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Nine Ways to Make this a
Great Day at Work
ttending a seminar
a few months ago,
the speaker told us of
Aan employee survey
she had done for a client and
interviewing an employee The
employee told her that he felt
his job was beginning to go
sour He thought the company
needed to be making some
charges He asked “Are the
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conditions on your job really
that bad?” His response was
“Oh no, conditions are great,
he said, free food, employee
gym, people spending as much
as 20 percent of their time on
their own projects and a work
environment that encourages
play and creative thinking ”
“That doesn’t sound like a
problem to me” she said “What
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could be wrong with that?”
He said, “Nobody wants
to go home and it’s cutting into
my leisure time ” She said her
first thought was, “Some people
just won’t be happy ”
Actually, we’ve all had
bad days when it was just more
comfortable being miserable
And other days when we roll
with the punches and won’t let
anyone rain on our parade
Author and HR professional
Suzan M. Heathfield says that
whether you have a good or
a bad day is really up to you
You get to choose She gives
us these nine rules to make
every day a good day at
work
1. Choose to make it a good
day. Happiness is largely
a choice It’s a mental
adjustment, or maybe an
attitude adjustment But you
are the only one in control
of how you feel Others may
give you a bad or a good
time, but how you deal with it
is up to you
2. Take charge of your own
development. That means
both your professional and
personal development
When you hear yourself
complaining “My boss is not
developing my career ” You
might ask yourself, “Who is the
person most interested in my