Comments on: My Work Happiness Manifesto http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/05/my-work-happiness-manifesto/ Develop your happiness at work. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:34:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Les inspirations de la semaine : Le lab d’Ambiome : vivre autrement, tout simplement http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/05/my-work-happiness-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-5496 Les inspirations de la semaine : Le lab d’Ambiome : vivre autrement, tout simplement Fri, 22 May 2009 09:53:19 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1000#comment-5496 [...] My Work Happiness Manifesto - Work Happy Now !(EN) [...] [...] My Work Happiness Manifesto – Work Happy Now !(EN) [...]

]]> By: Marelisa http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/05/my-work-happiness-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-5490 Marelisa Thu, 21 May 2009 21:08:46 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1000#comment-5490 Hi Karl: I love your manifesto. I would add: "Make friends at work. Everything is more enjoyable when you have your friends by your side." Hi Karl: I love your manifesto. I would add: “Make friends at work. Everything is more enjoyable when you have your friends by your side.”

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/05/my-work-happiness-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-5482 J.D. Meier Wed, 20 May 2009 17:41:36 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1000#comment-5482 Great stuff and I like the guiding principles. I wrote some stuff but didn't formalize into a manifest which would be a great move. Meanwhile, here's 3 things top of mind: 1. lift others up 2. play at your craft 3. play to your strengths and limit liabilities Another one that serves me well though is to think in terms of a portfolio of results and to treat work as a collection of experiences and make the most of each one ... good or bad ... carry the good forward or find the lessons. Great stuff and I like the guiding principles.

I wrote some stuff but didn’t formalize into a manifest which would be a great move.

Meanwhile, here’s 3 things top of mind:
1. lift others up
2. play at your craft
3. play to your strengths and limit liabilities

Another one that serves me well though is to think in terms of a portfolio of results and to treat work as a collection of experiences and make the most of each one … good or bad … carry the good forward or find the lessons.

]]> By: Positively Present http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/05/my-work-happiness-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 Positively Present Wed, 20 May 2009 12:45:11 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1000#comment-5481 LOVE your manifesto! The Happiness Project actually was one of the factors that inspired me to start Positively Present so it makes me feel like we're connected in this great, The Happiness Project inspiration circle of life. :) I think #2 and #8 are the most important things you have written here. It's so important to know who you are (this ultimately makes you happier) and it's equally as important to recognize that it's up to YOU to make yourself happy. Work (and your cramped little cubicle, in my case) is certainly not going to do it for you. Good for you for putting this together -- it's great! LOVE your manifesto! The Happiness Project actually was one of the factors that inspired me to start Positively Present so it makes me feel like we’re connected in this great, The Happiness Project inspiration circle of life. :) I think #2 and #8 are the most important things you have written here. It’s so important to know who you are (this ultimately makes you happier) and it’s equally as important to recognize that it’s up to YOU to make yourself happy. Work (and your cramped little cubicle, in my case) is certainly not going to do it for you. Good for you for putting this together — it’s great!

]]> By: Laurie | Express Yourself to Success http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/05/my-work-happiness-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-5480 Laurie | Express Yourself to Success Wed, 20 May 2009 11:24:57 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1000#comment-5480 Great manifesto Karl! I'll be including some of those in mine, in particular "It’s your responsibility to be happy at work." We often look for someone else to do this for us but the only way it will work is if we do it ourselves. I'd like to add 'Get to know your colleagues.' Sometimes we're so focused on getting the job done that we don't spend time getting to know those we work with. This doesn't mean we have to go out after work or even for lunch. Just some conversation before a meeting starts, at the coffee station or water cooler. Many projects involve teams and it's more efficient if the team has some understanding of one another and a feeling of camaraderie. Great manifesto Karl! I’ll be including some of those in mine, in particular “It’s your responsibility to be happy at work.” We often look for someone else to do this for us but the only way it will work is if we do it ourselves.

I’d like to add ‘Get to know your colleagues.’ Sometimes we’re so focused on getting the job done that we don’t spend time getting to know those we work with. This doesn’t mean we have to go out after work or even for lunch. Just some conversation before a meeting starts, at the coffee station or water cooler. Many projects involve teams and it’s more efficient if the team has some understanding of one another and a feeling of camaraderie.

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