as nearly one thing that you would be able to’t let go of. So, even should you suppose, “I would relatively be doing one thing extra enjoyable”, you continue to hold going again to, “Oh, however that drawback is chipping away in my thoughts”. And I really discover having readability on issues to unravel is typically simpler than objective.
That, I believe, usually feels extra zoomed out and a much bigger query. However even should you simply requested your self, “What’s one drawback I might resolve immediately?” and that might be a very, actually small drawback, that might be, “Reordering my priorities”, that is an issue to unravel immediately. Or one drawback I need to resolve is, I’m going to select up the cellphone to any person as a result of I must have a dialog about one thing, to unravel that drawback. So, it is not once more like massive, massive issues. It is simply, “An issue I’ll resolve immediately is…”, after which simply attempt to resolve that drawback. And I believe it lets you really feel such as you’re making progress. Properly, it helps me.
Helen Tupper: I like the purpose you stated concerning the type of zooming out factor as properly, as a result of I additionally suppose the thought of waking up and going, “How can I dwell my objective immediately?” looks like, I imply I am filled with admiration for individuals who do this, however usually I am like, “What have I bought to do immediately?” is generally my first thought. However I believe objective and the thought of zooming out is what connects for me. And so, doing one thing that makes you zoom out of that default, “What do I must do immediately?” is the type of issues that work for me as these type of micro moments of motivation. Now my tip right here may not be for everyone, however that is what works for me. So, I actually like, Sarah will in all probability shake her head in a second, I actually like an inspiring quote and I do know which may appear a bit trite.
Sarah Ellis: I already learn this and ignored it!
Helen Tupper: So, for me although, once I’m zoomed in, it turns into very about my lists and my inbox and my duties. And once I zoom out and I learn somebody’s quotes, it helps me suppose otherwise and suppose a bit greater and it will get me away from simply the — I at all times discuss this distinction between the human doing versus a human being. There are particular quotes that I learn that I believe, “Really, that’s how I need to work and that’s what I need my work to seem like, and that is what is significant to me”.
And I usually discover that some sure quotes can join me to that feeling, that sense of what I need my work to be like, what’s one thing that is greater than simply what I am making an attempt to do immediately. So, for instance, one which I just lately learn from Stephen Hawking that simply caught with me, it is a longish one, it is not a super-snappy one, however I appreciated it, “Keep in mind to search for on the stars and never down at your toes. Attempt to make sense of what you see and surprise about what makes the universe exist. Be curious and nevertheless tough life could appear, there may be at all times one thing you are able to do and succeed at. It issues that you do not surrender”. And I learn that and go, “Oh, that’s not about my inbox, it is about being curious and never giving up and at all times making an attempt to do higher and make sense of what I am seeing.
And I hooked up myself to that. And it is fast. To the purpose of micro moments of motivation, it is fast. What I’ve accomplished really in prepping for this podcast, it jogged my memory, I used to have this little crimson pocket book, actually cute little Smythson pocket book, I like a pleasant pocket book. And I’d write at any time when I’d gather these quotes in it. It is half full and I ended doing it for some cause. I believe I modified my bag and left it after which bought out of the behavior of it. However I flicked by that e book, and all of those quotes that I like I would curated them in there, and that could be a super-shortcut, as a result of generally you need to discover the quote so as to be impressed by it, it takes a bit longer, however should you gather and curate them, then you definately’ve bought a very fast go-to for quotes. And this isn’t making an attempt to promote our e book, however we did gather numerous actually good quotes. In each our first e book, The Squiggly Profession, and our second e book, You Coach You, there are some actually, I believe, good quotes.
I believe, Sarah, you collected a great deal of these, and so they at all times resonate with me. So, that is a little bit of a — I assume we have accomplished a little bit of a curation for you however I believe the most effective is while you type of gather and curate it your self. However yeah, that is what works for me for my objective second of motivation. So, the second space then is mastery. So, that is about frequently bettering the abilities that you simply need to be identified for. And my concept for motion on right here additionally will not go well with Sarah, it is about writing a social media submit.
