Do you hate your boss with a burning passion? Sure, everyone reading this will occasionally have disagreements with their bosses. This is different than actively hating your boss. If you constantly have mean and vicious thoughts about your boss, you will have a tremendous challenge being productive and feeling satisfied in your job.

Does mission of company fit your personal values? It is awfully difficult for you to be committed to your work when it conflicts with your personal values. For example: do you support protecting environment, but company you work for is a major polluter? You may despise firearms, but your company makes parts that are used in manufacturing of handguns. A constant conflict of values can be difficult, if not impossible, to tolerate for long periods of time.

Do you feel valued as an employee? EVERYONE needs to feel valued as an employee. Unfortunately, companies and managers often lose sight of this. Ask yourself when last time was that you were complimented for a job well done. Does your boss or management appreciate your loyalty and dedication? If you do not feel valued, chances are that you will become de-motivated and adopt a “do minimum to get by” attitude.

These questions are intended to be a catalyst for you. If you do not like your answers to these questions, ask yourself one more -- what can YOU to do improve your situation at work? Remember, if your work life is not what you want it to be, you are only one who can take action necessary to make it better.

================================== About author: Michael Spremulli holds a Master’s degree in psychology and is a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst. He is host of HowHappyAreYouAtWork.com For more information contact:

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Growth is a natural instinctual need. Scientists have discovered that when a person learns something new, this creates excretion of endomorphines and other positively reinforcing chemicals in brain. Learning brings pleasure, when it is natural and not connected to fear of rejection and failure.

But there are yet other motives for action and growth, and these are love and need for creativity. We need to love and to create, just as we need to sleep and eat. These are basic needs, even if they are higher on need-hierarchy scale.

Thus, even if we do not have self-rejection or dissatisfaction as a motivating force, we will always have love and creativity as motivating forces to grow, create and produce.

Let us grow naturally without fear or self-doubt.

We are all in first grade of school of spiritual growth.

But we need to prepare ourselves to be in second grade next year, and third year after and ?..

(Adapted from "The Psychology of Happiness" by Robert Najemy available at http://www.Amazon.com and http://www.HolisticHarmony.com. This book and other writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com where you can also download FREE articles and e-books.)