Your work is 50% of your life (maybe), not 100% of it

Why doing good work matters, being grateful and having our voices heard

5 One-Liners for a Happier Work Life

Hey People,

Welcome to Raw and Real.
5 One-Liners for a Happier Work Life.
Delivered every Tuesday 4 PM IST.

Let’s start :)

1. A good friendship at work is often formed by having a good professional relationship.
   Take the “good” out of the professional relationship, and having a friendship is almost impossible.
   
   Bottom line: Do meaningful work. You will form meaningful relationships.
   

2. Any time you want to skip your workout or not want to spend time with your family, remind yourself: Your work is your life, but not 100% of it. Maybe 50%.
   
   In order to keep this 50% thriving, you need to nurture the remaining 50%.
   
   While you cannot avoid all urgencies at work, but if it is becoming a norm instead of non-conventional, it is time to pause and reflect.
   

3. If a potential client said yes and you are grateful, ain’t anything big.
   However, if a professional client said no and you are grateful, that is what makes you a superstar.
   
   Being grateful for the consideration even though you didn’t get an opportunity ensures you are always receiving good work. Gratitude brings plentitude.

4. I was once in a team where a new recruit was not satisfied with their compensation.
   Instead of becoming aggressive or submissive, they became practical and showed why they deserved more.
   

   While they were questioned in the moment, in less than a month their (and everyone else recruited at their grade) the compensation was enhanced.
   

   Thus, my friend, if you are dissatisfied at something and know you deserve better (which is not a fairytale but backed by evidence), it makes sense to communicate.

   If nothing happens, you know you need to look elsewhere.
   If things do change, everyone wins.
   

5. Almost no one likes to be told they are wrong. Especially people with more experience than you (sad). (Note to self: Never be that person.)
   
   So, if you learn how to show them a better way without poking it to them where they went wrong, you all win.
   If you only stay quiet because you know they won’t listen, then everyone loses.
   
   We are not in a game of having our voices implemented, but we are certainly in a game of having our voices heard. Especially if they matter.
   
   

This is it, friends.

Do write to me which one of these (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) resonated the most with you. It helps me understand what works and what doesn’t :)

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Thank you for reading :)

Stay raw. Stay real.

Nishtha