Motivation

2.  Smiling is directly linked to
happiness. It may have started
as a correlation but, over time,
the brain linked the two. Don't
believe ??? Try this: smile (a
nice big smile) and attempt to
think of something negative.
Either you will stop smiling or
you won't be able to hold the
negative thought.

3.  Worrying happens to be one of
humanity's best traits. It is the
underlying emotion behind
foresight, planning, and
forecasting. We worry because
some future event is uncertain
and that feeling is a cue for us
to start thinking about how to
address it. The problem is, we
worry too much about things
that are out of our control (like
the economy, stupid).

4.  Taking a break provides an
opportunity to reflect and often
it is during such times when
the best ideas, our deepest
insights, emerge. I insist on
taking lunches out of the office;
I insist that my colleagues do
the same. Call it a siesta,
naptime, or a mini-vacation. It
works for many of the happier
nations too.

5.  Part of the problem at work for
many people is boredom. We
are stuck in a rut where we
come in and do the same thing
over and over and over again.
Get your enthusiasm back by
doing things differently. Make
every effort to learn, to grow,
and to challenge yourself

6.  If you're in management, you
need to find ways to motivate
and stimulate your employees.
How? Stretch their minds.
Empower your team by giving
them more responsibility, more
decision-making power, more
autonomy.

7.  Many managers are scared to
let go of control for fear that
doing so will make them
obsolete. I have news for you: if
you feel that way, you already
are obsolete. Being controlling
is bad for business, not to
mention bad for your physical
and mental health. The best
leaders always look for people
better, smarter, and more
capable than themselves.

8.  Here is some tough advice: If
you don't like what you are
doing, stop doing it. Life is too
short to not have fun. I love
what I do and when I stop
loving it, I do something else.
Even in this economy, you will
be in high demand if you are
good at what you do — and can
do it with a smile on your face