A Way to Find More Happiness Through Your Work

Written by Susan Dunn, The EQ Coach


First of all you have to know what you're good at and focus on that and build on it. Then even when you're in a group that's good at what you do, you can still stand out, like Wayne Gretzky trackingrepparttar puck. He was famous for his ability to predict whererepparttar 106137 puck would go and get there first. Wayne "Go whererepparttar 106138 puck is going, not where it has been" Gretzy.

This is Babe Ruth replying when asked HOW he hit home runs like he did, "I like to," his assumption being thatrepparttar 106139 rest of us could, if only we wanted to or "liked to". He couldn't even grasprepparttar 106140 question.

Here are some steps you can take to begin this focus:

2. Write your Personal Mission Statement (www.franklincovey.com/mission builder/index.html). Define your values, principles, and what matters to you. Then use this as a touchstone for making decisions and setting priorities and goals.

If your organization needs a Mission Statement, write one collaboratively, if possible. Getting everyone behindrepparttar 106141 "mission,"repparttar 106142 "bigger picture," will add to communal work satisfaction.

2. Attach meaning to what you do, what your department does, your organization does, and help others feelrepparttar 106143 mission in it.

The person who's answeringrepparttar 106144 phone, for instance, isn't "just answeringrepparttar 106145 phone," they're representing your company torepparttar 106146 public and a key player inrepparttar 106147 success of your group mission.

If you feel your work isn't meaningful, and can't be, then you have some "recrafting" to do.

4. Get a good organizational system - whatever works for you. These will work if you work them.

Committing To and Succeeding With Your New Year’s Resolutions

Written by Carole Nicolaides


By Carole Nicolaides, Copyright © 2003, All Rights Reserved http://www.progressiveleadership.com What isrepparttar problem with New Year’s resolutions? They are supposed to symbolize a new beginning, hope of doing things better, having more fun, and improving energy and success levels in our lives. Yet, so many people abandon them within a month (or earlier).

If you’re like I used to be, you might have stopped creating resolutions all together because you never followed through with them. I had given up hope of ever fulfilling a resolution. Well… until I discovered two important secrets.

First, before you commit to any new goals you need to work on some of your old issues. Clearing outrepparttar 106136 old enables you to make room for new and better things to come into your life. Second, if you focus your resolutions around your strengths, and not on what you want to improve, you have way better changes in succeeding.

As an Executive Coach, I’ve worked with many corporate leaders as well individuals to help them set goals and work on strategies in order to achieve their New Year’s plans. What I find most often is thatrepparttar 106137 goal is too broad. On their “to do” lists they have things such as: make more money, reduce debt, have less conflict at work, find security in my career, lose weight, etc.

Nothing is wrong with these resolutions, yet they are not enough to inspire you or help you remain committed. To be successful with fulfilling your New Year’s resolutions, considerrepparttar 106138 following:

1.Develop a list of all unresolved matters in your personal and professional life. Clean up your unresolved matters before committing in any new goals. Make space for new opportunities to come into your life. Userepparttar 106139 3-D’s: do it on your own, delegate it, or dump it all together. 2.Identify people and things that drain energy from you such as unhealthy relationships, addictions, or habits. By identifying these energy drainers you are half way through actually eliminating them from your life. Develop an action plan for getting rid of them completely. This is not easy to do so you may wish to seek outside help. You can work with a friend, mentor, or personal coach. Use resources, strong will, meditation or whatever it takes to get rid of these negative drainers.

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