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Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful - No Matter What |  | Author: Srikumar Rao
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 70,348
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0071664327
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
EAN: 9780071664325
ASIN: 0071664327
Publication Date: March 8, 2010
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Learn to create resilience and happiness no matter what’s going on in your life In these tough times, there are few people who are completely happy with the current conditions. From business executives to the everyday Joe or Jane, everyone seems to be going through a rough economic and personal crunch. But acclaimed business school Professor Srikumar Rao says that we can learn to create joy no matter what else may be going on around us. Rao shows you that it isn't the negative thing that happens to you that causes your unhappiness, it's how you see it. Happiness at Work is a thought-provoking new title that moves the mind away from negativity and forces you to resist labeling situations as "bad", but rather seeing them as neutral. Happiness at Work provides: - Surprising ways of looking at change and problem-solving
- Exercises that shift one’s perspective
Learn the vital wisdom necessary to achieving a joyful, successful life as you define it through greater resilience and a strong inner core. Get it now with The Happiness Choice. "Follow Srikumar Rao’s instructions and you will enjoy the journey to more happiness and meaning in your life, no matter what!"
--Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There "Happiness at Work brings new understanding of the essential role happiness plays in workplace learning and performance. Srikumar Rao’s guidelines for our journey to leadership include aspects rarely explored and newly significant."
--Frances Hesselbein, chairman and founding president, Leader to Leader Institute/Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management "This book is a treasure chest full of wisdom. Each and every one of its 34 chapters introduced me to or reminded me of a very important principle for living a happy and successful life."
--Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and coauthor of The Success Principles
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Life changing March 30, 2010
J. McCarthy (Summit, NJ)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have read many books about positive psychology, optimism, and happiness. I enjoyed many of them. I expected something somewhat similar here, but was surprised to see that Happiness at Work offers a completely different way of looking at things. Srikumar Rao shows that so much of our own sense of happiness is in how we approach things--his advice to stop labeling things that happen as good or bad, for example, seemed odd at first. But when I really thought about it, it made complete sense. Things that seem terribly bad at first might end up taking us in new directions that we wouldn't have pursued had the "bad" thing not happened, and we end up more enriched, satisfied, and more filled with joy. And things that seem "good" often don't really make us any happier in the long run. The book is deceptively simple--an easy, yet profound read with thoughts that really stay with you. I recommend it for anyone who is feeling stuck and unhappy.
Simply Outstanding April 1, 2010
Stephen Mills
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I generally don't review books on Amazon although I read a lot and rank them to improve my own recommendations. I could not believe this book had only one review so I'm adding another. I have read many, many personal development, self-help, and psychology books and this one ranks as one of the best. I cannot imagine anyone not getting value from this book. The writing is so clear and the ideas so good it may be the best $15 you ever spent.
If you read one book this year April 6, 2010
K. Benson (Baltimore MD)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you read one book this year, make this the one. This book CAN change your life, completely, for the better, forever. This is not some "smile long enough and you'll be happy" bs book. Dr. Rao has broken down some of the most complicated concepts ever discussed throughout human history related to perception and laid them bare in an accessible format. In other words, you can't help but be helped when you read this book.
If you're interested in questions relating to perception (and if you don't know what that means, you can replace that with: if you liked the Matrix Trilogy), you will LOVE this book. Seriously. Get the book. Read the book. Buy it for your friends.
Parables And Advice That Could Be Life Changing April 24, 2010
Wilfrid K. F. Wong (Singapore)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
By now, I have joined the workforce for a decade and a half and I consider myself - after years of learning and finding my way - pretty happy at work. I manage to maintain a good level of work life balance, I have built good rapport with my colleagues, and I take pride in my daily work that contributes at an organisational level. OK, there are ups and downs. But overall, I am contented. So what can "Happiness at Work" possibly teach me? It turns out that there are more than I have anticipated. And throughout my working life thus far, I have met friends who are more prone to feeling angry, envious, afraid, exhausted, disgusted, drained, anxious, betrayed, confused, cheated, frustrated, guilty, humiliated, impatient, inadequate, vulnerable, manipulated, embarrassed, neglected, heartbroken, trapped, fatigue, victimized, resentful, or worn out - borrowing the descriptions from the book. I sincerely wish that they could take some time, read this book, and make a positive change to their lives.
Reading "Happiness at Work" is a journey. The author has divided the book into bite-size chapters filled with parables and advice. The materials are largely derived from his experience of conducting workshops to corporate executives on this very topic. Some of the parables and ideas, I observe, are based on Indian tradition or Buddhism so they could be familiar to some, intriguingly foreign to others. Depending on your background and level of experience (or shall I say how unhappy you are at work in reality?), be prepared to be confronted and you may find yourself denying or not wanting to accept what the author says. I too, at times. But if you read this book with an open mind and go through the exercises as instructed by the author, you may be surprised at how you would view the world and yourself differently. Some parables, you may recognize, are similar to other self help books or real life stories. Such as the idea of beginning with an end in mind from the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Steven Covey (which may also be based on materials from elsewhere). Or the powerful theme of "This, too, shall pass" that I use daily, in fact, prior to reading this book. There are still much to learn such as always being positive may not be the most ideal way of dealing with the external factors, investing on the process instead of the outcomes, understanding that there is no right or wrong and the different mental models that work or do not work for you, examining what happiness is and how some are able to attain that, and more.
One powerful lesson I have learned, perhaps, is that there is no dream job or passionate work. Passion is what inside of us and our ideal job will find us once we start kindling that enthusiasm. One colleague at work joked with me when he saw me carrying this book. He said, "Are you not happy at work? Why do you need to read this book?". I humbly think that even if you think you are happy at work, there are still much to learn, to your surprise. "Happiness at Work" has a high re-read value as you would need practice and constant reminder to get the ideas to work. And it can be a nice gift for your friends too.
Halloween for the Mind April 12, 2010
Brandon Peele (Los Angeles, CA)
Srikumar Rao, a friend and former Professor of mine, wrote a beautiful narrative, illuminating many common, yet flawed human processes. This book is a distillation of many of the key concepts of his course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, of which I am a graduate. The course, and by extension the book, is an innovative synthesis and pragmatic refinement of spiritual truths that transcend tradition. Specifically, Srikumar succeeds in challenging the epidemics of positive thinking, judgment, and traditional notions of happiness and success, offering his readers more intuitive and sustainable life practices. Most valuable are the exercises in the book; they actually produce a radical shift in perspective and being - almost like a Halloween for the mind. Collectively they expose more harmonious and fulfilling ways of moving through life. I recommend this book, as well as his seminars and course, to anybody interested in upgrading their operation system and experiencing greater levels of fulfillment and performance in all areas of their life - to those curious about taking the lead in their own evolution.
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