Every year, we all find ourselves working harder, longer, and at a faster pace. Very few of us are working a forty-hour week anymore and many of us find it impossible to find time to relax much less find ways to make our jobs more enjoyable. Finally here is an antidote for overstressed workers everywhere. As an expert in personal and professional development, Gini Graham Scott has helped people all over the world find more enjoyment in their work and personal lives. In "Enjoy!" she shares her secrets for finding and creating more fulfillment at the office. Using examples from her workshops and interviews with psychologists and recreation professionals, she shows how to relieve stress, anxiety, and tedium from everyday life. Most of us spend more than a third of our lives at work. Finally, here is the book that can make that part of our lives infinitely more enjoyable.
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Höhe: 231 mm
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Dicke: 19 mm
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978-0-8144-0985-5 (9780814409855)
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Gini Graham Scott, PH.D. (Oakland, CA) is the founder and director of Changemakers and Creative Communications & Research. She is the author of over 40 books, including A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses (0-8144-7298- 2), and A Survival Guide to Working with Humans (0-8144- 7205-2). Frequently sought out by the media, she has been interviewed for Good Morning America, Oprah, Geraldo at Large, Montel Williams, The O'Reilly Factor, The New York Times, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan.
Contents Introduction vii Part I. Don't Worry, Be Happy 1 1. The Principles of Happiness 3 2. Six Tools to Help You Be Even Happier 13 3. What Makes People Happy? 37 Part II. Break Down the Barriers to Enjoyment 51 4. Assess Where You Are Now 53 5. Silence Your Inner Critical Voice 69 6. Rediscover Your Inner Child 81 7. Eliminate Other Enjoyment Blocks 99 Part III. 101 Ways to Enjoy Yourself More at Work 109 8. Add More Fun to the Workplace 111 9. Make Work More Fun for Everyone 129 10. Organize Events, Celebrations, and Contests 149 11. Take Your Fun Outside of Work 171 Part IV. Expand Your Fun Horizons 177 12. Explore New Possibilities 179 13. Make Travel Time More Interesting and Enjoyable 187 14. Start an ENJOY! Group to Increase Your Fun with Others 209 Part V. Putting It All Together 215 15. The Enjoyment Assessment Quiz 217 Notes 223 Selected Bibliography 227 Index 233
