More Freedom, More Happiness
Freedom makes us happy! In our personal lives yes, but also at work too! In this video, we talk about freedom at work, aka Autonomy – what it is and how you can get it.
What To Do When You Mess Up
I messed up last week. Big time. It was mortifying. But then, I did what I needed to do and now I get to share with you about it. How we respond to life’s curveballs has a whole lot to do with our happiness, at work and at home too. Here are the 4 things I do when I make a mistake and I encourage you to do them too. Enjoy!
Focus On What Matters
Sometimes we come across differences at work that don’t really matter. Like the way someone does something that doesn’t really and truuuuuuly impact us. We might think it affects us, but really, it doesn’t. For example, filing or the way someone speaks, a little “tick” someone has or silly habit. We can employ a conflict management strategy of avoidance to help us manage those inevitable things that come up. We can also use the strategy of avoiding conflict when we need time. Time to cool off, calm down, collect our thoughts and return to an emotional and mental state that will serve the situation.
I hope you find this tip helpful and would love to know how you are using it to create more happiness at work!
Examine Your Differences
Tell me all the reasons why you can’t be happy at work and I’ll tell you it boils down to differences. Differences in our beliefs, values, methods, approach, knowledge, and understanding just to name a few. In this video, we explore differences and I challenge you to consider their importance to you. We are doing this together, happy-doers, so that we can start “peeling the onion” on the conflict that occurs at work. Ultimately, we get to decide what is most important. Determining why those differences matter so much to us helps us become prepared to address them when they truly, matter.
Scaling Up Book Review
Reading is one of my favorite things! After eating bacon of course! Duh! Scaling Up by Verne Harnish was life-changing for me. It’s full of great concepts and best practices from growth companies all over the world. And, it’s directly related to getting results and having good relationships as work. (Remember: workplace happiness = results + relationships)
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