However the cause this works for me is, and the explanation it helps with my mastery is, if I’ll write a submit, it would not need to be a LinkedIn submit, it might be an e mail that you simply ship to your crew or one thing you place in your intranet, however it’s the thought that you will take one thing out of your head, like an concept or an perception that you’ve, and you’re going to talk it in a manner that’s helpful to different individuals. And so I’ve to type of sit there and suppose, what do I need to say; how am I going to say it; and what do I need individuals to suppose, really feel, and do due to it? And that psychological course of I really feel actually helps me with my mastery. So for instance, yesterday I wrote a submit on them LinkedIn about mainly being a bit susceptible and asking, it was all about an occasion that I used to be ultimately week and the truth that I needed to ask numerous individuals if I might come to their panels and issues, and be a bit susceptible so as to create alternatives for me. And so I had to consider, “What is the message that I need to talk; how can I make it helpful; what do I need individuals to suppose, really feel, and do because of it?” And simply that technique of sitting down and accumulating my ideas helps me to be clearer in myself after which create one thing that’s helpful to different individuals.
And I actually suppose that being clearer in your self and creating one thing that’s helpful to different individuals, to me that is mastery. And no matter your factor is, it might be a couple of knowledge instrument that you’ve, it might be about some productiveness factor that you have labored out how you can do on a software program factor at work, or for me, it is typically about profession improvement and creating alternatives. No matter your factor is, actually, the act of writing it down in order that it may be shared and helpful to different individuals, I discover that actually useful, like doubly useful, useful for me and useful for different individuals too.
Sarah Ellis: It is fascinating, as a result of once I was interested by this, to have the ability to do that properly, I do suppose you need to know, what do you need to be a grasp in? And listening to you then, really, I wasn’t positive whether or not you have been considering, “Oh, it is mastery in writing”, which really listening to you, I’m going, “It isn’t that”. I used to be like, “Oh, is that as a result of one of many abilities that you’ve is writing?” So I used to be like, that is the way you get higher at writing. It sounded to me just like the ability that you simply need to be a grasp of goes, “Properly, how do I take observations, my experiences, and share them in a manner that’s helpful for different individuals, in all probability helpful for different individuals’s profession?” Is that the — what is the ability, do you suppose, that you are going, “I am an eight and I am making an attempt to get to a 9”?
Helen Tupper: Yeah, so I believe it is much less about — my expertise is type of secondary. So in the end, the factor that I need to be a grasp of helps individuals with their improvement. I need to encourage individuals and allow individuals to take management of their profession improvement; that is the factor. For me, the act of sitting right here and considering like, “What’s a narrative I can inform; what’s an perception I’ve bought; what’s an article that I’ve learn?” that may assist somebody obtain that end result, and nearly taking that and having… The purpose of writing is, I’ve to undergo the method of going, “What’s it on this story; how can I join that story to one thing that is going to assist somebody take motion with their profession improvement?” However a LinkedIn submit, as a result of it needs to be brief, you already know the entire level round, it is generally tougher to put in writing succinctly.
As a result of it is a social media submit, you need to suppose actually rigorously about, what is the story; what is the message; what is the motion for somebody to remove? For me, the writing’s only a method to hone my perception to assist different individuals. I do not intention to be the world’s greatest author on LinkedIn, I need to be good at profession improvement, so it helps individuals be higher of their work; that is the factor. However I do discover that technique of succinctly getting your concepts collectively after which sharing it with different individuals in that manner, and in addition you’ll be able to see what’s helpful in a short time and what’s not. So, I additionally suppose with mastery, it is fairly good to get some suggestions since you would possibly suppose you are nice, however nobody likes it then. So, it does really provide you with a little bit of a suggestions loop as properly, which I discover fairly helpful. And I have been doing that for some time and I’ve positively bought higher at sharing brief profession insights and concepts with individuals because of utilizing that, type of writing it down and sharing it.
Sarah Ellis: Yeah, so I believe should you’re listening to this, I believe the place to begin for mastery does need to be, “Properly, what do you need to be a grasp in?” And I believe listening to Helen there, that is fairly an enormous ambition. That is type of mastering one thing that sounds fairly an formidable objective, and I went a lot smaller. So, once I was interested by it, I used to be like, “Okay, so what do I do incessantly? The place does it matter that I am type of actually, actually good?” when it comes to really extra of, I believe, extra of a specialist ability maybe than really listening to Helen describe. Helen’s ability there may be fairly a transferable expertise. Sure, Helen’s utilizing that expertise for the world of profession improvement, however I might think about Helen utilizing that expertise in numerous completely different contexts. Whereas I type of went, “Okay, one of many issues that we each spend a whole lot of time doing is profession improvement workshops in corporations, and I need to be completely good at these. When persons are giving up their time to come back and study with us, I need it to be essentially the most helpful studying expertise that they’ve about their profession”. So I used to be considering, proper, I do know that we’re already fairly good at that, as a result of we already get a whole lot of suggestions, to Helen’s level. So, I really feel assured that we’re already having a very good affect.
