No naysayers allowed! Surround yourself with inspiration and people who will encourage you during your job hunt

5) Subscribe to motivational blogs/resources

Reading blogs and articles is a great way for you to ‘top up’ your motivation. I watch a Ted talk on YouTube every single morning, whether I’m on the train or sitting in my office. Even though I work with hundreds of people each month, I don’t actually have any colleagues, so this is a great motivator and it stops me feeling isolated.

6) Subscribe to Industry specific blogs/websites

The only way to be better is to surround yourself with people who are better than you. I surround myself with thought leaders every day, even if this is done via blogs and social media. Knowledge is a huge motivator and this will help sustain your passion for your dream career. In addition, if you know what is going on in your industry you have reason to reach out, comment and begin discussions with the influencers on you hotlist.

7) Give. Give. Give.

This can be done through volunteering or just helping someone who needs it. Giving is the quickest

way to feel truly valued. When we give happiness, we receive happiness. It is that simple.

8) Create a brag file

There will be days when you feel undervalued, but this is the perfect time to get your brag file out. Collect testimonials, references, emails from happy colleagues and customers. You can even save positive texts and tweets from friends and family. This file can be for your eyes only, but you need to remind yourself how wonderful you are at times and be your own best friend.

9) Visualise it

This may sound fluffy, but visualising the end result is so powerful. Create a vision board and ensure it is visible every day. It may include pictures of your dream home, car and office. This will help you stay focused and on track when you are feeling low and uncertain. I have my current vision board stuck to my fridge for the last 6 months and it includes writing for stylist magazine (yes, really!)

10) Be kind to yourself

This is the most important factor in my opinion. We often feel we should be a hundred steps ahead of where we actually are and that feeling can be totally exhausting.

When we are feeling negative it is even harder for us to produce anything positive, but please remember, your value does not decrease just because someone else fails to see it.

10 ways to stay motivated during your job search