Why am I losing my motivation to work?

Another main reason for lost motivation at work is simply that you have outgrown your role and are ready for the next step in your career. If you don’t feel excited about your job and if you aren’t learning and growing, then you could experience a dip in motivation.

How do I start feeling motivated again?

Ways to stay motivated

1. Regularly review your goals and progress.
2. Continue to set new goals.
3. Keep the momentum up.
4. Find mentors – a mentor is someone who is experienced in the habit you want to change.
5. Surround yourself with positive people.
6. Use exercise as one of your daily goals to improve your mental health.

How can you tell an unmotivated employee?

Some tell-tale signs that an employee has become demotivated include:

1. Lack of punctuality – arriving late to work, or an increased time to start work after arriving at the office.
2. Change in mood towards colleagues.
3. Increased absence from work.
4. Lack of focus, and a distantness from colleagues.

What are the warning signs of poor motivation in the workplace?

Key Signs of a Lack of Motivation

• Employees being reactive, not proactive. When people are unmotivated, they often feel like they lack control of the world around them, to them it may feel, as if no matter what they do, they struggle to make progress.
• An employee is not pitching in.
• Poor body language.
• Clock watching.

What are the signs of low motivation?

Overview

• reduced interest in activities that are normally pleasurable.
• insomnia or increased need for sleep.
• lack of appetite or an increased need to eat, leading to either weight loss or gain.
• restlessness, irritability, or lack of energy and fatigue.
• trouble concentrating and attending to usual tasks.
• poor self-image.