Apr 1, 2014
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SHOW NOTES: In our HELP! SITUATION SPOTLIGHT™ series, we shine the light on challenges that community members have shared with me. This episode is, "My Work Makes Me Happy! I Love My Job Too Much!…Am I Crazy?”
No.
First, congratulations! So
many resources are provided to people who do not know how to find
work they enjoy, people who have work that they are “good” at doing
but that they are miserable in, people who are not able to find any
work at all, people who have never been happy, etc., and you are
that rare special gem who actually found work, you are happy in
it…. and you are now questioning your
sanity?!
It makes sense that you are confused. In
the majority of work environments (and even social environments)
being an unabashed and enthusiastic supporter of your happiness at
work is rare. In
addition to that rarity (or perhaps in relationship to it) it is
often scorned and rejected.
If the majority is grousing about how miserable they are, how much
they despise their work, their boss, their pay, etc., and you are
beaming while sharing that you ecstatic about your work; there will
often be very negative social group
consequences. There
are those who hide their happiness in order to blend in to their
environments and escape the negative ramifications if their secret
joy was to become known to others. This episode implores you not to
do so.
It is damaging to hide
your happiness. It is not healthy to pretend to be miserable when
you really feel marvelous.
The solution is to [...]
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