Find Your Happy at Work: 50 Ways to Get Unstuck, Move Past Boredom, and Discover Fulfillment

Length: 224 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Career Press
Publication Date: 2021-09-01
ISBN-10: 1632651866
ISBN-13: 9781632651860
Sales Rank: #167412 (See Top 100 Books)

If you hate your job and want change, the starting point is with you! Get unstuck, move past boredom, and discover how to flourish at work. This book is for anyone stuck in a rut, burned out, or just plain tired.

Has your career plateaued? Do you sometimes dread starting work? Are you bogged down by frustration, tedium, loneliness, or uncertainty? There’s hope.
Find Your Happy at Work, the latest book by acclaimed executive coach Beverly Jones, gives you a road map to quickly create more joy and meaning in your work, even if you don’t love your job.

Yes, aspects of your career are beyond your control. But Jones says you have more power than you realize. Throughout 50 fast-paced chapters, Find Your Happy at Work offers practical strategies to help you feel more enthusiastic and gratified on the job, whether from in the office or from home. These include:

A simple model for creating career engagement that will improve your performance at work and help you develop deeper relationships with others.
Techniques for addressing workplace challenges like difficult colleagues, boring tasks, daunting projects, and gloomy environments.
Strategies for strengthening your network, building expertise, and laying other groundwork for a resilient career.

This book will provide encouragement, inspiration, and useful advice for those who want to be happy in their work, and throughout their lives.

