Comments on: How to Deal with Goals You Don’t Reach http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/ You must by happy to do great work. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:23:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: J.D. Meier http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8371 J.D. Meier Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:41:57 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8371 One of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes is where Calvin gets a lower grade on one his papers. Instead of getting sad, he just lowers his standards and he's happy again. One of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes is where Calvin gets a lower grade on one his papers. Instead of getting sad, he just lowers his standards and he’s happy again.

]]> By: Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8357 Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:46:56 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8357 Hi, Karl! I'm sorry that this wasn't bigger than what you hoped for, but I think it's really great that you reflected and took away the lessons from it that you did. That says a lot, and means the next go-around will be infinitely better for you. Keep in mind that some (now) very famous people "failed" many times before finally hitting that one HUGE success that catapulted them into infamy. I believe everything happens for a reason, so when something doesn't go my way in life I think, "Hmm, there must be a bigger plan at work that I can't see." I also believe that I manifest absolutely everything, so I then think my subconscious beliefs weren't aligned with what I was saying I wanted on the surface. That's just me, though. It sounds like you're acutely aware of what you did well this year, and what might need improving. I think that's awesome. I loved your idea, by the way. Since I'm not officially working right now, I couldn't see a way to apply it in my own life, but there were quite a few friends I thought would benefit. Onward & upward, as an old office mate of mine used to say! Hi, Karl! I’m sorry that this wasn’t bigger than what you hoped for, but I think it’s really great that you reflected and took away the lessons from it that you did. That says a lot, and means the next go-around will be infinitely better for you. Keep in mind that some (now) very famous people “failed” many times before finally hitting that one HUGE success that catapulted them into infamy.

I believe everything happens for a reason, so when something doesn’t go my way in life I think, “Hmm, there must be a bigger plan at work that I can’t see.” I also believe that I manifest absolutely everything, so I then think my subconscious beliefs weren’t aligned with what I was saying I wanted on the surface. That’s just me, though. It sounds like you’re acutely aware of what you did well this year, and what might need improving. I think that’s awesome.

I loved your idea, by the way. Since I’m not officially working right now, I couldn’t see a way to apply it in my own life, but there were quite a few friends I thought would benefit.

Onward & upward, as an old office mate of mine used to say!

]]> By: Katie West/The Levity Coach http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8342 Katie West/The Levity Coach Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:10:04 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8342 Karl.... I wish I had been on board sooner. I am definitely up for Oct 4th! Can people play with playdough on Work Happy day? I applaud you, your honesty, and your perseverance! My second event with The Levity Project only had 5 people and I thought it was a failure until I recently checked back in with the early days participants. One woman told me it had changed how she approached people and even though she is extremely shy...laughing in a crowd of 300 with just the 5 of us had given her courage to do many things since. How do you know what the ripple effect was of the few that did participate? Perhaps it is greater than you might imagine...and of course I hope next year it comes back to you in spades. Katie Karl….
I wish I had been on board sooner. I am definitely up for Oct 4th! Can people play with playdough on Work Happy day?
I applaud you, your honesty, and your perseverance! My second event with The Levity Project only had 5 people and I thought it was a failure until I recently checked back in with the early days participants. One woman told me it had changed how she approached people and even though she is extremely shy…laughing in a crowd of 300 with just the 5 of us had given her courage to do many things since.
How do you know what the ripple effect was of the few that did participate?
Perhaps it is greater than you might imagine…and of course I hope next year it comes back to you in spades.
Katie

]]> By: Stacey Shipman http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8339 Stacey Shipman Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:23:08 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8339 Karl - You did not fail! I recently posted about this "There is no failing when you go for it"...what have you learned, a ton! We've talked about this and I agree with Lance's questions. Also, you might consider some in person networking opps in your area that could be a great way to get into a company. Even though a lot are online, a lot still aren't...and they definitely need the work you are doing! Having 7 people participate for your first time, I think is awesome! It can only grow from here...and it will in 2010. Shortly after I quit my job and wanted to give up someone said to me "I feel like a 20 year overnight success". If you believe in something, keep after it...with patience :-) Happy New Year Karl – You did not fail! I recently posted about this “There is no failing when you go for it”…what have you learned, a ton!

We’ve talked about this and I agree with Lance’s questions. Also, you might consider some in person networking opps in your area that could be a great way to get into a company. Even though a lot are online, a lot still aren’t…and they definitely need the work you are doing!

Having 7 people participate for your first time, I think is awesome! It can only grow from here…and it will in 2010.

Shortly after I quit my job and wanted to give up someone said to me “I feel like a 20 year overnight success”. If you believe in something, keep after it…with patience :-)

Happy New Year

]]> By: Queue_t http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8334 Queue_t Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:43 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8334 Hi Karl!! I am so happy to be the winner. :) I did get your e-mail at home but have not had a lot of time to respond with the holidays. I will respond to you tonight. I think what you do is very important. I know that we have talked about the little things that make life ( work life) better. one being the little tags I have made for my co-workers ( beautiful work) Other things are of course enjoying what you do. ( work hard) but have fun too. So hang in there and keep up rule number one have fun. I think next year will be better too. you have set a fine goal to increase your readership, and your e-book subscriptions are well into the 3 figures. Keep up the good work- ( work Happiness) Tamara aka Queue_t at Creative Chronicles Hi Karl!!

I am so happy to be the winner. :) I did get your e-mail at home but have not had a lot of time to respond with the holidays. I will respond to you tonight.

I think what you do is very important. I know that we have talked about the little things that make life ( work life) better. one being the little tags I have made for my co-workers ( beautiful work) Other things are of course enjoying what you do. ( work hard) but have fun too. So hang in there and keep up rule number one have fun.

