"Motivation is fuel for the body."

I recently spoke to my friend about a conversation, that I had with my new boss.

She talked to me about my strengths and qualities. While she was telling me about her thoughts, she mentioned something, that my old boss said I was lacking.

I started thinking to myself ‘Why is it that these two people think about it so differently?’

Within minutes I had the answer. It is the environment that you work in, the way how you feel while you are at work.

I didn’t feel comfortable at my old workplace for a long time, which after a while wasn’t just a feeling that I kept on the inside, but also reflected on the outside. Through a state of constant frustration, stress and unhappiness, my quality at work was not the same anymore.

While I was still working at my old workplace, I already noticed that my work quality decreases, due to difficult circumstances.

(I also mentioned that, when I was telling my old boss that I want to quit.)

But hearing my new boss mentioning this particular quality of mine made me realize it even more. I couldn’t wait to tell my friend about this. We should not underestimate the importance of a right work environment. The right work environment is different for everyone, but it is really important that all of us find the right one for us individually.

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With the right work environment our work quality increases, we are generally happier, not only at work, but also in our personal lives and we are of course much more motivated.

When I told my friend about it she said something that I found was very true: “Motivation is fuel for the body”.

This sentence inspired me to write this post.

Motivation actually is fuel for our body. It keeps us going, makes us feel energized and capable of doing things, which also leads to --> Happiness.

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I’m not saying, that if you found the right work environment for yourself, you will constantly be happy and motivated, there might always be little things or chores that are not your favourites, but it is a fact that you will find yourself generally happier at work and that you can notice that the quality of your work is better in the right environment.