First off, let me say that this blog isn’t about religion. It’s about juggling work with the pursuit of happiness. People wonder how they could possibly maximize their happiness, while working a stressful job as many of us do. How can you maintain a state of happiness when you’re charged with more work than you can handle, need to complete something that your client wants done yesterday, or are getting reemed out by your boss. Alternatively, if you are career oriented, and want to deliver above and beyond expectations, how can you not be stressed out?
Well, I believe that it’s possible to brave through the trenches that are the corporate environment, and yet maintain a level of happiness throughout the day. This is done by keeping a certain frame of mind and approach when at work. I believe that a lot of people are unhappy at their jobs because of high levels of stress, but there are ways to work whereby you’re minimizing stress. A lot of the work methods I currently employ are derived from David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done, which provides a great method for being productive and organized at work and in your personal life. However, I have tweaked some of his methods to suit my needs, and I also have a bunch of my own tactics, which I think make me a happier person at work.
The objective of this blog is to create a community, share ideas, and help each other out. Perhaps we can all become happier people in the end.
Just a word on my blogging habits - I’m a big proponent of efficiency, and that said, I don’t like posting multiple times a day, or for that matter, week. I’d rather have each post be thought-out with the proper time dedicated to them, so that I waste less of my readers’ time.
My other personal blogs are The Ad Agency Blog and Leveraged Credit.