What is the recipe for success in any job? I stumbled upon this great article by Chris Guillebeau, How to Stand Out in Any Job. While I think his ideas have some obstacle in some situations, the spirit of these ideas and the practical applications are fantastic. I encourage you to read his article and [...]
Archive for the ‘Happiness’ Category
You Don’t Need a Cape to Be a Superhero.
Posted in customer service, Happiness, Leadership on December 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Mass Transit Meditation
Posted in Happiness, kindness on November 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been living and working in NYC for 3 months now and I’m still not quite used to it. It’s a place of amazing chaos and stimulation. Unfortunately, my brain doesn’t work well with noise and frenzy andthe visual assaults of such a large, vibrant city. I’ve been thinking about different things I can do [...]
New Beginnings
Posted in Happiness on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of change is coming my way. I have resigned my position at Middletown Township Public Library and accepted a position at Pace University in NYC. I will be leaving my sanctuary in Asbury Park to move to Brooklyn and live with my partner. I will no longer be an official civil servant; but, [...]
Have You Read?
Posted in Happiness on April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’m about to go on vacation and I thought, “geez, I haven’t posted to CCS in awhile. I better write a post before I go.” Well, I’m not going to write a full post! I’m going to share something! I frequently get asked what I read on a regular basis to be inspired or [...]
Sleep Your Way to Good Performance
Posted in Happiness, Health on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are you wondering how you can improve your performance at work or at some other practice or task in you life? Harvard Business Review has an article, Sleep is More Important than Food (which I found via Lifehacker), that is an excellent summary of research and scientific opinion on the impact sleep has on performance. [...]
Unplugged: Thoughts
Posted in Happiness on March 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I enjoyed this experiment. It was suggested that we unplug from sundown on Friday to Sundown on Saturday. I refrained from texting, checking email and internet surfing. I did check my email Saturday night; but, continued the “non surfing” into Sunday afternoon. I discovered a few things. On Saturday night when I checked my email [...]
National Day of Unplugging
Posted in Happiness, Health on March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sundown March 4th, 2011 begins the start of the National Day of Unplugging, sponsored by Reboot. It’s odd that a group supporting the idea of unplugging is promoting their app and connecting to them via social networking; but, once you get past that oddity, you will come to see the idea that they are promoting. [...]
Zen and the Art of Criticism
Posted in communication, Happiness on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Delivering and receiving criticism with grace is one of life’s biggest challenges. Mastering this challenge has an enormous effect on your overall happiness and quality of life, both at home and at work. And it can help you foster and maintain relationships and sustain healthy communications. I was recently asked how I handled rejection of [...]
Fakin’ It
Posted in compassion, Happiness, Health, kindness on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently had an awesome experience. At our library, we are starting up a wellness team to think up and plan health and wellness programs for staff. Our township does not provide any health and wellness activities so we thought it would be a good idea to start some in-house. At our Annual Staff Day, [...]
Cultivating Compassion Takes Practice not Magic
Posted in compassion, Happiness on November 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I think there is a belief that a person is either “nice” or not. There is a belief that people don’t change. This is not true. People do and can change. If you want to be a nicer, kinder, calmer person there are things you can do to cultivate that. Years ago, I met a [...]
