Choosing to be happy at work means avoiding negative conversations, gossip, and unhappy people as much as possible. No matter how positively you feel, negative people have a profound impact on your psyche. Happiness is largely a choice. I can hear many of you arguing with me, but it’s true.

“You get paid to do your job, not to like it,” seems to be the attitude of most managers and workplaces. What’s worse, employees seem to be willing participants in this arrangement. When I ask people what makes them happy at work, they rarely talk about the work itself - many tend to see it as a means to an end, rather than as something to enjoy.

You spend more time at work than with your family, friends, and hobbies combined. Hating your job is not an inconvenience, it’s a serious problem. It can cause stress and depression.

And yet, a job can be a tremendous source of happiness. It can give you success, victories, and professional and personal growth. It can let you contribute to something important. It can be a source of positive, meaningful relationships with both managers and co-workers. It can, in fact, be a lot of fun!

A young employee complained to me recently that she wanted to change jobs because her boss was not doing enough to help her develop professionally. I asked her whom she thought was the person most interested in her development. The answer, of course, was her. You are the person with the most to gain from continuing to develop professionally. Take charge of your own growth.

Employees fully expect to like their jobs. Few put up with bad management, stress, overwork, bullying, or anything else that makes us unhappy at work. What’s more, companies have a genuine commitment to their employees’ well-being.

Workers who love their jobs = more efficiency and innovation = more money. You may or may not love your current job and you may or may not believe that you can find something in your current job to love, but you can. Trust me. Take a look at yourself, your skills and interests, and find something that you can enjoy doing every day. If you do something you love every single day, your current job won’t seem so bad.”

Work should always be fun…. We all only have one life. A third of life is work. Without happiness and fun, work becomes hell.”

Some companies get it. That’s why Disney, Google, focus so intently on making their people happy at work. How do they do it?

Google gives their employees freedom to be creative, letting them devote 20 per cent of their working hours to projects of their own choosing. Also, Google’s dress code is “You must wear clothes”.

These efforts aren’t just about morale - they are a major reason for bottom-line success. We don’t have to choose between happiness and business success. Studies show that happy employees are more motivated, productive, innovative and engaged. In short: Happy companies make more money.

Other studies show that people who pursue the career they like, rather than the career they think will make them rich, are more likely to become millionaires.

Make no mistake: Happiness at work is on the march. It just seems that many people are stuck a little harder in the “work is unpleasant - that’s why we get paid to do it” mentality.

So my advice to managers and employees is this: Make happiness at work your top priority. It will make work more fun, it will make you happier in life, and it will make you more successful.

差不多所有不高兴的人都会选择快乐的工作而去避免消极的谈论和聊天，无论你有多强烈的感觉，消极的人都深刻的影响着你的心灵.幸福快乐是每个人的选择，我也知道你们对此的争论，但这是事实！

“从你的工作获得付款，但不喜欢它！”这仿佛成了每个经理和车间的态度。更坏的是雇员也同意这一潜规则，当我问及人们是什么让你们快乐的工作，他们极少的谈及工作本身是为了达到目的的一种手段，而不是什么享受。

相对于花费时间给你的家庭、朋友还有你的爱好，你花费了大量的时间用于工作。不得不工作，是因为这是一个特别严重的事。它让你紧张，让你沮丧。

可是，一份工作是快乐的一个重要来源。是它可以给你成功，给你胜利，还有你职业的成长，它可以让你有助于一些重要的事，它可以是积极的源泉，喝你的经理、同事建立和善的关系。这是你所能及的，事实上，其中充满了乐趣。

一个年青的雇员向我抱怨她想换份工作，因为她的老板不愿意帮助让她在专业上成长。我问她，你会正真的想着某个人的成长与发展吗？当然，答案只会是她自己，你是一个一心只想着自己持续发展的人。对你自己的成长负责！

雇员都希望能热爱自己的工作，很少有人提出管理不善、紧张、加班、蛮横以及任何我们工作的不满意。更何况，每个公司都有真正为了雇员的福利。

工人喜爱他的工作= 更高的效率和创新=更多的钱。你可以喜欢或不喜欢你现在的工作，你可以相信或不相信在你的工作中会找到快乐的元素，让你从而喜爱上你的工作。你能做到！审视一下你自己，你的技巧和你的兴趣，并试着发现你没太难喜欢干的事，如果你每天都做你喜爱的事，你现在所做的工作将会变得一无是处。

工作应该始终充满乐趣.....我们只拥有一次生命，生命的三分之一就是工作，没有快乐和兴趣，工作从而变得痛苦。

一些公司懂得它，这也就是Disney, Google, focus 坚决实行让然们快乐工作的原因。他们怎么做的呢？

Google让他们的员工自由的创意，用百分之二十的工作时间来选择自己的工作项目，同样，Google的着装要求“必须穿衣服！”

这些努力不仅仅是斗志，还是成功的真正基础，我们并不是非要在快乐与商业成功之间做出选择。研究表明，快乐的员工更有动力，富有成效，创新和保障。简而言之，快乐的公司转更多的钱。

另外的研究表明人们喜欢一直从事自己热爱的行业，而不是他们认为丰富的职业生涯，更有可能成为百万富翁的职业。

别搞错：幸福是在工作的路途上，这似乎只是很多人有一点艰难的坚持“工作是不愉快的-但是我们为什么要付出而且这样做”的心态。

同样，我给经理和雇员的建议是：快乐是工作的先决条件，将会给你的工作带来更多的激情，让你的生活充满乐趣，而且让你更加成功。