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What keeps you going on your profession?

What is your motivation for going to work everyday? How do you overcome some obstacle in your daily work place? #motivation

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Sesh’s Answer

Great question for anyone who has started their career.

First assess, Are you looking your current work. If yes, you will continue to go to work and take up any challenge in your work on daily basis. This will keep you happy everyday.

If you facing any obstacle, You have support available in every situation. Take the right support (like management, peers, upgrade skills) will help to solve the problem.

Think positive and Be Happy.
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Divya’s Answer

When you love the job you do, the people you work with and the work is interesting, you will be self - motivated to go to work everyday. If you aren't happy with what you are doing or the work environment, its time to find a job which will help you be motivated

There are always multiple solutions to a problem, find what is causing the obstacle and reach out to your peers and mentors to help you navigate through it. Never hesitate to reach out for help.

In a professional environment- find a mentor with whom you can discuss and brainstorm your issues. They will be able to help you with right guidance and support.
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Saswata’s Answer

The thing that I like about my job is that there is a new challenge everyday. This helps me grow. Things that help me remove barriers/obstacles are: Growth mindset (which is basically learning from mistakes and keep trying); Collaboration; Lateral and Situational Leadership. This helps me get the buy-in of various stakeholders without direct influence.
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Bob’s Answer

My position is extremely demanding at times and can be stressful. What keeps me going is I truly embrace the challenges I am being presented with and the people, more importantly a profession that you like.

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Martina’s Answer

What keeps me going in my profession is knowing that I am being of value to my clients. When I receive positive feedback from my clients and know that they are pleased with our services this motivates me to persevere even more. I am motivated when I am able to meet deadlines, targets or goals as well as mentoring and coaching.
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Vincent’s Answer

I think the biggest factor that keeps you motivated is the people you work with. When the leaders on the team bring positive energy, the entire group becomes motivated and will go “above and beyond”. I have been fortunate to work under great leaders and just feel obligated to provide the best work because we all genuinely care about each other. We spend most of the day with our team so we naturally develop strong relationships. On the flip side, I have seen negative energy destroy work ethic. So one day when people work under you, make sure you create an environment that best suites the individuals on your team. Good luck!
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Kristin’s Answer

When I think of my profession, I think of two components - the day-to-day, and the long-term goals and effects.

The day-to-day is the personal interactions, the meetings, the presentations, the analyses, all the STUFF that helps to drive the success of your particular profession or position. Excelling at these day-to-day activities keeps me motivated to the larger goal. (Tip - even trying, failing and then picking myself back up to try again counts as excelling in my mind!)

The long-term is a bit more nebulous, but it really has to do with the impact of your work in your professional world. How do the little things add up to the big thing?

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Mary’s Answer

My motivation for going to work everyday is my passion for my career, my appreciation and genuine regard for my peers, the financial rewards and my future retirement plans. I am blessed to work for a great company and I have amazing peers and boss.

There was a time in my life where I was not thrilled with the group that I worked with; but, my overall passion to succeed was my motivating and driving force on a daily basis. My grit, passion and commitment kept me going.
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Nikhil’s Answer

I manage a team of technical experts who provide High Touch delivery to our customers. Our team helps fix critical issues that may be encountered by customers around the world. In other words - we are team of problem fixers! The ability to make a positive difference by resolving issues on a daily basis is what motivates me and my team and keeps us going each and every day. 
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Dawn’s Answer

I love learning new things which is why I love being on a team. For every project we have, we have a half dozen different ideas and ways to tackle it. We work all work together to refine those into one final plan. Being open to what others have to say and seeing new and exciting ways others would think outside the box not only keeps me interested in the work I am doing, but drives me to further my own education outside of work so I could continue to contribute to the group overall.
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Rachel’s Answer

I enjoy operating on a patient and providing an almost immediate fix to what was previously a life-threatening problem. There is great satisfaction that comes with taking a person from "cancer patient" to "survivor".
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Sanaa’s Answer

I am a Business Operations Manager (managing a team of software engineers and QA who are helping with data and analytics for marketing campaigns). I started my career as a Marketing Analyst followed by Product Marketing Manager, Business Operations Manager, Digital Campaign Manager and then my current role. I have really enjoyed the progress in seeing both my career grow as well as the changes in Marketing and Data as an industry. I am challenged everyday with not only my immediate projects and the overall difference I am able to make on a company's bottom line, but now that I lead a time, our collective efforts are so rewarding.

As far as overcoming obstacles on a day to day basis, not everyday is going to be challenging, rewarding and fun, there will be days where you are doing tasks, or projects that do not interest you much, but as long as you keep your enjoy the type of work, the type of people you work with more often than not, it will help to overcome minor obstacles or the "bad" days. If you aren't happy with the team or consistently unhappy with the kind of work you are doing, it is time to switch and look elsewhere would be my personal guidance.
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