Friday, May 8, 2020
Were taking a long break - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog
Were taking a long break - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I started Woohoo Inc back in 2003 so we have been spreading happiness at work for over 16 years. Our keynotes, workshops, articles, conferences, videos and books have reached millions of people all over the world. But something is wrong. For the last couple of years I have been unhappy at work and that wont really do for someone in my business :) Its hard to pinpoint exactly why work stopped being fun for me, but here are three reasons that have played a role: For a long time weve been working on the same level, i.e. the same number of clients, the same number of readers on our articles and books, the same number of views on our videos, the same number of participants at our events, etc. Ive tried many things to develop the business to reach more people but little of it has worked and when things stand still, I get bored. There are too many people in this field who attract attention by saying either platitudes or unverifiable nonsense. For instance, some recent bestselling books have claimed that positive feedback is bad for you, that we should resist growth and development, that we should ignore emotions at work or that work should be duty not passion. Its frustrating to have to refute dumb claims like this over and over again. My previous longest stint in the same job was 5 years, so this has been 3 times as long. Maybe 16 years doing the same thing is simply enough for me. Simply put, its time for me to take my own medicine and do something to become happy at work again so from January 1st Im shutting the company down for 6 months to go traveling. What will happen after that? I have no idea :) Fortunately we have built a fantastic international partner network over the last 3 years who have all been trained in our methods and? who are doing amazing work around the world. They are ready to step in while were gone. So if youre looking for a speaker or consultant to come in and make your organization happier and more profitable, dont hesitate for a second to book any of them. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related
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