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SEVEN STEPS TOWARDS CHANGING YOUR WORK/LIFE PAIN TO PLEASURE Its hard to enjoy life when you are stressed to the eyeballs by a poor work/life mix. Here are seven practical steps you can taking to start turning things around and enjoy getting back in control of your life, beginning from today. (more) ENJOYING GOOD HEALTH FOR WORK AND LIFE Good health is a basic essential to the enjoyment of life. But have you thought about the role of enjoyment in promoting and sustaining good health for work and living? When you lose yourself in an interest you enjoy, you find yourself. You feel good about yourself, enhance self esteem, promote a positive state of flow. It's the way to stay healthy. (more) I WANNA BE A KID AGAIN! - IT'S MORE FUN THAN RETIRING Life became serious. I started taking courses I didn't want to do. Fun became a waste of time that could be better used to make serious money. The one life I had was slipping by fast. I hit 'the big 60' when bosses tell you "you're too old to work anymore...book into God's waiting room and pass the time until you die". That's when I exploded. (more) WORK LIFE HARMONY RATHER THAN WORK LIFE BALANCE Work/ life balance as we know it at present isn't working, because it's based on conflicting demands of employer and employee for a share of the 24/7 day. There simply isn't enough time to achieve everything - and its getting worse. (more) EMPLOYERS OF CHOICE - WHY THEY ATTRACT STAFF LOYALTY Far from business determining the future of the workforce, the workforce now determines the future of business. While earning money at work is still vital, commitment to one employer is not. People want more than money - they want employment that enables them to achieve their personal goals. (more) WORK + LEISURE = WEALTH The title of this article will intrigue readers who think the equation should read ‘work minus leisure = wealth’, i.e. the harder and longer you work, the more money you make and the more successful you become. The 19th century Industrial Revolution entrenched that belief, seeing leisure as a frivolous waste of good working time – even a competitor. See what reaction you get today from your boss and sometimes your workmates when you suggest you want time off during the week to play golf, let alone pick up the kids from school. So what is it about leisure that puts it side by side with work as the means to wealth and success? The answer lies in the ripple effect. (more) WHO'S WRITING YOUR LIFE SCRIPT? Imagine you’re attending a live theatre show with friends. It’s interval and the inevitable question comes up: What do you think of the show so far?” This particular show is rather different and is vitally important to you - it’s called “Your Life”. You’re the star, the director, producer and script writer. What do you think of your life so far? Are you hoping the second half of the show will be as good as, or better than, the first half? It's time to remind yourself that the show has only one performance - and who knows how long it will be? It’s time to focus on the person within you, more than the world around you. (more) PERHAPS WE SHOULD STOP WORRYING ABOUT KEEPING GOOD STAFF? If you're a regular reader of my articles, you'll know I believe a mindset-shifting attitude is needed to produce fresh thinking. But even I was debating whether to publish the following somewhat left-field paragraph in my regular emailed series "Making Life Work" Thoughts...(more) TO KEEP GOOD STAFF, LOOK AT HOW YOU KEEP GOOD CUSTOMERS When considering nature's eco-system, the whole ultimately depends absolutely on the co-operation and integration of the parts.’ This can equally be applied to a business system, the success of which depends absolutely on the co-operation and integration of its people. The system comprises all the people working for the organisation and all it customers - actual and potential. In selling to customers you research their emotional needs first and the price is secondary. In the same way, You should be researching and responding to the emotional needs of staff ...(more) BAND-AIDS DON'T CURE STRESS “The stresses of long working days are getting to Australian employees, with 25% saying they would like a plug-and-play room at work in order to partake in a bit of escapism during the work-day”, A further 25% say they would like to see “the introduction of a meditation room in the office in order to bring a bit of peace and balance back to their life”. I’m all for anything that eases workplace stress and makes life at work more enjoyable. However, putting recreation facilities into the workplace to help manage the stress of long working hours is at best a band-aid measure and, at worst, potentially harmful...(more) LOSE YOURSELF TO FIND YOURSELF - HOW PASSION UNLOCKS POTENTIAL It's after knock-off time and you're still at the office, working on a project you feel was made for you. You've become so absorbed in your thoughts and ideas and the sheer enjoyment of the experience, you haven't noticed everyone else has gone home. Your mind, body and spirit have come together as you pour your natural talents, skills and abilities into a product that only you could create. It's a feeling sometimes described as a ‘state of flow'. And it doesn't just happen at the office...(more) HARNESSING THE ENERGY OF THE FUN! Fun is perhaps our most basic natural, abundant, renewable and readily accessible form of energy. But centuries ago, the work ethic took hold, relegating this powerful force to the status of meaningless, idle frivolity. It got into bad company and was seen hanging around with undesirables known as slackers, time-wasters and malingerers. (more...)GET A LIFE! Adjudged by Sales Activator (UK) as one of the Top Ten Sales Articles for the week ending 13 April 2007, as selected from ten of the world's top Articles Directories. Workaholism is rife in the business world. To many it is a badge of honour, worn with pride. A workaholic sees work as their life - the means and the end in their search for successful living. If this picture fits you it is worth noting that, of the people on the 9/11 hijacked planes who were able to make a last-ditch call from their mobile phone, none of them called the office. (more...)
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