Blissful Work Blog

How can we find happiness? What can we do to be happier in life? These are the questions the hero of Laurent Gounelle's novel "The Man Who Wanted to Be Happy" must answer when the last week of his holiday in Bali turns into a quest for happiness.

Your happiness at work isn't your boss's job. It isn't your colleagues' or team members' responsibility either. It's yours. Your manager and organisation also have to play their role to ensure conditions for increased employee well-being and happiness, but that is something you don't have control over. You can ask, you can suggest, but you cannot...

My "realist" acquaintances have often labelled me as a dreamer, a person who wants too much from life. The wise advice I usually get is to want less because it is more likely that I will achieve it. Have you ever got the same piece of advice?

Do you have the habit of making New Year's resolutions at the beginning of each year? How many of these resolutions did you achieve completely or at least partially? Were there resolutions you did not start to act upon? Or were there resolutions you gave up pursuing after a few weeks? How many times have you made the same...

Do you still have work-related dreams you would like to turn into reality, but are afraid to start for whatever reason? Maybe people around you have been repeating that it was too late or not the right moment, and you believed them. Maybe you are afraid to give up something you already know and are familiar with, even if...

Being grateful is one of the characteristics of happy people. They don't take life's good things for granted; instead, they appreciate them and give thanks for them. The relationship works the other way, too. To be happier, take the first step by being grateful for what you already have and appreciating it. This is true for any area of...

Fear can get the best of us and ruin our joy and success, whether it is fear of failure, success, being judged, rejected, or not loved, etc. All of us have experienced fear at some point in our lives, and it can be a real stumbling block that holds us back from being happy and successful. People who live in fear can say goodbye to their happiness. ...

More than 15 years ago, when I started my personal development journey, I read many self-help books. One of the recurring pieces of advice was to replace negative words with positive ones, such as saying 'challenge' instead of 'problem'. I did my best to replace 'problem' with 'challenge' over many years, although often it felt false....

You felt miserable, unhappy and disconnected in your job. Therefore, you decided you needed a change, a new job. You found a new job soon and believed that you would be satisfied and fulfilled. Your working days would be joyful and rewarding.

Do you often think of tasks you should have done or should have finished, but, as they were not very urgent or you did not like them, you have been postponing them for a while? How do you feel when you think about such a task? Maybe you feel guilty or blame yourself for not being lazy or "good...