Happy From 9 to 5

An article appeared on Yahoo Finance reports about the findings of the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index on who are the happiest workers in America.Some of these results are:

Business owners are the happiest, followed by professionals and by managers/executives
Those 3 categories are those with the highest household incomes

However, not only the rich are happy.

Those working in [...]

My last 2 nights of sleep have been awful and right now I’d give up my kingdom for a cozy, quiet room with a nice bed (I don’t want to go back home as my neighbours downstairs are way too noisy and they never let me have my siesta on weekends).
I already said that I [...]

Have you ever been fired? I have. Twice.
Once because after 2 weeks in the job my manager decided he didn’t like me and that there was a “skin feel” issue (words used by the HR manager).
The second it was plain downsizing, me and many more were fired during a recession (and 2 days before my [...]

We live in a visual world where perception is everything. It’s not so much what you are but what the others see about you that can eventually make or break your career. It’s not enough being the best person for the job, you also have to look like it. Becoming a master of perception is [...]

I never drank coffee until I started working in an office. My previous jobs had been in less ordinary facilities like hotels and airports, but never inside an office. Thank God, I never liked coffee as much as to become a habit.
However, there are lots of enthusiasts out there who can’t live without their caffeine [...]

Do you love certain subjects and want to build a side business? What about jst letting the world know about your expertise? Would that be good to build your image as an “expert” in your field?
Do you wonder how you can bring your voice to the right people who want and need what you have [...]

Supposedly, as corporate people, we are not meant to find purpose in our job. Our work, it is said, is just a means to pay our bills and a burden we have to bear to have enough to eat. Others say it is the way to pay for the life of fun we have after [...]

Many people go after the holy grail of “Life Purpose”  thinking that until they’re not into the big thing, they can’t even start applying it.
Lots of my clients are stuck in the “I’m aimed for big things… but right now I’m stuck in this dead end job” So they end up doing nothing: they don’t [...]

I was wondering… why are so many people so unhappy in their jobs?  If you look at the headlines and paid attention to the “experts,” you would think that the people WITH jobs would act like they had won the lottery… but they don’t.  What is it that makes people stay [...]

I don’t like Mondays. I wish I could stay home in bed. That’s why I need some energy.
Today’s virtual Speed s Blur with Song 2. And it’s 2 minutes long.
If this doesn’t wake you up, nothing will.
Instructions:
Pump up the volume. Hit Play.
Feel the energy!
Wake up!