How to Be Happy at Work: A Practical Guide to Career Satisfaction
It’s not easy to tell others how to be happy at work, especially people who feel as if they’re living in a career combat zone. I know the battleground well. For the past 20 years, I’ve been a
career counselor, psychotherapist, and corporate outplacement consultant. In that time, I’ve seen more casualties of the career wars than most people experience in a lifetime. I know what it takes to be happy with your work. But I also know there’s no simple formula to achieve career success and satisfaction. The workplace is chaotic.
If you’re like most people, you probably feel that you’re living a career nightmare: working harder to make a living with fewer available resources, more demands on your time, and lots of disincentives to achievement. Perhaps you fantasize about chucking the whole scene. Right about now, life on the golf course, ski slopes, or a sandy beach can look mighty appealing.
Maybe you just need a good, long vacation. You don’t want to drop out of the workforce altogether, but you’re hungering for a new adventure. You want more control over your time and your
destiny. Your rallying cry is More Freedom, Less Office Politics! To be truly happy with your work, you must forge a path that fits your needs and life goals. No one is going to hand you the perfect career on the proverbial “silver platter.” The issue, as psychiatrist Thomas Szasz tells us, is not whether or not you’ve found yourself; it’s whether or not you’ve taken the time to create yourself.
Freud once identified “work” and “love” as the two greatest sources of human happiness. For me, this book has been a true labor of love. If it helps you make fulfilling life and work changes, it will have done its job and I, too, will be well satisfied.
"Body Language: How to Read Others Thoughts by Their Gestures" by Allan Pease
Allan Pease: "As a young boy, I was always aware that what people said was not always what they meant or were feeling and that it was..."
Everybody knows someone who can walk into a room full of people and, within minutes, give an accurate description about the relationships and feelings those people are experiencing. This ability to read a person’s attitudes and thoughts by their behaviour was the original communication system used by humans before spoken language evolved.
Stephen Covey - The 8th Habit (Unabridged 8hrs)
The original seven habits of highly successful people are still
relevant, but Covey, author of the mega-bestseller of that title, says
that the new Information/Knowledge Worker Age, exemplified by the
Internet, calls for an eighth habit to achieve personal and
organizational excellence: "Find your voice and inspire others to find
theirs." Covey sees leadership "as a choice to deal with people in a
way that will communicate to them their worth and potential so clearly
they will come to see it in themselves." His holistic approach starts
with developing one's own voice, one's "unique personal significance."
The bulk of the book details how, after finding your own voice, you can
inspire others and create a workplace where people feel engaged. This
includes establishing trust, searching for third alternatives (not a
compromise between your way and my way, but a third, better way) and
developing a shared vision. This book isn't easy going; less business
jargon and more practical examples would have made this livelier and
more helpful. But if organizations operated with Covey's ideas—and
ideals—most people would undoubtedly find work much more satisfying.
Mark Wiskup , "It" Factor: Be the One People Like, Listen To, and Remember"
Some people have the ability to start a conversation and immediately draw people in, while others—perhaps even those with more valuable things to say—get pushed to the side, seemingly ignored. Unfortunately for those who don't have "It," this undeniable "It" factor is more than just an attractive quality, it's also a hallmark of success.
A practical and entertaining guide that will help anyone supercharge their communication skills and consistently make a positive impression on others, The "It" Factor gives readers the tools—and confidence—they need to take charge of any conversation, meeting, or networking encounter. Readers will learn how to:
* Communicate ideas so skillfully that people sit up and take notice
* Become instantly memorable
* Hold on to people's attention longer
* Make stronger connections
Filled with practical techniques and powerful insights, The "It" Factor will help anyone take center stage and achieve the results they've always desired.
