Unless you inherited millions of dollars, then your job is a major part of your life. Lacking a motivation to complete your work can be devastating to your production, efficiency and, ultimately, your employment. You can recapture the motivation you once had by changing your work ethic so that you're spending less time frustrated and unmotivated and more time feeling inspired. Your motivation can often increase in just one day, so this isn't a task that will take months to accomplish.

Impress your boss, not your coworkers. Trying to impress someone naturally makes you want to work harder to prove yourself, but you'll find yourself burned out and tired if you continually try to impress everyone. You don't need to impress your coworkers; they aren't the ones who are in charge of giving you a promotion. If your coworkers always ask for your help in getting work done, it's OK to say "No" once in a while. Conversely, if your boss asks you to do something, then you need to do it and do it well.

Challenge and reward yourself. Setting challenges makes you work for a certain goal, which in turn creates motivation to accomplish that goal. Reward yourself after you accomplish your goals, otherwise you'll soon lose interest in setting challenges. The reward can be something small, such as trip to the movies or buying that new coffee maker you've wanted. Write your challenges down on a piece of paper; you're more likely to accomplish your goals if you see them visually.

Find a coworker who's struggling and help him out. New employees often have a difficult time adapting to the company policies, philosophies and the day-to-day duties of the job. You'll often find motivation to help a struggling coworker adapt to the company and work more efficiently, because you're the reason for their potential success, and his accomplishments reflect back on you.

Set your limits. Focusing too much on work can hamper your motivation. By constantly involving yourself in your work, you'll often forget to enjoy yourself and relax, which means more stress, aggravation and eventually a complete loss of motivation. You don't need to slack off, but you don't need to focus all of your energy on your work, either. Take a break once in a while, and go out to lunch with a coworker, or just relax and recharge.

Write down all of your accomplishments and store them in a folder. Whenever you're feeling down and have no motivation to work, pull out your list of accomplishments. When you see a list of goals that you've previously accomplished, you'll often become inspired to accomplish new goals.

Organize your workspace. An unorganized and messy workplace can cause motivation to become nonexistent. It's easy to become frustrated if you're constantly trying to find your folders, pens, pencils and papers. The loss of time trying to find what you need, coupled with your growing frustration, can lead to a loss of motivation.