This is how I make myself happy at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

This is how I make myself happy at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Two weeks ago I had a day that I was NOT looking forward to. I had two speaking gigs on a Saturday (which is great!) but they were in opposite ends of Denmark. I had to get up disgustingly early to make the drive to the first one and then there was barely enough time to finish that and drive 350 km to the next one. After that, it was another 300 km drive home. Its starting to get cold here, so there was no way I could ride my motorcycle that day. That meant renting a car, and I was not looking forward to driving that far in some anonymous Ford or Toyota. Which made me think of a question I often get: So Alex you make other people happy at work. What do you do if you have a bad day? And of course I have bad days too everyone does. Happiness at work does not mean being utterly ecstatic every moment of every day. As Emma Thompson says in my favorite movie: There was always going to be a totally shit moment. But in this particular case, I found the perfect solution. One that transformed the long drive from a chore to a pleasure. To something I almost couldnt wait to do. Heres my trick: Yes I went and rented myself a Mini Cooper. Theres a rental car company in Copenhagen called Rent A Mini where you can rent only two different kinds of car: Minis and Mini convertibles. And let me tell you, those things are a blast to drive. I dont own a car, and I dont want to own one, but if I did, Id get myself one of these. It feels fairly comfortable, but it drives more like a go-cart! Plus it looks really spiffy :o) Renting one of these is no more expensive than renting any run-of-the-mill anonymobile, but it made my Saturday a lot of fun. Oh, and I had two great gigs too :o) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related