Your mojo is your magic power, charm and influence. When you have your mojo – your days are filled with excitement, energy, positivity and hope. When you lose your mojo – you feel stuck, trapped, a lack of desire, energy and confidence…

When your work life is repetitive, you might feel stuck replaying the same monotonous tasks every day. It’s easy to fall victim to the mundane and routine – even if you love what you do.

Keeping yourself energized and supercharged may not be on the top of your to-do-list. But, when you do – it will boost your productivity, mood and results. And, along the way, it will help you continue to grow and become more whole as an entrepreneur and as a person.

If keeping yourself energized may seem like an uphill battle, here are ten ways to energize yourself when you’re low:

1. Do What You Like

Yes, do only what you like and delegate or outsource what you don’t. Whether personal chores (e.g. cleaning your house, being a taxi driver to your kids…) or professional tasks (e.g. bookkeeping, managing your social media accounts…), get someone to do the stuff that lowers your energy and choose the activities you enjoy.

2. Shake Things Up

Sometimes we lose steam because we get stuck in a routine. Whenever you notice this, shake the system a bit. For example, start your day in a different time, work from a different location, commit to a xx-day challenge, do something different or do things differently.

3. Reserve Time to Play 

If you don’t have a hobby or activity in your daily life that gives you joy, now is the time to find one. Do something daring you always dreamt of. Take an overnight hike, learn something new, go on a “playdate” or game night with friends…

4. Gamify Your Most Important Tasks

Gamification is turning a task into a game to motivate yourself to do it. It’s effective because it creates a feeling of being rewarded each time you complete a task. It makes your progress feel tangible. For example… earn points for achieving a goal, “compete” with colleagues/team members using leaderboards, get an award or a badge for collecting a certain amount of points…

5. Minimize Distractions

Whenever you concentrate on one thing – your energy is focused like a laser beam. As soon as the phone rings, a message comes in, a notification appears or someone asks “got a minute?” you lose focus and concentration – and your energy dissipates. To keep your energy high – work in blocks of uninterrupted time.

6. Reevaluate Your Workload

If you’re feeling bored with your workload – you may need to look for more or new projects to spark interest in your work again. On the other hand, if you’re feeling overworked, you may need to delegate some of your tasks to others.

7. Find/Join a Community

An accountability buddy or a mastermind group are excellent resources to re-energize you when you’re low. Sharing your struggle might bring some creative solutions, and brainstorming together will take some of your burden. Helping others is also a fantastic way to get energized again.

8. Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture

Sometimes business (and life) might seem like a constant struggle… like swimming aimlessly in a big ocean. That’s the time to stop “swimming” for a moment, get your head out of the water, and re-align yourself with your vision, your purpose and your goals. Remind yourself that what you’re doing has a purpose, no matter how trivial your tasks may seem. 

9. Hold a Fitness Challenge

To raise your energy – commit to a 30-day fitness challenge. A few of the daily challenges I committed to over the years were: 100 push-ups/pull-ups a day, 15-minute trampoline, 8 km walk, 500-meter interval running… You can do it alone, or invite colleagues or family members to join you for company and mutual accountability.

10. Express Your Gratitude

Feeling grateful is one of the best feelings in the world. Yet, most of us experience it seldom – when something almost earth shuttering takes place. Raise your energy by experiencing gratitude every day… Write hand-written thank-you notes to people in your life – clients, team members, friends, family members… 

Now It’s YOUR Turn

For five minutes… come up with as many ideas as you can… what would YOU do to energize yourself when you’re low?