Happiness
at Work
©
Money Magic, Inc. 9/22/01
Saturday Daybreak KATV, Chn. 7
Mary Ann Campbell, CFP
"Finding
Fulfillment, Reaching Rewards at Work"
Glenn
Van Ekerent is a featured author in the Chicken Soup books.
He has spent his life working with the handicapped and the elderly,
and is currently Director of Administrative Services for Better
Health Services in Omaha, Nebraska.
Glenn
suggests 12 Simple Secrets of Happiness to revitalize your workday:
1.
Infuse your work with passion:
It
takes more than money to light the fires of passion. Steer
free from self-defeating bahaviors like blaming and finger
pointing. Fill your energy tank and become a passionate,
self-igniting morale arsonist rather than believing that
someone else should make your job more exciting or challenging.
2.
Good enough never is:
Grow
beyond where you are. The fulfilled professional and the
one considered most valuable by employers is an evergrowing,
expanding individual.
3.
Become the "Own"in ownership:
Behaving
like you're in business for yourself frees you to capitalize
on possibilities and be accountable for outcomes. This is
an opportunity to shine in your position, enhance your reputation,
and make a difference for those who pay to work.
4.
Give your best to what matters most:
What
are the top five personal priorities in your life? What
are your five most important professional responsibilities?
How much time have you given to each in the past six months?
Are the hours and days adding to the quality of life you
desire?
5.
Tap into your talent:
Excellence
is touched when gifts are discovered, activated, and continually
repeated. Each of us possess the capacity to stand out in
front of a crowd in some area of our life. Your true abilities
will surface when you do the best with what you have.
6.
The anchor of attitude:
Attitude
may not be the only variable that determines your level
of success, but it is certainly a primary contributor. Before
you can achieve the life you want, you must think, act,
walk, talk and behave in a way that exemplifies who you
want to become.
7.
Build a better you:
Career
success is grounded in behavior that is consistent with
the values we espouse. Insignificant compromises, undefined
parameters, and ignored values can sink a person's character.
Be a professional who knows what's right and does it.
8.
Make things happen:
Productive
people see work as what they are able to achieve. Until
we develop a mindset that what we achieve is far more important
than being "busy", completing uncompleted tasks
will not be a priority.
9.
Success is where you find it:
Don't
get caught up in what society, your co-workers, friends
or even extended family think the definition of success
is. Success is a highly personal thing. Understanding your
picture of success and pursue the principles that will get
you there.
10.
Break new ground:
Realize
that fear causes you toseek a comfort zone that holds you
back from all life has in store for you. Action propels
you past these limitations toward the attainment of your
goals and dreams. Act as if it were impossible to fail.
11.
Be a team player:
Dynamic
teams are composed of people who tend to possess a genuine
desire to make the team look good by their performance.
12.
Loosen up, lighten up, have fun:
Insist
on a proper perspective. Each of us must recognize the tendency
to blow a situation out of proportion by conjuring up in
our mind the worst possible scenario. You can't control
events, but you can how you will interpret or respond to
them.
