How to be happy at work
From higher productivity to improved health and lower stress, happiness at work benefits both the employer and the employee alike! What can you do to promote happiness at work? Read on…
- Get Physical. Do you need to update your wardrobe, change your haircut, join a gym? Take stock in how you feel physically, and pick one thing that you can do to improve yourself. As you gradually see changes take place you will feel more and more comfortable in your own skin, and others will sense your confidence as you interact with them. You have nothing to improve? Great! You can move on to step 2.
- Build your social network. Being approachable and friendly to others at work will break down many barriers and reduce stress. Don’t go overboard with the socializing, but carving out a little to time to share about life outside work can help others identify with you on a deeper level. It also helps to resolve problems when they do come along. When my co-worker had a problem with her car, I picked her up and brought her to work for a few days while it was being fixed.
- Expressing things in an optimistic manner will help turn their view around so they can see you as upbeat and confident!
- Complacent. Why would you need to promote someone who is doing well and is satisfied with where they are in the company? Look for opportunities to take on additional projects, or take training classes, when they are offered. Managers often appreciate someone who shows initiative and doesn’t need to be managed closely.
- Invisible. There are so many parts that go into making a company run smoothly; this often results in, not so visible roles, being overlooked as raises are being handed out. A close friend of mine waited five years for management to notice what a great job he was doing before they finally gave him a raise. Within reason, show and tell others what you have done. Have mini-celebrations in your department and invite the manager. Make sure that someone knows the work that is being done behind the scenes.
