Learn and Teach Others to Love…
This topic may sound strange to many of you, yet this is often ignored in the workplace. The idea coincides with the idea of optimism, but is broken down in much more simple terms.
You might be someone who doesn’t necessarily love what you do. There could be several reason as to why you don’t enjoy your work. Maybe it is because that your job isn’t challenging enough or even that you don’t particularly care for your co-workers. Maybe it is because you don’t earn enough money. Frankly, there are usually a combination of things as to why someone doesn’t enjoy their job. People often assume that if they could work for another company, that all of their problems would be solved. In some scenarios this is true. But often times the person who switched employers find themselves disliking the same routines.
I love what I do. Of course there are times of stress and anxiety, but when I look at the positives, it helps relieve all of the built up tension. If you can find the things you “love” about your job and employees, you should have a more positive attitude. Confucious brought up the idea that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. I couldn’t agree more with this statement.
So how do we integrate this system into the workplace: practice…practice…practice. For example, there could be a customer that always seems to be a nuissance or is always complaining. When we have this pre-perceived notion that the customer is going to be trouble, our facial expressions and conversation doesn’t give your customer the sense of comfort. You are assuming that the customer will have another bad incident. Instead, if you can think of the good things about the customer such as, how he always says “thank you” or that he is a great business referral, then the situation will be different. It’s almost like a mother whose child hurt themself. The child thinks that the pain is terrible until the mother examines the wound and says “that’s not bad at all…you’ll be just fine”. The child then feels better.
Positive thinking and speaking is a great way to boost company moral. Even when times are tough, there should always be something good to talk about and that people can love. Once a circle of positive attitude circles your workplace, everyone will feel and see the difference of how much better actual work is!