And so, I attempted to consider 5 small modifications that if I made them, it type of provides as much as greater than the sum of the components, like actually small issues. So, what are small issues I might do to make these workshops even higher, to turn into much more of a grasp of delivering these workshops in a manner that is helpful? And truly, I discovered that 5 small modifications a very good forcing operate. So, I got here up with a distinct type of graphic that I needed so as to add into the workshops; altering barely one thing that we do when it comes to once we ask for suggestions, giving individuals one thing free of charge to say thanks for giving us that suggestions, that we do not do immediately; I’ve began to, and it is working properly, however persistently incorporate a little bit of AI into workshops as a result of it is fairly enjoyable and it is fairly fascinating; ensuring that there is a “when” query in each workshop.
I like when questions as a result of they encourage everybody to be actually particular, like when do you need to be extra assured; or when would you like your strengths to indicate up extra usually? It’s extremely situational. So, I believe “when” questions are at all times helpful. I simply bought into this listing and it took me a bit. I bought to 2 or three in a short time, after which really I got here up with extra because the day went on. I began to actually take pleasure in it, as a result of it actually appeals to my — this begins to get into, I like frequently bettering and I like getting higher, however that is on a really particular type of ability. What was fascinating is from interested by this, and it could have been in a day, considered one of them we had type of made occur, with a little bit of assist from our crew, I believe it is value saying, inside a few hours. The suggestions concept that I would had, which was mainly as soon as somebody provides us some quick suggestions, let’s ship them a hyperlink to one thing free to allow them to get much more helpful profession improvement, I used to be like, ought to we simply do that; ought to we simply experiment with this? We sorted it and it is going dwell immediately. And I used to be like, you already know to that time about if the aim of doing that is to get extra motivation? I really feel extra motivated concerning the workshops I am now doing immediately as a result of I’ve made some constructive modifications to them in 24 hours, which I have never run previous you by the best way, however simply nod alongside.
Helen Tupper: It is nice, that is nice! We’re about to go on to autonomy, Sarah, so I believe if I used to be like, “It isn’t nice”, I would be ruining your motivation through the podcast. It makes me take into consideration, you already know that factor that we are able to by no means do the maths on, the 1% higher factor that makes you no matter it’s, I do not know, “When you’re 1% higher day by day, you may be 38%…”
Sarah Ellis: It provides as much as greater than — sure!
Helen Tupper: I do not need to find yourself when Sarah and I can by no means work out the maths on it. However I believe you already know when you consider mastery, you could be considering, “I have to be this final professional within the factor that I do”. I imply, that is a whole lot of strain and that is going to take a whole lot of time. However really, 5 small modifications, to Sarah’s level, you consider them and you may in all probability take at the very least considered one of them, you might in all probability do actually, actually shortly. And I believe these 5 small modifications are what in the end provides as much as mastery over the long run, if that is the way you’re approaching it.
Sarah Ellis: And so the final space is autonomy, feeling management over the what, when and the way of labor. And I used to be studying a very fascinating article really in Harvard Enterprise Evaluate on this yesterday, and so they have been saying that there is been numerous chat about flexibility over the previous couple of years, and folks say all people actually needs flexibility.
And their argument was really, it is the flawed phrase. What individuals really need is autonomy, as in that is the factor that actually motivates individuals. And adaptability is a part of the way you obtain that autonomy, however individuals feeling like they’ve management over how they get their job accomplished, perhaps after they do their job, it is type of autonomy that all of us try for, as a result of I believe it is that human must really feel in management. When you do not feel in management, should you really feel like another person is in charge of your time or your work, then you definately simply begin to really feel such as you’re going again to command and management, that type of system of working. And I believe all of us recognise we not often do our greatest work in that manner.
