Are there things that you would like to change about yourself at work? Do you make too many mistakes in writing/typing emails? Do you want to gossip less? Do you want to worry less? Think …

Work can be annoying. It can make us frustrated and angry. Do you feel that you’re pulled in several directions at once from numerous stakeholders? Do you feel like you don’t have control in …

Need a quick happiness pick me up? Give yourself a gift as a reward. At times, we should treat ourselves to a gift. You work hard, so every now and then treat yourself to something …

Do you like your workspace?
Whenever I start a new job, I check out my workspace. Do I like it? If not, why? Is the lighting okay? Is the furniture in the right configuration? What feels …

A surefire way to be unhappy at work is to feel trapped. You want a different job, career change, or get laid off or fired, but can’t because you don’t have the financial resources to …

Sometimes we are so hurt or angry in our work lives that we burn bridges. It’s easy to forget that experiences can come back to bite us. The work environment is so small that is …

Sharing knowledge is one of the drivers of happiness at work. By sharing our findings from magazines, blogs, or business books, we help others. It demonstrates that we are confident or aren’t threatened by our …

Reading up on the latest “stuff” is a good thing. It gives us mental breaks. Reading feels more like a luxury when we schedule time out of our busy day or weekend, taking time for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Do you gossip at the office? Be honest. You know you’ve gossiped at some time in your job or career. When you gossip, you are showing you are untrustworthy even if that’s not your intent. …

Do you know what you’ve accomplished in your job and career? Sometimes we need to remember our accomplishments to be happy at work. We must acknowledge that we have evolved our knowledge and skill set …

Do you use the same work tools or ways of thinking over and over again only to get stale or uninspired results? One way to be happier at work is to keep learning new things …