A conversation I had with my daughter on the phone years ago still resonates with me today. She called me at work, and while we were conversing, she interrupted me and said, with a stern voice, “Mom, it’s me, your daughter, quit using your dental office voice.” This statement was profound and thought provoking. I felt like her hands were on my shoulders and she was shaking me, snapping me out of work mode. I realized at that moment I was a different person at work than I am in my personal life with family and friends. It took time, but eventually the dental office voice went away and I was simply me—my authentic self all the time. The switch made a dramatic difference in how I felt at work and at home, and how I talked to my family members. I was happier. I was not working so very hard at being on top of my game for 8 hours straight and transferring my work life to my home life; I was being me. The person we are at work is the person that we are in our lives all the time, and sometimes we take our work life home with us if we’re not enjoying it as much as we’d like to. Recently I came across this five-point checklist written by Ziglar Vault taken from the book Encouragement for the Sales professional that will show you how to love your job. These five points are helpful no matter what profession you work in, and they have the potential to, if followed, improve your happiness at work and at home.
http://ziglarvault.com/5-point-checklist-that-will-show-you-how-to-love-your-job/
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