However equally, once I was reflecting on this one yesterday, I used to be like, “It is a powerful one”, I believe generally, if you end up in — most individuals have managers who would possibly take away some autonomy, simply because they’re like, “Properly, this now must be accomplished”. Most of us have numerous conferences or calls for on our day. I believe it’s extremely uncommon that you simply simply go, “Oh, I simply have full autonomy over how I spend my days and my weeks”. Perhaps we have now greater than we maybe give ourselves credit score for, so I am positive there are positively some individuals who would argue, “Properly, should you actually began from scratch, you maybe do”. But when we’re considering right here about small moments of autonomy, I really feel like that is in all probability how you are feeling about autonomy, I used to be like, “How do I claw again?” And I used to be like, “Hmm, claw again”. However that’s what’s going by my head. How do you claw again a little bit of autonomy while you maybe really feel prefer it’s low? So, Helen, what would you do?
Helen Tupper: Properly, are you aware what, that is the world the place I really feel like I’ve bought essentially the most failed concepts in, as a result of I really feel, to your level, I need autonomy. I really feel in my head, I am like, “I would work so a lot better if I had autonomy”, and I’ve put a great deal of issues in place that simply have not actually labored as a result of I believe they have not mirrored the fact of the work.
So for instance, one thing that used to work properly for me was having like, I’d divide my week up into, “I am going to do that on a Monday and this on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and this on a Friday”, and I cherished that, however it did not actually final, as a result of the fact of labor made that not attainable. And there’ve been different work programs that I’ve put in place about how I handle my to-do lists, and all that type of stuff. And that felt good for per week, till all people else had a listing for me and that was ridiculous. However the one factor that I’ve accomplished that persistently provides me a sense of autonomy, and I believe it ticks the micro-moment factor, is a no-contact work window. It is a actually fast factor for me to do and I used to do it in Microsoft. I would do it very first thing within the day in Microsoft and it gave me a way of management earlier than the day went mad, and I do it in Superb If now. It’s actually placing a block of time in your diary, and it would not even need to be so much, it might be like an hour or 90 minutes to be sincere, and it’s a no-contact work window. And I message this to individuals. I am going to message it to Sarah. I used to be realising, Sarah, as a result of what I usually name it’s I usually say, “I am going darkish for 90 minutes”, after which I used to be researching, I used to be like, “The place does that phrase come from?”
It is a type of navy statements. You realize we’re at all times making an attempt to eliminate navy language? Anyway, I simply keep in mind Sarah and I had this dialog ages in the past about navy language and the way it creeps into our conversations and we do not even realise it is there. “Going darkish” is a type of phrases, so I am not going to say that anymore. I’ll say, “It is a no-contact work window”. It in all probability wants a greater, snappier title. However mainly I simply say, I am not going to be out there throughout this time.
And it is not such a protracted time frame that it is inconvenient for individuals. So, I am not going, “I am not going to be out there all Friday”, it is similar to 90 minutes. However in that point, I get to do what I need to do in the best way that I need to do it. So, perhaps there is a prototype factor I need to create on a profession instrument, or perhaps there is a little bit of studying, oh would not that sound beautiful, a little bit of studying to do and analysis and highlighting and sticking my Submit-it Notes in a e book. However that simply provides me, I can nearly deal with the dearth of management I may need over my time in the remainder of the week, so long as I’ve that type of micro second of a no-contact work window. That simply provides me a little bit of, I’ve bought selection, I’ve bought autonomy over this specific second, and that simply carries by for fairly a very long time for me. So, that’s one thing realistically I’ve accomplished for a lot of, a few years, and it provides me that sense of autonomy.
Sarah Ellis: Yeah, I discover this one difficult as a result of I believe in the primary, I take a whole lot of accountability over ensuring I’ve excessive ranges of autonomy, after which it goes flawed. And that has occurred up to now, I do not know, couple of weeks a bit bit. At that time, I discover it onerous, as a result of I believe I am very completely different to you on this respect the place I am like, “This isn’t my default”. I am very used to feeling like I’ve excessive ranges of management.
So, when that goes away, I used to be saying to you, I get pissed off and I get a bit blamey. I get blamey of myself and get blamey of different individuals. I am a bit like, “How has this occurred?” And in numerous methods, it is actually unhelpful as a result of it would not actually transfer you ahead and it definitely would not improve your autonomy. So, I used to be actually difficult myself on this yesterday considering, in a second the place I do not really feel like I’ve a lot autonomy and I do not take pleasure in that, it actually does affect my motivation, what can I do this’s a lot, a lot smaller? As a result of I’m going to type of the other to you. I’m going to love systemic modifications. I am like, “Proper!”
Helen Tupper: You do! You both go, “Let’s cease all the things or let’s essentially change”!
