How To Become Happy At Work

We spend a large portion of our week at work, so you want to be as happy as you can be there. Here are some tips to ensure this is the case.

  1. Make A Choice To Be Happy At Work

You will find that happiness is a choice. You may be arguing with me, but it is definitely something that is true. Can you choose to be happy at work?. Does it sound simple? Yes it does. You will find though, that when you put simplicity into work you are going to have a challenge. You may even wish your employer was the best in the world, but face it the probably are not.

So you will want to think positively about all of your work. You will want to dwell on the aspects of the work that you like. You do not want to be around negative people and gossips. You will want to spend time with the people you like. You will find that your choices you make at work will define the experience you have. So it is easy you can be happy at work.

  1. Make Sure You Do Something You Love Each Day

You may not like your current job, but you can find one aspect that you love about the job. Trust me.

All that you have to do is look at what your skills and interest are and see what you can do at work that you enjoy with them. If you like doing just a single thing each day at work the job will not seem that bad. You can also make the decision to quit your job if you are that unhappy.

  1. Be Your Own Development Agent

You may think that it is up to your boss to develop you professionally. However, the thing that you need to know is you are the one who has the most interest in your development. That is because you are the one who will want to move on eventually.

You are the one who will gain the most from your new found development. You will have to take charge of your own growth and you need to make sure you that you have your own music playing for your growth plan or you could end up disappointed. You have the most to gain and lose if you do not start to develop.

  1. Know What Is Going On At Work

You will often find that people are going to complain because they do not know what is going on at work. That is because they are the ones who are waiting for the bosses to tell them what is going on. That knowledge rarely comes though.

Why? Because the boss is doing their job and often does not have time to let everyone know all the details. So you will want to seek out the information on your own to ensure you are getting the proper knowledge. You will want to develop your own network of information or friends to help keep you in the loop. You could even be very assertive and ask your boss questions about what is going on. You will want to make sure you get the information and know you are in charge of it.

  1. Ask For Frequent Feedback

Have you ever wondered what your boss thinks? You know exactly what your boss is thinking. You just have to make sure you feel positive about your job, but you just want to make sure he says it. If you are not going to be positive about the work, then neither will anyone else.

Once you feel positive you will want to make sure you ask your boss then,. You just have to make sure you ask him for an assessment of your job. You will want to make sure you ask your customers as well to make sure you are serving them well and meeting all the needs. You are going to be responsible for your own development here as well. All the other information you get is just going to be another positive.

  1. Commit To Things You Can Do

A common complaint that makes people unhappy is saying they are going to be able to do things and then fail to live up to the commitments they have made. Often the employees are going to have more excuse time than what it would have taken to do the job they are working on.

So you will want to make sure you create a system of organizing and planning that is going to make sure you are able to complete the job. You do not want to volunteer for something if you do not have the time to do it. If the workload is starting to become overwhelming make sure you ask your boss for help and additional resources to complete the job. You do not want to be left wallowing in the unfinished work.

  1. Avoid Negativity

When you are wanting to be happy you will want to avoid the negative people, gossip, and conversations as much as possible. According to psychiatrists, no matter how positives you are, you will find that being around negative people can make you negative as well. So you do not want to let the negative people or the Debbie Downers bring you down to. Just look at:

Negativity Matters Dealing With A Negative Coworker.

Dealing With Difficult People At Work.

and what else you will want to do is make sure you keep your head up on your way to work.

  1. Gain Professional Courage

Most of the time people do not want to have any conflict. The reason why is very simple. That is because you have never been trained to be involved in conflict and it is scary. However, done properly conflict can help you get your personal mission and work vision done.

Just look at some of the famous inventors who had to overcome personal conflict in the way the product would be received. The happier the people are they are going to finish their job. So you will want to make sure you have a little bit of conflict in your work life to help you succeed.

  1. Make Friends

Often all of the books that break the rules are going to have a list of questions to ask. When the questions are asked in a positive manner it is going to allow for a better revelation on what people really feel about their work.

A common question that is asked is if you have a friend at work as the coworkers who are friends tend to be a way to judge a happy work experience. You will want to make sure you take time to get to know your coworkers. You may find that you will actually like these people and want to hang out with them. You will notice the network will provide everything that you want in a relationship.

  1. If Nothing Works Job Searching Will Be Fun

If you put these ideas in place and they do not work, then you may need to reevaluate where you are working. Obviously, you do not want to continue working in a job that you are going to hate.

You will want to make sure you look at the environment of your job and realize it probably will not change that much. If you are unhappy, though, you are just going to become more disgruntled while you are working. However, when you are searching for a new job you can smile and know you will be leaving the job. It is only a matter of time before you are able to leave the job with a big smile.

Adam Hansen
 

Adam is a part time journalist, entrepreneur, investor and father.