Book Titles

How to Be Happy at Work

By Annie McKee

Year Published: 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-63369-225-1
Categories: Emotions, Happiness, Joy

97 Quotes Found

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How to Be Happy at Work:

There are many times when we have to manage our urge to run away. We just have to stick it out. Work is not always going to be fun, or good, or a happy place. That’s unrealistic to expect.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

…you won’t be happy in a job that doesn’t allow you to be who you are, or to pursue meaning and to have impact in a way that makes you feel that your efforts are worthwhile.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

…most of the time, we have a lot more control over what we do and how we do it than we think.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

…people have a hard time fighting you if you lead with something inspiring about the company, its noble purpose, and its values.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

…if we want to assess our work situation fairly, we have to let go of the habitual ways we view people and our work experience.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

…when you’ve heard a wake-up call, you need to engage in optimism and commit to a positive outlook about the future.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

Trust yourself: if you’ve heard the call, and if you commit to moving toward a dream rather than running away, you are ready to craft a personal vision and a plan to get there.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

Cultivating happiness at work is a deliberate, conscious act.

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How to Be Happy at Work:

An organization’s culture has an impact on virtually everything we say and do in the workplace…

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How to Be Happy at Work:

Today, each and every one of us must be a resonant leader.

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