A Way to Find More Happiness Through Your Work

Written by Susan Dunn, The EQ Coach


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5. Develop your emotional intelligence; it matters more to your success and happiness than your IQ, and it can be learned. Take an EQ assessment, The EQ course online, work with a coach, read, and practice.

6. Engagerepparttar services of a coach. This will greatly shorten your learning curve re: how you apply your natural abilities and talents and how well you develop your EQ, and he or she will hold your feet torepparttar 106137 fire on accountability until it becomes second nature.

So there's a formula: Knowing your leading strengths and crafting your life around them, defining and managing your values and mission which give meaning, and actually accomplishing this because you've become organized.

Lastly, stay connected. In an interview, Mother Teresa was asked, "You've been in India dealing with illnesses like cholera and AIDS. What'srepparttar 106138 worst illness you've ever seen?" and she replied without blinking an eye, "The worst illness I have ever seen isrepparttar 106139 loneliness and isolation inrepparttar 106140 West." So, in conclusion, whether or not "pleasures" can occur inrepparttar 106141 workplace,repparttar 106142 deeper satisfactions of life can and your job can be one path to happiness.

If you'rerepparttar 106143 leader,repparttar 106144 more opportunities for personal growth, development of potential, respect for strengths, opportunities for personal excellence, and "flow" you facilitate,repparttar 106145 happier everyone is likely to be, and therefore more productive.

It could be that employees are more after this sort of experience than pizza parties and hoopla.

Susan Dunn, MA, Emotiotional Intelligence Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc . Offering coaching, Internet courses and ebooks around emotional intelligence for your personal and professional development. Visit the EQ eBook library - http://www.webstrategies.cc/ebooklibrary.html .


Committing To and Succeeding With Your New Year’s Resolutions

Written by Carole Nicolaides


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3.Identify mental blocks that might keep you from achieving your goals. One ofrepparttar biggest mental blocks is FEAR. Identify what is causing your fear. Once you identify what you are actually afraid of, you are better equipped to deal with it. 4.Get a real picture of what you want for next year. Draw a picture. Imagine allrepparttar 106136 things that you want. Imagine yourself and your friends in this new picture. What arerepparttar 106137 thoughts and feelings once you visualize it? Write down all your thoughts and start working on combining a plan of how you can get there. Incorporate things that will push you faster toward your destination. 5.Set goals that focus on your strengths. Be crystal clear on your strengths. What do you really like to do? What comes easily to you? What do your fans rave about when they mention you? If you are not clear about your strengths, I highly suggest you work with someone who can help you identify them. It can be an eye opening experience. Once you have identified your strengths, set goals that focus on your strengths. For example, if you are a great listener, seek ways where you can use that strength in areas that you haven’t thought before. Bottom line… you must start thinking out ofrepparttar 106138 box. Yes, you want to improve your life, get rid of those extra pounds, and make more friends at work, but focusing first on your strengths and building habits around those strengths will definitely bring you closer to your goals. Think positively, set bold goals, design your life around your goals and make it your best year ever.



Carole is President and Executive Coach of Progressive Leadership Inc who thrives on helping individuals and organizations achieve results by coaching them on how to discover and build upon their strengths. She also offers teleclass training and consulting in Organizational Effectiveness, Branding Strategy and Leadership Development. Visit http://www.progressiveleadership.com for more info & subscribe to her FREE Ezine.


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