It's hard to imagine how employees can perform if they don't understand your company's purpose. How can they come to work every day ready to further the business if they don't know what your company is trying to accomplish and how their jobs support those goals? People (not just Millennials)

Happiness doesn't just show up one day; it comes from your actions. There is the transient type that comes and goes, fed by things like a walk in a park, spending time with a friend, or eating ice cream. What creates sustained feelings of happiness, is traits like optimism and

Setting happiness as your primary goal for work can make you end up feeling the opposite because happiness (like all emotions) is a fleeting state, not a permanent one. Instead, find meaning in your work. The average person spends around 90,000 hours at work in a lifetime, so it’

Sharing as a lifestyle will provide purpose and make you happy. Having just 10 hours ago returned from a less wealthy nation, I can attest to the sense of fulfillment achieved by giving to people in need. Purpose achieved thru giving is also the new currency. Giving isn't about charity;

A lot of people seem to have trouble answering the question "what do you want out of life?". We all need a personal philosophy in life, an overall vision or attitude toward life and the purpose of it, or we risk wandering with little or no impact on our long-term

The word happiness gets thrown around quite a bit. We all want it, yet we often go about finding it the wrong way. When you put effort into contributing to the world, you feel a sense of joy. Not cheap happiness that fades, but genuinely knowing you made an impact.

When it comes to work, there are three big buckets of motivators: career, community, and cause. Career is about having a job that provides autonomy, allows you to use your strengths, and promotes your learning and development. Community is about people feeling respected, cared about, and recognized by others. Cause

A unique characteristic of humans is that we crave purpose, and suffer when we don't have it. Thus, 'purpose' is a fundamental component of life. As leaders, we can connect our employees' work to meaning and purpose, allowing them to touch the mission, be co-creators of the vision, and help

You need a lot of passion for what you do because creating something great is so hard that any rational person would give up. The ones that are successful love what they do, so they can persevere when things get tough, and the ones that don't quit, because they are sane.

"How do you find your purpose? That’s the wrong question to ask. Purpose is a thing you build, not a thing you find. Almost all work can be purposeful, i.e., school bus drivers caring for and keeping children safe, nurses treating people’s medical conditions and guiding them

Studies of highly effective people point to a strong correlation between believing in a mission, enjoying the job, and performing at a high level. Develop others towards their passion by: 1) Adopting a servant leader’s mindset. 2) Unlocking and discover people’s passions by asking lots of questions. 3)

There is a well-known story about a cleaner at NASA who, when asked by JFK what his job was, responded > I’m helping to put a man on the moon. The point of the story is that any job can be seen as meaningful with the right attitude and under