Sarah Ellis: Yeah, I do. I’ve these like actual moments of like, “Okay, properly…”, and humorous sufficient, I really feel actually comfy doing that, which I do suppose is an effective ability. I am like, “What can we take away? What can we lower? What can we subtract?” like, helpful questions, however it’s generally prompted by the flawed level.
Helen Tupper: Sure!
Sarah Ellis: So, I simply type of go, “Properly, let’s simply do so much much less, like utterly rethink. That is what we have to do”.
Helen Tupper: I’ve actually discovered to trip that response, as a result of my default response is admittedly defensive.
Sarah Ellis: I do know!
Helen Tupper: While you do this I am like, “That is the worst factor to do!”
Sarah Ellis: I did it yesterday, and I used to be considering, “I guess that is actually winding Helen up”.
Helen Tupper: Yeah!
Sarah Ellis: I used to be like, “Properly, let’s simply do masses much less, as a result of that simply utterly solves this drawback”. And I used to be considering, “I do know that Helen cannot reply to this proper now as a result of I do know she’s doing one thing”, and I used to be like, “I guess you need to learn this, take a deep breath, after which determine”.
Helen Tupper: I simply trip the response.
Sarah Ellis: I nonetheless really suppose that was fairly a good suggestion.
Helen Tupper: Oh, simply let it go!
Sarah Ellis: You have satisfied me, perhaps, I do not know. You really have not even talked to me about it, so I assume you are simply going to disregard it!
Helen Tupper: I am driving the response.
Sarah Ellis: “Using the response”. Yeah, so I discover this one actually powerful, yeah, as a result of I believe not my pure place. I discover it actually onerous, after which I believe I’m going to actually dramatic options, which are sometimes not, you already know, perhaps generally they’re good concepts, however generally not good concepts. So, I bought to 3 issues, and I used to be like, “Oh, okay, I’ve accomplished all of those three issues within the final 24 hours, and it has been helpful, and they’re much smaller”. So, I’ve gone for media, mindset and motion.
So, social media, I’ve deleted Instagram and LinkedIn from my cellphone, I’ve simply eliminated them from my house display screen, so you’ll be able to put them again or no matter. And I do use LinkedIn for work, however I’ve bought that on my laptop computer. So I used to be like, “Why have I bought that on my cellphone? Do not want it”. Assume I would like a break from Instagram.
I believe Instagram is typically my default when, you already know like I would like a break, however I used to be like, I am not satisfied that’s giving me a break, and it would not gas my curiosity, it mainly prices me cash as a result of I see issues and I am like, “Oh, I’ll purchase that factor!” I do not suppose that is a very good factor, so I used to be like, “Proper, okay”, so I did that yesterday.
And it is humorous, is not it, you are so used to going to that half in your cellphone, and truly yesterday it did give me a break, and I used to be like, okay, I felt like I simply bought a bit extra management over my time as a result of I wasn’t doing that factor. So, I did that, really feel nice about it. The mindset, I used to be at an occasion final night time listening to a man known as Sal Khan, who’s the founding father of Khan Academy, which should you’re listening within the UK, Khan Academy is not as massive within the UK, however it’s huge within the US and truly all world wide. For no matter cause, it is simply not been as massive within the UK. But it surely’s a not-for-profit the place it is a whole lot of on-line tutoring. Began in additional like maths areas, however now it is gone into like a great deal of different areas. And it is huge, we’re speaking tons of and tons of of thousands and thousands of individuals use it. And on the again of his e book, his first testimony was from Invoice Gates, simply to place it into context. And I used to be going to that occasion and feeling a bit grumpy. I used to be post-my dangerous prepare journey, I used to be questioning, is it even the proper factor to do to go to this occasion, as a result of I would bought numerous different type of competing issues I wanted to get accomplished, and I used to be considering, “I am not feeling nice”.
However I used to be like, “I do have a selection and I’ve bought autonomy over my mindset”. And I used to be like, “I’m going to go to this occasion and I’ll go along with an actual learn-it-all mindset and actually take into consideration listening, and in a manner the place I might share what I discovered with different individuals”. And I used to be like, “I’ve bought a great deal of autonomy over how I flip as much as this occasion”. And nearly like, “If I am not going to show as much as this occasion with that mindset, I would as properly not trouble”. And I used to be like, “I’ve bought autonomy over that”. So, I did that, after which really it was actually inspiring, I used to be actually glad I went. And he had a very good bit of recommendation really. Somebody requested him for profession recommendation, and his profession recommendation when it comes to discovering stuff that evokes you, he stated, “Make area day by day to discover”, however small. He was speaking about small pockets of area to discover, like be curious. And he was an enormous fan of the significance of curiosity. So I used to be like, “Oh, okay”, in order that was like, really, I might join the dots with one thing I used to be grappling with, with one thing he stated. So, I used to be like, “Bought a selection about that”, and I felt good having been.
