be happy at work

seven ways to be happier at work

1. connect with people – very often its our relationships with others that give us most happiness in life, so try to build good relationships with your work colleagues, support and encourage them, show an interest in them and get to know them better
2. don’t stress the small stuff – before you get annoyed about the irritations that you encounter, just stop to think whether it really matters? a good test is to ask yourself “will it really matter a week from now? or even a year from now?”
3. celebrate small successes – perhaps you made a sale or dealt with a difficult client – ok, no reason to throw a party, but be sure to share your success with someone else or at least give yourself a mental ‘pat on the back’
4. try to see the humour  -when things go wrong  (and they will), and be prepared to laugh at yourself.  Seeing the funny side of life’s little problems and not taking yourself too seriously can be a great way to turn things around
5. accept change – there is a strong link between learning new things and happiness, if your boss suddenly wants you to take on more responsibility look upon it as a great opportunity  to learn new stuff
6. be calm –especially when others around you are getting stressed – close your eyes and take deep breaths and if you can, leave your desk and take a break for five minutes and go for a walk
7. stay positive – remind yourself about why you wanted the job, look for the positives, work hard and enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

be happy to be successful

For all those workaholics – or those who have a partner who works all hours- this may be something of a revelation – its not being successful that makes you happy – its being happy that makes you successful.

Scientific studies (putting people into a positive or negative frame of mind and then testing their reactions to different situations) show that people in a positive frame of mind tend to

• Talk to others more – and  to reveal more information about themselves (the self-disclosure necessary for forming close friendships
• Be more interested in leisure activities – going out for a meal, having a party or going on holiday
• Get more pleasure from social interactions
• Get on better with other people, resolving conflicts and collaborating rather than competing
• Help others more  and being more generous with time and money
•  Feel healthier and feel less pain
• Be more creative –thinking with originality and an open mind
• Have more confidence in their own abilities

So perhaps as well as striving for more success we should all work on being happy – and just see what happens……………..