Too many businesses are worried about playing it safe. They don’t want to uncover the bad stuff that is happening in their business, so they look the other way instead. Human Resources is there to protect the company. Upper management only wants to know about positive sales figures. Who can most employees turn to? They …
As I’m looking over January’s theme “Relaxing with my work”, I’m beginning to really see how hard I am on myself. I expect myself to master concepts that only great writers, CEO’s, and Zen masters fully understand. Just because I tell myself to breathe all nice and deep and relaxed over the next week when …
I’m a big believer in creativity at work. We need to expand outside our comfort zones to reach the good stuff. That’s why I draw. It forces me to find new angles on work happiness. How do you find new angles? There are thousands of choices that we make in a day, consciously and unconsciously, but they …
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 have 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 …
The clutter in our minds can prevent us from feeling good. We can’t focus. We feel like we are just spinning our wheels. I know that when the clutter covers my brain like a fog, I feel like just giving in and surfing YouTube. After countless times of just giving in, I decided to create …
Where we are free to talk about the hard, the fun, and the beautiful of our work week. The best way to learn from our experiences is to step back, be honest, and reflect on pain and joy of our work week. Ahh time. Why do I view time as such a fickle substance? I’m …
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Welcome Forbes.com readers. You will see articles based on building a better career, but what separates me from others is my core belief. I believe that to do work that we love, we must develop our skills at our present jobs. Too many of us jump ship only to hate our next job. A new job isn’t …
Every week I like to bring you a work happiness tip that can help improve your mood, relationships, productivity, or reduce your stress. The idea is to put you back in the driver’s seat. This week’s tip: Walk to the bathroom very very mindfully. Our minds love to follow distractions. It makes sense. We like …
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We are 1/12 through 2010 and how much happier are you at work? February marks the two year anniversary of this blog. My main reason for creating this business was to help other people who feel tired and weary of the grind. I rarely feel stressed out, trapped and alone at this stage in my …
Where we are free to talk about the hard, the fun, and the beautiful of our work week. The best way to learn from our experiences is to step back, be honest, and reflect on pain and joy of our work week. Using my blog to meet amazing people has been a huge perk. I’ve …
