Last week, I was thinking about the feeling of sunshine on my face during spring and how great that feels, and that led me to think of all the things that make me happy. As I created my “happy list”, I decided to share that concept with my employees, asking them to create their list of the top five things that make them happy. Of course, they needed clarification on that memo. They asked me, the boss, if I meant just at work or in their personal lives? That made me happy, to think that my employees cared enough about this assignment to ask for clarity, too funny.
There are lists we can create about what makes us happy at work, at home, and in life in general. When we look at those lists, if they were easy to create, then we are doing OK. If we have a tough time thinking of things that make us happy, then we should be thinking of what can we do differently.
Last year was tough, I am happy 2009 is over. Now that we are working on recovery, it will be easier to work on being happier. My assignment for all readers is to create a list of the top five things that make you happy at work, and if it is too difficult then you will have more work to do to figure out why and what you can do about it. Once you’ve completed your workplace “happy list”, move on to your personal life “happy list”. And once completed, wow, what a great feeling!
I think these lists should be used as a daily guide. I believe that if it is in writing, it will come true. And if you are consciously thinking about your lists, you will bring more of that happiness into your life.
Create your lists, share with the family, talk about what makes you happy and start bringing more of it into your life!
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Interesting post -- I just got something about "falling in love with work -- again" with a top 10 questions to ask yourself about being happy at work. Here's one -- " are you clear about the things at work that you love doing, and do you try to do these things as often as possible?" The author, Denice Kronau, says whenever she starts feeling frustrated or unhappy at work, she runs through a mental checklist to find the source of her unhappiness. She's got great insights and tips on her site. Practically everyone works -- and a recent study shows 55 percent hate their jobs. If you're in that 55 percent (and some days I am!) -- it just makes sense to try to figure out a way to turn that around and like your job again. (Those who subscribe to her site get the free report on the Top 10 Tips on Being Happy at Work again, by the way.)
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