Do you crave business success? Want to climb your way to the top of your profession and know without a doubt you’re among the very best?
When I was just twenty-six years old (a long time ago now!) I hit my head on the ceiling of business success. I went from public relations graduate to General Manager of a boutique agency for one of Australia’s largest advertising houses in just five short years.
It was a business success moment of “wow”! With a dash of “whoo hoo” thrown in.
But it didn’t last.
You see I thought if I worked really hard, then I’d be successful, and then I’d finally be happy. I soon learnt the hard way that I had the formula for business success completely arse about. Let me explain…
Finding Business Success The RIGHT Way
Although I’d become very successful, I wasn’t very happy. Everything I’d been taught in life suggested happiness was a guaranteed outcome of business success, and it was for a moment…then it passed.
It wasn’t until I took a breath at the top of my profession that I realized I didn’t really like what I was doing. The hours were crazy, the outcomes were unpredictable and half of the clients were completely mad. I couldn’t imagine spending the rest of my career getting up each day to do this!
But could you have business success and be happy?
Not only did I learn the answer to this was “of course!”, during my second climb to the top of my next profession as a global expert in bringing out the best in people at work I realized there was a much easier and more enjoyable way to reach the pinnacles of business success.
In today’s new episode of ChelleMcQuaid TV, I’ll show you the formula I discovered through my studies of positive psychology to have outrageous business success + happiness.
Click here for the tweetable – “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer @chellemcquaid
Finding Business Success + Happiness That Lasts
Do you have enough happiness at work to ensure your business success? Take the free positivity test at positivityratio.com for the next week to see if you’re really flourishing in your job.
Share your results and anything you can do in 2013 to dial up your happiness at work so business success can follow. I’ll be hanging out here to help you.
Thanks for tuning in!
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Such great points, Michelle! I’m self-employed, but I find myself falling into that same trap sometimes of thinking, “It’s work, it’s not supposed to make me *happy*” even though I usually love what I do. Thanks for the inspiration.
You’re most welcome! Sometimes I think it’s even harder when we work for ourselves to remember it’s meant to feel good
Thanks Michelle! I thought I was being completely unrealistic expecting to be happier at work but now I have a valid – scientific no less – reason to make sure more of my days aren’t so miserable. Keep the videos coming!
Hang in there Hannah! You’ll find lots of ideas across the vlogs of what you can do to bump up the good moments in your day so success + happiness can be yours.
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