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: You Can Make Work Feel More Like Play
    THE SAME ACTIVITIES MAY FEEL EITHER LIKE WORK OR PLAY
    TO MAKE WORK FEEL MORE LIKE PLAY, BE AWARE OF YOUR CHOICES
Chapter 2: Feeling Upbeat Helps You Succeed
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 3: Three Keys to Finding Satisfaction at Work: Purpose, People, and Performance
    ENGAGEMENT TRIANGLE
Chapter 4: Transform Your Career with a Strong Purpose Statement
    THIS HAIRSTYLIST HAS MASTERED A HAPPY-AT-WORK FORMULA
    A SUCCESSFUL HOTELIER FOUND HIS FORMULA YEARS AGO, IN AN INSTANT
    SOME PEOPLE DEVOTE YEARS TO CRAFTING THEIR RULEBOOK
Chapter 5: Sometimes Crises Lead to Growth and Deeper Engagement
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 6: Journal Your Way to a Happier, More Productive Work Life
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 7: Taking Care of Yourself Promotes Happiness
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 8: Health and Happiness Goals Lead You to Well-Being
    TO ADDRESS WELL-BEING, START WHERE IT'S EASY
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 9: Move Forward with the Sugar Grain Process
    HOW I LEARNED TO CREATE BIG CHANGE BY TAKING TINY STEPS
    STRUCTURE A FOUR-PART CHANGE PROCESS
    HOW I TAKE TINY STEPS, AND WHY IT CAN WORK FOR YOU
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 10: Capture the Power of Small Victories
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 11: Mindfulness Can Help You Feel Calm and Clearheaded
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 12: Neuroscience Has Made Mindfulness a Hot Topic
    THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO START A MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
Chapter 13: Learn from Ben Franklin, America's First Self-Help Guru
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 14: Change Things Up by Managing Your Habits
    IMPROVE YOUR DAYS BY ADJUSTING YOUR HABITS
Chapter 15: Create Better Habits
    TACKLE A BAD HABIT BY REPLACING IT WITH A BETTER ONE
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 16: Improve Each Day by Cultivating Gratitude
    EXPLORE THE POWER OF GRATITUDE WITH THESE TECHNIQUES
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 17: Enjoying Your Free Time Helps You Thrive at Work
    THIS BUSY CAREER EXPERT GETS ENERGY FROM HER FREE TIME
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 18: Feel Better by Spending Time in Nature
    CONNECTING WITH NATURE CAN HELP YOU FLOURISH AT WORK
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 19: Managing Your Attention Is a Basic Skill
    KNOWING HOW TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION IS AN ESSENTIAL WORK AND LIFE SKILL
Chapter 20: What Is Positivity and How Do You Get It?
    I LEARNED ABOUT BEING POSITIVE BY TRIAL AND ERROR, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
    POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE TEACHING US TO BE MORE UPBEAT
Chapter 21: Feel Better by Doing Something Kind
    YOUR KIND ACT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD
Chapter 22: Build Positivity by Creating Rituals
    SHARED RITUALS CAN ENRICH YOUR LIFE, LIKE THIS DOES FOR ME
    PRODUCTIVITY RITUALS CAN HELP YOU FEEL MORE IN CONTROL OF YOUR WORK
Chapter 23: See Things More Clearly by Mapping the Big Picture
    THESE GUIDELINES CAN HELP YOU DRAW A MIND MAP
Chapter 24: How to Get Moving When You Don't Feel Motivated
    HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF AT WORK
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 25: Your Calendar Is More than a Meeting List
    EXAMINE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES
    INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR CALENDAR AS A PLANNING TOOL
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 26: Your Calendar Should Reflect Both Your Priorities and Your Energy
    PRIORITIZE YOUR ACTIVITIES
    CONSIDER YOUR ENERGY PATTERNS AS YOU SCHEDULE YOUR WORK
    TO MAXIMIZE ENERGY, STAND UP!
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 27: Align Your Priorities with Your Attention
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 28: Learning Helps You Enjoy Work, Keep Growing, and Find Opportunities
    THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO INJECT MORE LEARNING INTO YOUR JOB
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 29: A Smart Path to Career Growth: Read More Books
    SERIOUS READING HELPS CREATE CAREER RESILIENCE
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 30: Improve Your Writing to Boost Your Performance
    SHARPEN YOUR WRITING TO EMPOWER YOUR CAREER
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 31: Learn to Move Past Bumps and Stumbles
    THIS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NEEDED TO FAIL IN ORDER TO GROW
    YOUR MINDSET CAN SHAPE YOUR REACTION TO A SETBACK
    BUILD RESILIENCE BY PRACTICING TECHNIQUES FOR MOVING PAST SLIP UPS
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 32: Your Problems May Be the Start of Something Good
    FEELING STUCK PUSHED THIS SALES MANAGER FORWARD
    FEELING BLOCKED CAN SPUR YOU TO MOVE AHEAD
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 33: Grit Gets You through the Tough Spots
    HOW CAN YOU GET MORE GRIT?
Chapter 34: Burnt Out? Maybe You're Lonely
    YOUR DEVICES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR LONELINESS
    OTHER JOB FACTORS CAN MAKE YOU LONELY
    FALLING INTO A LONELINESS TRAP CAN DEVASTATE YOUR CAREER
    LONELINESS CAN THREATEN YOUR HEALTH AND CAREER, BUT YOU CAN RECONNECT
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 35: We All Need Positive Relationships
    LESSONS FROM THE HARVARD HAPPINESS STUDY
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 36: Networking Matters, and It's about Relationships
    NETWORKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR CAREER
    WHY NETWORKING MATTERS SO MUCH
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 37: Your Network Provides Circles of Support
    EMPOWER YOUR SOCIALIZING BY ENVISIONING YOUR NETWORK CIRCLES
Chapter 38: Networking Isn't about Being Selfish
    APPROACH NETWORKING WITH A GENEROUS SPIRIT
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 39: LinkedIn Networking Tips from an Expert
    ESSENTIAL ADVICE FROM SUSAN JOYCE
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 40: Broad, Diverse Networks Take You Further
    HOW TO BROADEN YOUR NETWORK
    SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN YOUR WORKPLACE
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 41: Quit Taking Things So Personally
    NETWORKERS CAN GET COMFORTABLE WITH A LITTLE REJECTION
    BOUNCE BACK FROM RUDENESS OR CRITICISM
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 42: Embrace the Joys and Benefits of Mentoring
    MY EXPERIENCE WITH MENTORING HAS BEEN FUN AND REWARDING
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 43: Self-Confidence Starts with Action
    CONFIDENCE IS HARD TO DESCRIBE, BUT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU NEED IT
    FOUR TIMES I FOUND SELF-CONFIDENCE
    DOING SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN DOING NOTHING
Chapter 44: Get Past Boredom
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 45: Break Up the Tedium with Memorable Moments
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 46: Transparency Can Lead to Trust
    TRANSPARENCY HAS TRANSFORMED WORK AND IS CHANGING THE WORLD
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 47: Physical Space Can Promote Happiness and Productivity
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 48: Manage Money to Create Career Flexibility
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 49: Time to Redesign Your Job? Or Add a Side Gig?
    RECRAFT YOUR PRIMARY JOB
    TAKE ON A SECOND JOB
    BUILD A PORTFOLIO CAREER
    — KEY TAKEAWAY —
Chapter 50: Ten Key Takeaways for Finding Your Happy at Work
APPENDIX: JAZZED ABOUT WORK PODCAST GUESTS AND EPISODES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR