The business world is changing with a lot more people waking up to their true purpose.
There’s a new focus on healing, health, love and happiness that has the potential to change the world of business. More and more people are focusing on their own message and process; getting to the core of why they wanted to get into business and help people in the first place.
Here are 3 reasons why refocusing on happiness can be valuable:
- It feels better and is healthier to let go of envy and embrace self-worth and confidence.
- Adopting an attitude of gratitude, positivity and purpose helps to add a laser focus on your mission and will drive your success. Negativity, judgement, jealousy and pessimism will do the opposite.
- Being upset paralyzes you and prevents success. There are more important (and way more effective) things to do than be upset and stuck worrying about what others may or may not be doing. Every minute you waste takes away from the time you could be spending on your own dreams.
Remember that there’s far more power in collaboration than competition. Joining forces is not only a great idea, it’s smart. You’ve heard that saying, two heads are better than one?
Recently one of our members from BNI Franklin spent some time investigating the value of happiness in driving excellent customer service. Ian Litchfield, General Manager at Pukekohe Golf Club, was inspired by writer Douglas A Smith who spoke at a conference for the Managers Association of America.
This led to implementation of a customer service programme at the club that mandates the standards and expectations for staff. Ian has a few tips for us at BNI relating to happiness and business. He notes:
- It’s important to keep a positive work environment. If you have upset other people or other people have upset you – sort that out with the other person so you don’t get a chip on your shoulder. This is valuable for us at BNI; it’s very important to ensure the dynamics in your chapter are positive and harmonious. If things aren’t working out, talk to your leadership team.
- Celebrate success. This is one of our core values at BNI. Celebrating success both within and outside your chapter is hugely valuable; there is a saying that success breeds success and we’ve seen at BNI when we celebrate other members’ successes, it comes back to all of us. This ties in to our ideas around Givers Gain.
- Stay optimistic and plan for the future. Happiness doesn’t just happen; it requires optimistic energy and smart planning. Start thinking about your longer-term goals today.
Ian is available to share what he learnt with other chapters in Auckland and if you are interested you can look him up via the public site: www.bni.co.nz
Happiness is not a fluffy concept – it is a quality that needs to be part of our career journey.
