When you start to feel burned out or unmotivated at work, Lake a minute to check in with yourself and ask, "Why do I want to be a veterinarian?" In Clayton Christenson's new book, How Will You Measure Your Life? (Harper Business, 2012), he discusses the factors that influence people s motivation in the workplace and the importance of receiving the right stimulation to lead to improved performance—advice I found myself thinking more than a few veterinarians would benefit from. The thing is, it's possible to love your job and hate it at the same time. There are two types of factors that determine this: tangible factors and motivation factors. Tangible factors are things like compensation, benefits, job title, security and supervisory styles. A lack of tangible factors will cause dissatisfaction. Improved tangible factors will reduce dissatisfaction but they won't always lead to satisfaction. Instead they'll produce a neutral state of mind. All the salary increases and benefits in the world won't make you love what you do. You just won't hate it as much.
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