Motivation and Wellness: How to Motivate Your Employees
Motivating employees to participate in wellness programs is key.
Employee motivation strategies that work include both extrinsic and intrinsic rewards.
What is Your “Why?”
Simon Sinek, and other motivational speaker have long emphasized the importance of discovering your “why”. Understanding your purpose allows you to achieve goals that are exciting and fulfilling. Frederick Nietzsche said that a worthwhile goal to strive for can overcome any difficulties encountered on the road to fulfillment.
The purpose of life is what gives people direction and keeps them going through difficult times. Your purpose can be as simple as improving your health or as complex as leaving a legacy that inspires others. Your purpose can give you motivation to face challenges and guide your future.
“Why?” It is your business vision statement. It is a guide when making business decisions and helps to determine if they are aligned with long-term objectives.
This principle can be used to motivate employees and encourage them to participate in wellness programs. To encourage employee participation, companies should communicate to their employees the importance of taking part in these initiatives.
Find Support Systems
Support systems consist of people that will encourage you to achieve your goals, and help with any challenges. Examples include therapists and friends. This benefit is provided by a positive influence on your life, which can boost both motivation and self-esteem.
Support systems are often built on emotional support. Emotional support can help you get through tough times, such as a bad day at work or the loss of a loved one. It also helps to celebrate happy moments. When things get tough, a supportive network can keep you grounded and give you the motivation to push forward even when temptations are present.
Find like-minded people in your daily life to help you find support. Join support groups for mental health or specific challenges. Talk to people you meet in the workplace, at yoga studios, or other places.
Create a tracking system
Tracking progress using bullet journals, fitness apps or health and wellness programs can help you feel motivated. You can track everything from your workouts, eating habits and blood pressure using these tracking methods.
Tracking systems help you to stay motivated and focused on your goals. These systems also provide a clear view of the progress you have made and areas that could be improved, which makes it easier to stick with your goals.
Fitbits can be a great way to increase employee engagement and participation in your workplace wellness program. Connected to a wellness platform via a fitness tracker, users can sync participant data to analyze. This will give you an accurate picture of the employee wellness outcomes of your program.
The fitness tracker works by collecting data in real time from the multiple sensors of the device. The devices may use an accelerometer for measuring changes in motion or orientation, a GPS to map routes, or a heart-rate monitor to detect changes.
By integrating this data into your wellness program, you can make informed decisions about the best ways to promote employee well-being. You can compare the participation rates, health results and goals achieved to find areas of improvement.
Understanding Your Inspiration
Understanding your motivation is just as important as setting wellness and motivation goals. You can do this by creating a visionboard with images and motivational quotes. Or, you can create a playlist that will lift your spirits.
Sometimes, the best way to motivate ourselves is by connecting with others. To do this, you can identify common goals, listen attentively and advocate for yourself in a respectful yet assertive manner. Although developing these skills can be difficult, the rewards are worth the effort!
It can be difficult to maintain intrinsic motivation when you face setbacks or failures. Keep in mind that everyone is on a unique journey, with needs that can change over time.
To avoid frustration, as mentioned above, focus on small rewards throughout the journey rather than big rewards, which can become overwhelming. Be kind to yourself. Don’t forget that progress takes time.
