Flourish at Work Blog

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.

Morning is the time to set your goals and boost your energy, motivation and mood for a joyful and successful day. Start the day in a good mood and with a positive attitude, clarity about what you want to achieve and focus on your priorities. Even if you wake up a bit tired or feeling low, you can consciously...

Let's talk about the people who surround you. They are a part of your environment, the circumstances of your work and life. According to happiness studies, circumstances are responsible for about 10% of your happiness. Therefore, it looks like they are not a significant factor in your happiness.

What if there were a simple and easy practice that could improve your life? Something that would work like magic? This magic, presented by Rhonda Byrne, the author of "The Secret", in her book "The Magic", is gratitude. Practising gratitude regularly can create magic in your life. It can make you happier and help you focus on the positive aspects...

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...

What does happiness mean to you? There's a lot of searching going on these days for the elusive state of "being happy," as people try to answer questions such as what makes people happy, how happiness influences life, or whether it is possible for everyone to experience long-term happiness and how to increase personal 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....

Saying 'thank you' and being grateful is something that seems so commonplace, so simple. In childhood, we were all taught to say 'thank you' when we received something. And probably because of this simplicity, it is hard to believe that being grateful and saying thank you aloud or internally for all good things in life, however tiny and...

When you are dissatisfied with your work and/or any other area of your life and feel stuck and unfulfilled, the first step is to take responsibility for your results at work and in life. Any important change with lasting results starts from assuming responsibility and committing to doing what is required to achieve the desired results.

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?