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23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #15 - Read up
July 21, 2009 – 11:20 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #15 - Read up

I get unhappy when I don’t know market place information that affects my job.
For example, one of my CEOs knew of information about one of our key competitors that I didn’t know. He expected me …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #14 - Don’t be unhealthy
July 21, 2009 – 10:36 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #14 - Don’t be unhealthy

Are you disengaged at work?
Are you disengaged from work? Does your work life balance looks like the Venn diagram below? A disengaged worker is one who is not connected with his or her employer, see …

Speedlinking: Keeping Your Job, Overcoming Career Setbacks, and Thriving at Work
July 17, 2009 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Speedlinking: Keeping Your Job, Overcoming Career Setbacks, and Thriving at Work

Work is scary right now. We’re in the worst recessions since the Great Depression. Those of you who have jobs feel lucky to have it, but probably hate it. How can you protect your job …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #13 - Don’t worry
July 17, 2009 – 9:08 am | No Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #13 - Don’t worry

Do you worry about everything at work? Life is too short to worry all the time. Worrying about work shouldn’t be all consuming. Sometimes it manifests into annoying behaviors, like badgering or harassing someone with …

Summer Reading List: Minimalist Lifestyle, Zen at Work, and Your Highest Goal
July 16, 2009 – 11:50 am | No Comment
Summer Reading List: Minimalist Lifestyle, Zen at Work, and Your Highest Goal

What makes a perfect summer read? The author has a strong voice while offering an extraordinary insights. The book should be a quick read that allows you to easily make changes in your life or …

23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #12 - Don’t react
July 16, 2009 – 10:33 am | One Comment
23 Ways to be Happy at Work: #12 - Don’t react

It’s hard not to react to situations that make us unhappy or threaten us. If we’re always reacting to these things, people, circumstances, external events can control us. By having the discipline to not react, …