You have the choice to start behaving in a way that makes you happy, which will lead to more productivity.

Happiness can seem elusive, out of reach. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, we lose sight of what we value most, our cup gets empty, and we lose the sense of happiness.

You can personally create your path to happiness There are three essential things that all people need to achieve their fullest potential in relation to contributing to the workplace.

1. Autonomy to grow and have a sense of freedom
2. Contributing - show our competence
3. Affiliation - connection and community so that you don't feel isolation and loneliness

The burning platform of change means you have to take action and create change.

Your happiness in your work depends on autonomy, contribution, and affiliation.

When those three things are present, we feel happy, we feel like our cup is full. Then we will produce our best work.

In producing our best work, we create reinforcement.

Happiness is the pathway to productivity but then there is a self-reinforcing loop once we begin producing what we want. It is also motivating to produce the results you desire.

Change your behavior and don't wait for someone else to change

Show Up Positive

Rita wrote the book, Show Up Positive to address changes in the corporate climate resulting from Covid. During Covid, we lost community and autonomy.

Commiserating quickly becomes complaining and when we start complaining, it starts a snowball effect of complaining and it erodes relationships within your business and in relationships. Comparison, doubt, and imposter syndrome escalate when complaining takes over conversations.

Biologically we are programmed to need to know danger for survival. We are preconditioned, self-alert, to things that put us in danger, including our self-worth. And we give more attention to the negative things than positive ones - Negativity Bias.

The only way to overcome the negative is to insert the positive. Rita used the analogy from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, build a bank account with good messages so that when negative things happen you don't go into the red.

 

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