Do you want to get things done in your business?

Productivity means different things to different people.

While we all want to accomplish tasks on a daily basis, if you’re not making progress in your work, or constantly feel run down by the pressure to constantly perform, you may want to rework your definition of productivity.

Sometimes we need to reevaluate our thoughts when it comes to the world of productivity.

Such reevaluation can mean the difference between getting things done…or not.

At the very least, a bit of self-reflection will help guide you toward a more comfortable way of working and living every single day.

Here are five ways you can redefine productivity for yourself.

Define ideal work conditions.

While we can’t always work without interruptions, delays, or setbacks, we can strive towards our ideal of a satisfactory work day.

Take a moment to identify your ideal work conditions. Think about whether you like working alone or in a group, jamming to music or working in silence, focusing on details or taking in the big picture.

Next, identify different ways you can create, cultivate, and approximate such conditions in your day-to-day routine. Then, do your best to embrace your ideal work conditions.

When you focus on creating the time and space you need to do your work, productivity follows.

Even if you cannot reach your ideal on a regular basis because of life’s challenges, you’ll be more appreciative of your resilience, flexibility, and quick thinking to get things done, no matter the circumstances.

Set a qualitative or quantitative aspect to your work.

There’s much more to simply finishing your work. How you accomplished your work is also important.

For instance, were you calm and collected when you performed your work, or were you rushed and harried?

Did you produce quality work that makes you beam with pride, or would you be embarrassed to share what you created with others?

Similarly, it can be disheartening if you don’t specifically identify what you accomplished during the day.

Did you declutter your email inbox or did you declutter 500 emails? Did you make some sales calls or did you make 50 sales calls?

Such distinctions may help you think about your work in a different way.

Pay attention to your thoughts and language.

Make sure your thoughts are in a positive place.

A negative mindset won’t boost your confidence or help you accomplish things in a timely manner.

If you’re constantly berating yourself about your work or your ability to get things done, then you might want to reevaluate things.

Be kind and gentle to yourself. You deserve to do your work without added stress or headache.

When you take a step back from making statements like “I should have done this,” and fully step into making statements such as “I did this,” you may find a renewed sense of pride, integrity, or happiness in your work.

Choose your own productivity guidelines.

What’s most important at the end of the day is whether you completed work that’s important to you and your business, right here, right now.

If you’re not regularly finishing your work, a reevaluation may be in order.

Perhaps you were a bit overenthusiastic, unrealistic, or stretched too thin. You know your strengths and weaknesses.

Ask yourself if you were being fully honest with yourself about your work. Are you setting yourself up to complete tasks or is there something else at play?

Define what success means to you.

Lastly, it’s important to describe what success means to you.

And yes, this can be more than just money.

It can mean a project well done, serving customers with care, reaching a certain number of people, or producing quality work.

Productivity doesn’t necessarily mean checking things off a list in a hurried fashion, working fast and furious, or working at all hours without rest.

Productivity can be defined expressly by you and your unique business and personal goals.

How about you? What steps are you going to take to change your approach towards productivity? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!

This post originally appeared on Inc.com.