Find Your Happy at Work: 50 Ways to Get Unstuck, Move Past Boredom, and Discover Fulfillment

by Beverly E. Jones

Overview

If you hate your job and want change, the starting point is with you! Get unstuck, move past boredom, and discover how to flourish at work. This book is for anyone stuck in a rut, burned out, or just plain tired.

Has your career plateaued? Do you sometimes dread starting work? Are you bogged down by frustration, tedium, loneliness, or uncertainty? There’s hope.
Find Your Happy at Work, the latest book by acclaimed executive coach Beverly Jones, gives you a road map to quickly create more joy and meaning in your work, even if you don’t love your job.

Yes, aspects of your career are beyond your control. But Jones says you have more power than you realize. Throughout 50 fast-paced chapters, Find Your Happy at Work offers practical strategies to help you feel more enthusiastic and gratified on the job, whether from in the office or from home. These include:

• A simple model for creating career engagement that will improve your performance at work and help you develop deeper relationships with others.
• Techniques for addressing workplace challenges like difficult colleagues, boring tasks, daunting projects, and gloomy environments.
• Strategies for strengthening your network, building expertise, and laying other groundwork for a resilient career.

This book will provide encouragement, inspiration, and useful advice for those who want to be happy in their work, and throughout their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632651860
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	09/01/2021
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Beverly E. Jones is a master of career reinvention. She started out as a writer for TV and radio, shifted to leading university programs for women while earning her MBA, and then went to law school. Now she is an author, speaker, podcaster, and coach. Throughout, Jones has mentored and supported professionals of all ages to enjoy successful careers. Jones serves as a fellow at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service. She has been quoted in numerous media, including the New York Times, CNN, NPR, Money, and Forbes. Jones and her husband, journalist Andy Alexander, live in Washington, DC, and Rappahannock County, Virginia. Follow her on Twitter at @beverlyejones.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

1 You Can Make Work Feel More Like Play 1

2 Feeling Upbeat Helps You Succeed 6

3 Three Keys to Finding Satisfaction at Work: Purpose, People, and Performance 9

4 Transform Your Career with a Strong Purpose Statement 16

5 Sometimes Crises Lead to Growth and Deeper Engagement 22

6 Journal Your Way to a Happier, More Productive Work Life 24

7 Taking Care of Yourself Promotes Happiness 27

8 Health and Happiness Goals Lead You to Well-Being 29

9 Move Forward with the Sugar Grain Process 34

10 Capture the Power of Small Victories 40

11 Mindfulness Can Help You Feel Calm and Clearheaded 42

12 Neuroscience Has Made Mindfulness a Hot Topic 45

13 Learn from Ben Franklin, America's First Self-Help Guru 49

14 Change Things Up by Managing Your Habits 52

15 Create Better Habits 57

16 Improve Each Day by Cultivating Gratitude 62

17 Enjoying Your Free Time Helps You Thrive at Work 66

18 Feel Better by Spending Time in Nature 70

19 Managing Your Attention Is a Basic Skill 74

20 What Is Positivity and How Do You Get It? 78

21 Feel Better by Doing Something Kind 83

22 Build Positivity by Creating Rituals 86

23 See Things More Clearly by Mapping the Big Picture 89

24 How to Get Moving When You Don't Feel Motivated 93

25 Your Calendar Is More than a Meeting List 97

26 Your Calendar Should Reflect Both Your Priorities and Your Energy 101

27 Align Your Priorities with Your Attention 106

28 Learning Helps You Enjoy Work, Keep Growing, and Find Opportunities 108

29 A Smart Path to Career Growth: Read More Books 113

30 Improve Your Writing to Boost Your Performance 116

31 Learn to Move Past Bumps and Stumbles 119

32 Your Problems May Be the Start of Something Good 125

33 Grit Gets You through the Tough Spots 129

34 Burnt Out? Maybe You're Lonely 132

35 We All Need Positive Relationships 139

36 Networking Matters, and It's about Relationships 142

37 Your Network Provides Circles of Support 146

38 Networking Isn't about Being Selfish 150

39 LinkedIn Networking Tips from an Expert 153

40 Broad, Diverse Networks Take You Further 157

41 Quit Taking Things So Personally 161

42 Embrace the joys and Benefits of Mentoring 165

43 Self-Confidence Starts with Action 169

44 Get Past Boredom 173

45 Break Up the Tedium with Memorable Moments 176

46 Transparency Can Lead to Trust 179

47 Physical Space Can Promote Happiness and Productivity 183

48 Manage Money to Create Career Flexibility 186

49 Time to Redesign Your job? Or Add a Side Gig? 190

50 Ten Key Takeaways for Finding Your Happy at Work 195

Appendix: Jazzed About Work Podcast Guests and Episodes 198

Bibliography 200

Editorial Reviews

"Happiness is not only possible, happiness is here with Beverly E. Jones’s new book Find Your Happy at Work!  An inspiring and authentic series of proven strategies to affect positive change in your workplace and with oneself.  Extremely helpful and practical, meeting today’s complex challenges as America goes back to the office." 

Earl Johnson

"Find Your Happy at Work is for anyone who has found themselves stuck in a job– bored, insecure, or simply consumed by a nagging feeling of being undervalued and overlooked. Beverly Jones provides a superb and insightful playbook of how to take control of your challenges and truly engage in your work, be inspired, productive, and yes, happy."

Kerry Hannon

"Reading a career tip chapter by Bev Jones is like having a wise counselor with a gently authoritative voice sitting next to you offering the best advice that money can buy and that you can realistically follow. A pure pleasure."

Ira Chaleff

"Beverly Jones delivers on this book title's promise. Find Your Happy at Work is filled with practical, bite-sized tips to help each of us move past our work doldrums and find more meaning, and happiness, in our day." 

Scott Shute

"Beverly is filled with so much knowledge about how to approach your own career, and she is adept at delivering advice in a way that is easily consumable and relatable. Navigating a career today is no easy task, but Beverly has helped me and many others find clarity and purpose through it all."

Ryan Lytle

"Take her advice and you will find yourself more valuable, more purposeful, and as a result, happier at work."

Kevin Eikenberry