Nurse Betty

I had the unfortunate experience of a trip to hospital over the weekend - my 2.5 year old son couldn't breathe, so the ambulance was called and off we went at 3.30 am! It's all good now, but the experience has prompted me to reflect (again) on what makes some people happy at work and others miserable. Nursing must be a tough job, right? Well, my son had the happiest, loudest, most energetic, playful and entertaining nurse you could imagine! Not only that, but she was great with me, chatted away happily with the other staff, made heaps of time for every patient and was exceptionally competent! I was very surprised to experience such a happy soul in such a place at such a time of the day. When the shift changed however, one of the new nurses was the complete opposite. She was stooped over in appearance, overweight, grumpy with the other nurses, and she didn't once make eye contact with me, my son or any other patient that I could see. When she did speak to the others it was to complain. I wonder if their lives were so very different? I wonder how much difference their attitude and thinking and language has made to the quality of their lives? Interesting.

Check out the April Newsletter

April Love Your Work E-Letter 2010

Own It

Did you know that you are 100% capable of creating your ideal worklife? Taking responsibility for your experience of work is not only very empowering, it is essential!

We spend 1/3 of our life and 1/2 or more of our waking hours in the workplace - we might as well enjoy them! Also, happy and successful people at work:

• collaborate better with others
• are more creative
• are better problem solvers
• have more energy
• are more motivated
• are much healthier
• learn faster
• make fewer mistakes
• make better decisions.

Being happy at work is pretty much a no-brainer. However....easier said than done.

The workplace is dynamic - the personalities, changing work priorities, increasing workload, decreasing resources, expectations of various stakeholders; need I go on? There's no wonder it all gets too much at times.

But there are ways to manage all of these pressures successfully, that don't involve getting a better diary system or attending another time management workshop. Exciting ways to take back control of your worklife for good.

These strategies involve dealing with limiting beliefs once and for all, learning how to think, talk and focus resourcefully, and prioritising being of service to others, just for starters. Check out more at www.orgsuccess.com.au

I'll share more in my next post.