Then the motion one was once more, I get a bit pissed off. When my autonomy goes away, I am unable to do among the train I need to do. So, like this week, I am unable to do any of the train I would usually do, and once more I get all irritated about that for all kinds of causes. However then I used to be like, “Okay, however what can I do?” I can stroll day by day. And so, I really walked to this occasion yesterday as a result of I used to be like, “I can stroll”. I’ve bought an occasion tonight, really going to see Helen in motion, going to see Helen communicate. I’ve regarded, I can stroll to that, so I used to be like, “Proper, I am going to stroll to that later”. And so, sure, I am unable to do what I’d usually do, however some strolling is nice, it is good for me, it’s kind of of out of doors area, a bit of out of doors time. And I really feel like once more, that is a little bit of autonomy I’ve over my day. I can select to get to someplace by strolling, normally by simply leaving a bit bit extra time, or generally you do not even have to depart extra time. Or, recording this podcast, we’re recording it comparatively early within the morning, which that tells you all the things you’ll want to find out about our weeks, given I’m not a morning individual, which you will or could not have the ability to hear in my tone this morning.
However I did say to Helen, “Might we begin quarter-hour later?” as a result of that quarter-hour is mainly the distinction between me having the ability to go for a stroll and possibly not. And Helen was like, “Yeah, that is nice”. Between us, we have been like, you already know you do have these small pockets of autonomy that you would be able to create, and I did really feel higher. Media, mindset, motion, I used to be like, in per week the place I really feel like my autonomy has gone out the window, and that’s having fairly an enormous ripple impact on me in all kinds of how, I’ve gained again a bit little bit of autonomy in these areas and do really feel a bit higher due to it. Is it supreme? No. However I believe it helps me a bit bit with the acceptance, relatively than the dramatic, “Oh, let’s change all the things!” which I do not know why I do this, however I believe… I do not know. It is simply, it positively is the place I’m going with this one. It should matter a lot to me, I assume, perhaps.
Helen Tupper: I believe it is all only a need for management, is not it?
Sarah Ellis: Most likely!
Helen Tupper: I believe all of it comes from that. And I see it, and I get it. So hopefully, in listening to us, you will have heard at the very least one concept that you might perhaps undertake or perhaps adapt so to get a micro second of motivation. However I really suppose the larger factor is to consider objective, mastery, and autonomy for you, and perhaps take into consideration, “Properly, what’s my micro second? What is the factor that may actually assist me there?” And it could be one thing we stated or it could be one thing completely different, however I believe nearly having these concepts in your again pocket so to go, “Have you learnt what? At the moment, I’ll do a type of high-autonomy actions”, or, “At the moment, I’m going to put in writing one thing down that I learn this week and I’ll share it with a colleague, as a result of it should assist me suppose it by and really feel helpful and like I do know what I am doing, and provides me that feeling of mastery a bit bit”. These small issues are so helpful as a result of while you’re leaning into that day that simply appears to be like a bit tough, simply doing considered one of these small issues makes it a bit simpler and having simple actions to extend our motivation I believe is a helpful end result for everybody.
Sarah Ellis: And I’ve began to place our podcast subjects and questions into ChatGPT every week.
Helen Tupper: Ooh, that is thrilling!
Sarah Ellis: After I’ve give you the concepts, as a result of in any other case I am undecided but if I might do it the opposite manner round. I really feel like I need to proceed to suppose for myself first after which put it into ChatGPT.
Helen Tupper: What did it let you know?
Sarah Ellis: Properly, my query, as a result of I do suppose the prompts are essential. Properly, that is what I am studying, the prompts are essential with AI. I am undecided I’ve bought my prompts proper but, however the immediate I used was, “What concepts might I check out if I would like a lift of motivation at work?” as a result of I used to be making an attempt to make use of that increase to be a brief factor. Now firstly, I imply it is not essentially at all times amount over high quality. It does provide you with a whole lot of concepts. It was like 16 factors with mini bullet factors below the 16 factors. So, should you have been caught, I do suppose ChatGPT might get you began. So, I wasn’t caught as a result of I would already accomplished the concepts.
