Every now and again, I like to bring you short interviews to give you a new perspective on work happiness. During my study of work happiness I found that there are many paths to the same goal. Some people believe that loving what you do is a must, while other people believe that relationships are …
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Lately I've been thinking of the pain that I've been through at all my jobs. From co-workers to bosses to tedious tasks. Each experience has helped create me. There are some days where I miss standing for 8 hours a day checking people's items out at K-mart. It was a job that wasn't suited to me at …
Where we are free to talk about the hard, the fun, and the beautiful of our work week. This week was a lot of fun because I’ve been building on my strengths. I’ve been doing the soft sell on my teleseminar How to Kick Butt at Work and Be Happy Too. It’s hard to find …
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I was having a rough day at work. I couldn’t seem to get any words strung together to teach you about work happiness. How could I teach you when I wasn’t feeling it? I couldn’t give up that easily! Then I realized what I did when I first sat down. I got a cup of …
You may have heard about the 24 employees at France Telecom who committed suicide because work was too stressful. I’ve been thinking a lot about this problem. Many employees are afraid to speak up for fear of being fired or looked down upon by their peers. France Telecom is going through a restructuring in order …
Why France Telecom Suicides Never Should Have Happened Read More »
* Quick note: I’ve decided not to do a video this week. I want to create more value with my videos and that means figuring out how to make the videos more dynamic and interesting. Where we are free to talk about the hard, the fun, and the beautiful of our work week. My desk …
You don’t literally need to hug a tree, but…I mean if you really want to, go right ahead. I just want you to get in tune with your senses. When was the last time you smelled a flower? Been a while? When you step outside of your comfort zone and do something like hug a …
(Can’t see the video? Then try watching it at Work Happy Now - Hard, Fun and Beautiful – Creative Pen Edition) Where we are free to talk about the hard, the fun, and the beautiful of our work week. Ahhhh, my cold has subsided and I can function again. What a relief to be healthy again. …
I posted on Twitter about the importance of rewarding your co-workers. I love Twitter, by the way. The ability to connect with fun, smart and quirky people is brilliant. A friend on Twitter told me that she likes to create tags for her co-workers. I asked her what she meant and she explained that she …
Everyone on my newsletter list is already privy to this information because I’m trying not to do the hard sell on this blog. I want this blog to be creative, relaxed and no pressure. The problem is that I do need to make money. I can’t live off of love. Wish that I could. 🙂 …