I think next year will be better too. you have set a fine goal to increase your readership, and your e-book subscriptions are well into the 3 figures. Keep up the good work- ( work Happiness) Tamara aka Queue_t at Creative Chronicles

]]> By: Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer) http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8333 Karl Staib - CZO (Chief Zen Officer) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:39:02 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8333 Hi Nadia, When we are honest with our reflections that's when we can improve the weaknesses and strengthen the positives. I look forward to you joining in next years Happy at Work Action Day. Hi Lance, I guess I do have moments of weakness when I talk about changing the culture in business, but I'm trying to use these thoughts to strengthen my resolve. I know change is needed I just need to be a little better listener. Hi Tess, You make a good point about prizes not working very well. People do better when intrinsically motivated instead of dangling a carrot out in front of them. Hi Carrie, That is so great to hear. I'm going to email you to see if I can use your comment as a testimonial. Hi Evita, Great point. This is a journey. If I had it all figured out the process would be boring. I love the challenge of improving corporate culture. I'm going to stick with it until every company creates a culture based on employee happiness. Hi Nadia, When we are honest with our reflections that’s when we can improve the weaknesses and strengthen the positives. I look forward to you joining in next years Happy at Work Action Day.

Hi Lance, I guess I do have moments of weakness when I talk about changing the culture in business, but I’m trying to use these thoughts to strengthen my resolve. I know change is needed I just need to be a little better listener.

Hi Tess, You make a good point about prizes not working very well. People do better when intrinsically motivated instead of dangling a carrot out in front of them.

Hi Carrie, That is so great to hear. I’m going to email you to see if I can use your comment as a testimonial.

Hi Evita, Great point. This is a journey. If I had it all figured out the process would be boring. I love the challenge of improving corporate culture. I’m going to stick with it until every company creates a culture based on employee happiness.

]]> By: Spirituality Meets Modern World: Dealing With Expectations - Evolving Beings http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8314 Spirituality Meets Modern World: Dealing With Expectations - Evolving Beings Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:34:58 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8314 [...] And for another example of how we can manage and deal with our expectations, check out Karl’s story from Work Happy Now - How To Deal With Goals You Don’t Reach. [...] [...] And for another example of how we can manage and deal with our expectations, check out Karl’s story from Work Happy Now – How To Deal With Goals You Don’t Reach. [...]

]]> By: Evita http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8312 Evita Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:31:45 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8312 Hi Karl I agree and second all that Nadia, Lance and Tess wrote. And interesting thing that I too learned from Tess' comment about the giveaways. It may seem to us like people do want stuff, but when it comes down to it, not so much. I have ran a few contests now and they are nothing as popular as one would think or expect them to be, so I find a lot of value in what Tess wrote. Bottom line this is all part of your journey. I had many moments where I thought too, why can't this or that happen now, but I realize that if it did, it would spoil the journey. It is a growing, learning and creative process. So all went awesome - you put out a fantastic initiative and it can only keep growing the way I see it :) Hi Karl

I agree and second all that Nadia, Lance and Tess wrote. And interesting thing that I too learned from Tess’ comment about the giveaways. It may seem to us like people do want stuff, but when it comes down to it, not so much. I have ran a few contests now and they are nothing as popular as one would think or expect them to be, so I find a lot of value in what Tess wrote.

Bottom line this is all part of your journey. I had many moments where I thought too, why can’t this or that happen now, but I realize that if it did, it would spoil the journey. It is a growing, learning and creative process. So all went awesome – you put out a fantastic initiative and it can only keep growing the way I see it :)

]]> By: CarrieB http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8311 CarrieB Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:09:46 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8311 Karl - do not fret. Your website is quite an inspiration to others! When things are tough I just surf over to WorkHappyNow, read a bit of your site and the day gets better. It's nice to know I'm not alone in trying to be happy at work. Many of the things you have said and suggestions you have given are slowly creeping their way into the culture at my office. I try to inspire management to make changes for the good of everyone here. With your help, greater happiness is infiltrating my office!! So thank you for all of your work! Carrie Karl – do not fret. Your website is quite an inspiration to others! When things are tough I just surf over to WorkHappyNow, read a bit of your site and the day gets better. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in trying to be happy at work. Many of the things you have said and suggestions you have given are slowly creeping their way into the culture at my office. I try to inspire management to make changes for the good of everyone here. With your help, greater happiness is infiltrating my office!! So thank you for all of your work!

Carrie

]]> By: Tess The Bold Life http://www.workhappynow.com/2009/12/how-to-deal-with-goals-you-don%e2%80%99t-reach/comment-page-1/#comment-8309 Tess The Bold Life Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:00:31 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/?p=1703#comment-8309 Karl, I think your brave, (no failure) especially for laying it all out here! I think you need to get the radio involved. Sounds old fashioned and maybe it's my age! Do offices and workplaces still have the radio playing at work? I don't think a prize would've worked. Not sure why. Did you know me when I gave away a prize on my blog every Monday? The weird thing is I had less readers and comments on those days than I did on others. Go figure. I love what Lance says about Edison-like fashion. It's so true. I wish I had other suggestions. I'll be thinking on this. You may want to survey your readers. Karl,
I think your brave, (no failure) especially for laying it all out here! I think you need to get the radio involved. Sounds old fashioned and maybe it’s my age! Do offices and workplaces still have the radio playing at work?

I don’t think a prize would’ve worked. Not sure why. Did you know me when I gave away a prize on my blog every Monday? The weird thing is I had less readers and comments on those days than I did on others. Go figure.

I love what Lance says about Edison-like fashion. It’s so true. I wish I had other suggestions. I’ll be thinking on this. You may want to survey your readers.

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