Choose a job you love, and you never have to work a day in your life                         Confucius

In order for our teams and staff to achieve their very best, we can create a sense of fun and happiness in our workplaces. This is often referred to as positive psychology and encourages a strength based focus to our practices.

I believe that we have forgotten how to do this so we need to learn to have fun again.

• How can we enjoy doing the tasks assigned to us, do them better and in new ways if we feel change is needed?
• How can we feel we belong with those who we are working alongside?
• How can we feel respected and noticed?

Happiness at work is critical and those who spread happiness and joy enable others to be motivated and build positivity in our teams.

When we become stressed, we lose focus, and have negative thoughts like “I have to quit”, “I cannot take it anymore”, “I am not worth it”. This drains our teams of energy.

Finding happiness and fun encourages team building and enables people to work together for the common good.

Self Determination theory identifies that individuals need autonomy, need to be competent and connected to others in order to be motivated.

• Problem solving and creativity can be completed in brainstorming in our teams.
• Team work can create recognition and conversation allows time to explore others views.
• Success in noticing our achievements is important.