However I used to be like, if I used to be, there’s quantity right here to select and select from. After which you’ll be able to apply your mind the other method to the best way that I approached it. However I simply picked out one which was, they discuss — they? I do not know, how do you describe a ChatGPT? They? It? Yeah, talked about reward programs, which really we have not talked about immediately. So, it talked about having a reward system for finishing duties. So, maybe with any of these objective, mastery, or autonomy, you at all times do really feel motivated should you’re like, “I did this factor after which I type of get a factor”. All of us just like the carrot, proper? They usually gave some examples.
They have been like, “It might be about, ‘Oh, I’ll spend a while with a pal or a interest or have a deal with or no matter'”. So, I used to be like, “Okay, rewards, good factor”. The opposite factor it talked about as a part of a reward system was, we increase our motivation when we have now selection in duties. So, I assume once more, monotony, you would possibly get to the purpose the place you are shedding motivation as a result of I am doing a whole lot of the identical factor. So, it was speaking about combine it up, primarily, between perhaps one thing that is a bit more difficult or one thing that is a bit simpler or one thing that is completely different, simply to ensure, should you’re doing a whole lot of the identical factor. And once more, I can see how that may increase your motivation.
And I in all probability would not have considered that final one, you and I would not have considered that final one, as a result of we have now naturally a whole lot of selection. So, we in all probability already get the motivation increase that comes from selection. However should you do not, I used to be like, “Oh, that might be fascinating”. Then, I really suppose you and I are each fairly good at rewarding ourselves. We each know what — our treats are very completely different; yours and my treats are very completely different. However I believe we have now each bought used to being like, “Oh, we want a bit deal with in our day”.
Helen Tupper: That is so true! I purchased myself a chocolate truffle on the best way house yesterday from the prepare station and I used to be like, “It has been actually onerous, however I’ve bought my chocolate truffle, it is all going to be nice!”
Sarah Ellis: I imply, discuss chocolate, I’ve purchased some chocolate raisins for this night. I do like a chocolate raisin; they’re actually dangerous for you although! It is very popular in London in the meanwhile, so these chocolate raisins are within the fridge and I think I am going to get to them about 10.00pm, which can or is probably not the proper time to eat chocolate. However I used to be like, “Oh, however that could be a little deal with on the finish of my day”.
And I additionally do take a look at my day and suppose, “Oh, it is not like a deal with, however I positively do suppose my reward is a break”, a 15-minute break the place I am going to go and get — and immediately, it should be an iced espresso trigger it is very popular; an iced espresso, I am going to stroll across the block. I imply, it is not like deal with, deal with, however these. I discovered this just lately the place some individuals have emailed us profession questions, which I’d positively encourage you to do, and concepts, and we love listening to from individuals.
I usually reply with my concepts first, after which I really copy and paste the ChatGPT response simply to go, “However there may also be one thing right here which may spark one thing for you”. And I believe one of many issues, one of many ambitions that we have got over the remainder of this yr is to maintain experimenting with and hold utilizing AI as a part of the profession improvement that we convey to all people. So, should you’re utilizing AI in an fascinating manner in your profession improvement, tell us the way it’s serving to you and we’ll hold letting you already know in order that we are able to all study collectively, as a result of I believe that is the purpose that in all probability most of us are at with AI, is the purpose of taking part in. Let’s play with it and let’s experiment with it, and clearly the body that we’re notably eager about is, how can it make your Squiggly Profession even higher? So, that was my small try this week, and that was in all probability a bit little bit of me, you already know the mastery round careers, I used to be like, “Oh, okay, that is me making an attempt to get a bit higher at one thing the place I nonetheless contemplate myself a newbie.
Helen Tupper: So, we are going to put all of our concepts for motion into the PodSheet, so you’ve got bought these there. And as I stated firstly, you will get that from the notes, the present notes on wherever you are getting the podcast from, or simply discover it on our web site at amazingif.com. However should you’ve bought any questions, or as Sarah talked about, should you’ve bought any suggestions on AI and the way you are utilizing it when it comes to your improvement, you will get in contact with us. We’re helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com.
Sarah Ellis: However that is all the things for this week. Thanks a lot for listening, and we’ll be again with you once more quickly. Bye for now.
Helen Tupper: Bye, everybody.
