Incentives are all around. Think about it! There is the company wide bonus for achieving the customer service satisfaction goal; next is the reward for the most productive team member; the boss also recognizes the most efficient worker, the most enthusiastic assistant, and so forth. The list of recognitions is seemingly endless. Yet what about getting recognized yourself? Do you reward yourself for the things you did well? Do you recognize yourself for the accomplishments you have celebrated? While the boss may not have noticed your daily struggle to meet the deadlines, you have. Yet have you taken the time to reward yourself?

Rewards do not need to be outlandish. They should be realistic, in keeping with your budget, and something out of the ordinary. For example, if you go out to eat each Friday night, this customary trip to the restaurant is not the same as a personal reward. You would have gone anyways. Perhaps an additional dinner out on another night of the week would be in order!

Similarly, your personal rewards should be tied to realistic, and achievable, goals. Do not raise your bar so high that you cannot possibly achieve it. You may wish to reward yourself for accomplished short term, mid term, and also long term goals. This system of rewards will permit you to stay on task, and to also see some direct positive results from your hard work.

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