Happy employees are not always the people working in big
companies, earning hefty salaries, traveling abroad and partying every night.
Some of the people with this profile might be at the verge of breaking down on
the psychological front. On the other hand some one working in a local company
with a much lesser salary might be much happier. What can be the difference
between these two types of people?
Is it the way they think and approach things? Here are a few tips to be a happy
employee and enjoy what you do:
Be realistic
Being realistic here means understanding your capabilities and setting yourself
targets which you think are achievable. If you aim to touch skies overnight,
you will end up in depression for not achieving it. Set yourself goals which
you think you can achieve. Let them be S.M.A.R.T. so that they are S-Specific,
M-Measurable, A-Achievable, R-Realistic and T-Timely. You will see that most of
the goals which you can not fit into this rule will be a cause of mental stress
to you.
Have a positive mindset
If you always carry negative feelings about your workplace, you will find
yourself hating your work and workplace. Enter the office with a positive
mindset. Say to yourself “I like what I am doing and for whom I am doing”. You
will find that you will be able to perform much better.
Maintain a good rapport with people around
You will read this line in almost all the articles you read about building
up your relationship at work. This is because your relationship with other
people around is directly related to your performance. If you are happy with
people around you, you will stay in a good environment which will help you
progress. Some small things you can do to achieve this is offering to help
whenever you have a colleague in need of help, passing a gentle smile as you
see someone. You will see that whenever you are in need, there’s always someone
standing next to you.
Don’t complain, find solutions
Problems exist everywhere but a wise person is the one who tries to find a
solution to them rather than criticizing. Criticizing things is much easier but
it also spoils the atmosphere around. Try to find a solution to the problems
existing at your workplace and you will soon have a sense of achievement. Also
you will see recognition following you.
Focus on your Key Performance Areas
Many of us do a lot of work but feel that our performance is never appreciated.
If you are also one of such people, see if you are focusing on the things which
are expected from you. If you do everything but your actual job, your
performance will never be appreciated and you will find yourself de-motivated
and depressed.
Transparency is important
If you are a senior employee or a boss, try to maintain as much transparency
with your juniors as possible. Well informed juniors co-operate more and cause
less problems. You will find that half of your worries are gone if your juniors
are co-operative.
Celebrate with juniors
Most of the senior people have a habit of celebrating success amongst themselves
but whenever there’s an opportunity, celebrate with your juniors also. This
will help you in building up a team with better understanding and compatibility
quotient.
Be risk taking and accept challenges
You must have read, successful people are those who are open to new challenges
and take risks to meet them. Volunteer to accept new challenges, whenever you
see one existing and accept any new projects when they are offered to you. Do
all that you need to meet these challenges and you will find a deep sense of
satisfaction.
Keep out of dirty politics
Participating in dirty politics will not let you do your actual job, will keep
you away from your colleagues and won’t let you think constructively. So, try
to keep yourself away from office politics and blame game. Incase you have
committed a mistake, accept it gracefully and try to amend it.
Take a rejuvenating break
If you find that you are exhausted even after practicing all this, it’s an
indication that your body needs rest. Take a rejuvenating break and return to
work afresh.
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