1. Choose your goals wisely

Working toward the right goals is important to achieving a high motivation level and maintaining it. When you initially choose your goals, it is important to consider what you want to accomplish, why you want to accomplish the goal and which of your skills can help you achieve it. It's also important to weigh the pros and cons of each goal to ensure you're setting realistic expectations.

2. Know your purpose

You can stay motivated with an internal mission statement in mind. Knowing your purpose makes your goals much more achievable and motivates you to give your best effort to achieve smaller objectives within your main goals. Some parts of your career may act as bridges to help you gain experience so you can move on to fulfill bigger plans.

3. Remind yourself of your successes

Remind yourself of all your previous achievements if you find it challenging to maintain motivation in your work. Congratulations on small accomplishments can help you stay motivated to continue working towards larger, more challenging goals. Positive reinforcement of the goals you have achieved can help you reflect on what you have done in the past and create a repeatable process to achieve other goals.

4. Surround yourself with supportive people

The connections you make with others are critical to maintaining your motivation throughout your career. Healthy, supportive relationships can help you maintain productivity and motivate you to strive toward your goals. Surrounding yourself with people who are supportive of your life and career can also help you stay motivated by celebrating your successes and reminding you how much you have accomplished if you begin to feel like you're losing motivation.

5. Get creative

Sometimes the key to renewing your motivation is finding new ways to complete tasks or reworking your processes. Challenge yourself to do something new or out of your normal routine. This could be as simple as working in a different spot or making a playlist you listen to when you first arrive at work. Creativity becomes a motivator because you begin to think differently when you process unique ideas and change your perspective.

6. Stay positive

When motivation becomes challenging, reflect on your thoughts. Instead of reminding yourself of what you find challenging, focus on the best parts of your role or the elements of your work that bring you the most joy. Practice gratitude by thinking about parts of your career journey you're thankful for, including areas you once viewed as difficulties but now see as part of your experience.