Happiness

Quotes of the Week

Images courtesy of Photography by Chaiwat/FreeDigitalPhotos.net A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance. ~Stanislaw Lem, Polish writer Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. ~Zig Ziglar, American...

Quotes of the Week

Image courtesy of Photography by twobee/FreeDigitalPhotos.net A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~ David Brinkley, Newscaster Action is the foundational key to all success. ~ Pablo Picasso, Painter Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. ~ Abraham Lincoln, Former President of the United States of America Success is blocked by concentrating...

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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A “you can do it” when things are tough. ~ Richard M. DeVos, American Businessman I don’t think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. ~ Patricia Ireland, U.S. Administrator One of the things I learned the hard way was that it...

Get In on the Fun with WTS

Watershed Training Solutions has two great  events in June that are designed to enhance your workplace experience while equipping you with the necessary tools to get the job done effectively and efficiently. June 17th CMA Ontario – Essential Leadership Skills This is an interactive and informative workshop that will identify critical emotional intelligence competencies, transforming you into the optimal leader. June 29th – Releasing Stress Through Laughter Yoga Giggle...

Quotes of the Week

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” ~Willie Nelson, Singer-Songwriter “Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.” ~Robert Brault, American Operatic Tenor “I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn’t fall down.” ~Allen H. Neuharth, Founder of USA Today “If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll...

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Image courtesy of renjith krishnan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net “There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.” –William B. Given, Jr. Author “When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.” –Betty Bender, Motivational Speaker “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” –Theodore...

Quotes of the Week

“Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year’s time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.”~ Andre Maurois, 1885-1967, Writer “One half of life is luck; the other half is...

Quotes of the Week

“Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.”  ~George Washington Carver “You can not always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts.”  ~Charles Popplestown “All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.”  ~Ellen Glasgow “Comedy is acting out optimism.”  ~Robin Williams “You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself.”  ~Nelson Mandela...

Delivering Happiness at Work

I laughed to myself as I headed to my breakfast presentation last Wednesday on Happiness at Work. That’s a topic that never would have attracted an audience when I started my career.  Happiness at work didn’t even enter our minds. It was all about making money, your mark and climbing the corporate ladder. How things have changed …and for the better. Tony Hsieh talked to a packed audience about...

How Happiness Makes you Better at Work

“Don’t worry, be happy”, a song by musician Bobby McFerrin, is one of most famous songs in the history of jazz music. Being happy can change your life. According to Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project, being happy brings a lot of benefits to the workplace. They are: 1)      Enhanced relationships as others enjoy being around those that make them happy. 2)      Greater self-confidence which helps them perform better...

Quotes of the Week

“To reach a port, we must sail—Sail, not tie at anchor—Sail, not drift.” ~Franklin Roosevelt “It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.” ~J. W. von Goethe “Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth” ~Julie Andrews “There’s one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice...

Mindsight

Mindsight is a must-read for anyone who wants to live a happier and more productive life. Through detailed explanations of the brain, Daniel J. Siegel shows how to change dysfunctional thoughts, and become more flexible and emotionally stable. He also shows how to use meditation to develop a special kind of lens, to see your mind clearly, which he calls “mindsight”. Jonathon, a sixteen-year old high school teenager, had...