**The Alphabet of Happiness:----------

Please note that the below writing is not mine. While surfing on internet, I came across an interesting writing which I am sharing here with you.

I don’t own a single word of this article and all credit is still with the original writer. 

A – ACCEPT

Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions.

B – BREAK AWAY

Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.

C – CREATE

Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness with.

D – DECIDE

Decide that you’ll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way.

E – EXPLORE

Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you’ll learn more about yourself.

F – FORGIVE

Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes.

G – GROW

Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way.

H – HOPE

Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task.

I – IGNORE

Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and remember your accomplishments. Your past success is only a small inkling of what the future holds.

J – JOURNEY

Journey to new worlds, new possibilities, by remaining open-minded. Try to learn something new every day, and you’ll grow.

K – KNOW

Know that no matter how bad things seem, they’ll always get better. The warmth of spring always follows the harshest winter.

L – LOVE

Let love fill your heart instead of hate. When hate is in your heart, there’s room for nothing else, but when love is in your heart, there’s room for endless happiness.

M – MANAGE

Manage your time and your expenses wisely, and you’ll suffer less stress and worry. Then you’ll be able to focus on the important things in life.

N – NOTICE

Never ignore the poor, infirm, helpless, weak, or suffering. Offer your assistance when possible, and always your kindness and understanding.

O – OPEN

Open your eyes and take in all the beauty around you. Even during the worst of times, there’s still much to be thankful for.

P – PLAY

Never forget to have fun along the way. Success means nothing without happiness.

Q – QUESTION

Ask many questions, because you’re here to learn.

R – RELAX

Refuse to let worry and stress rule your life, and remember that things always have a way of working out in the end.

S – SHARE

Share your talent, skills, knowledge, and time with others. Everything that you invest in others will return to you many times over.

T – TRY

Even when your dreams seem impossible to reach, try anyway. You’ll be amazed by what you can accomplish.

U – USE

Use your gifts to your best ability. Talent that’s wasted has no value. Talent that’s used will bring unexpected rewards.

V – VALUE

Value the friends and family members who've supported and encouraged you, and be there for them as well.

W – WORK

Work hard every day to be the best person you can be, but never feel guilty if you fall short of your goals. Every sunrise offers a second chance.

X – X-RAY

Look deep inside the hearts of those around you and you’ll see the goodness and beauty within.

Y – YIELD

Yield to commitment. If you stay on track and remain dedicated, you’ll find success at the end of the road.

Z – ZOOM

Zoom to a happy place when bad memories or sorrow rears its ugly head. Let nothing interfere with your goals. Instead, focus on your abilities, your dreams, and a brighter tomorrow.

** 8 types of  employees in the office ** --------- 

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1. The believer

Every employer's dream — the believer — is dedicated, committed and loves his job. Such employees are utterly motivated and give their heart and soul to their work. Their innate element of loyalty to the company and the team binds him to the organization. Believers have a way of getting jobs done effortlessly, inspiring their colleagues and giving their best to every task at hand. Bosses should not take them for granted, and instead, nurture and encourage them.

2. The soldier

Dedicated and committed, the soldier is the most bankable type of employee. Give him a task and consider it done. Soldiers show unstinting loyalty to their companies and often stick around at their jobs for years. While their stability is a benefit, they can be hard to manage during times of change. Soldiers make great team players but may lack leadership skills. Organizations love soldiers not only due to their devotion to the job but also because of the stability they bring to an organization. However, their managers must encourage them to take the initiative rather than simply waiting for orders.

3. The idea champion

Constantly buzzing with new ideas and thoughts, idea champions love taking the initiative and kick-starting projects. They love to think big, differently and proactively push innovative ideas to the fore. At the same time, they find it difficult to stay with a project while it is being executed, often jumping to other newer, more exciting ideas instead. While they are excellent at visualizing and seeing the bigger picture, they tend to miss out on the finer details.

4. The climber

Focused on making it big and impatient to rise through the ranks in corporate world, the climber can be identified in an office owing his/ her apparent thirst to be recognized. One can find them networking with people who matter and their particular interest to work on the more 'visible' projects. Climbers also tend to hop jobs frequently in their quest to swiftly climb up the organizational hierarchy. While their glory-seeking ways may cause resentment among other colleagues, a leader who can harness their drive will be able to get the best out of them.

5. The doormat

Easily bullied and pushed around; the doormat asks for sympathy but always gets the raw deal. Very often, they are new to a team and hence branded as naive. Doormats need to learn to stop avoiding confrontation and speak up when injustice is meted out to them.

6. The troublemaker

Troublemakers don't like their job and ensure that everyone around them is well aware of this resentment. This makes them quite difficult to handle. Their ire for the job is obvious in such signs as reporting late to work, taking time off at the drop of a hat, lagging behind on deadlines, not taking initiative and frequently speaking ill about the company and team. The presence of a troublemaker on a team can be toxic. People dealing with such colleagues should try and find the root cause behind their dissatisfaction and resentment and address it. Communicate to them that their behavior is not acceptable. Sometimes, a change of profile or team can be helpful.

 
7. The materialist

This is the employee who works just for the salary. They have lost their interest in the job and lack the motivation to work. Yet, they stay put in a company because they have reached a comfortable place in the organization and need the money to trickle in every month. He does the least amount of work possible and leaves office exactly when official working hours end. Challenging as it may be, team leaders and companies should look for ways to motivate them. A good way is to link performance to monetary benefits.

8. Mr. OCD

Highly obsessive and compulsive, Mr. OCD gives perfectionists a bad name. They fuss over the extra commas in a presentation and endlessly recheck the numbers in a spreadsheet. Tireless and relentless, they are excessively dedicated to work. Although they bear the brunt of backbiting and criticism, they grudgingly command respect from peers and subordinates due to their eye for detail. Be sure to keep this type of employee motivated as his quest for perfection can be very helpful to the team. Managers should ensure that other colleagues do not take advantage of such an employee's traits to turn in sloppy work, knowing that the perfectionist will clean up their act.

* Living in Present  -----------------

Can you identify the base on which our future depends? You can refer to the paragraph given below -

‘Always concentrate on your present thoughts as they would be turning into your words. Be careful about your words as they would make you to act. Check your actions as these are to be taken as your habits. Review your habits as your habit is your character. Keep a watch on your character as future lies within it.’

GOT IT?  ……………    It’s nothing but our PRESENT.

It looks so simple, at least to read. But it’s really tough to follow. We are always indulged either in our past happening or in our future planning. It’s very hard to find a person who lives in present. It’s really hard. In a way, I can say that we are always getting ready to be a rich, happy but never live happily and enjoy what we have now.

Life is what happens to us when we are busy making some other plans. Osho once said – ‘Being is enlightenment, becoming is ignorance.’ True to the essence of these words, ‘to be’ & ‘to become’ are those two words (or verbs!) within which our whole life resides & revolves.

‘If I get this, I will be happy.’ ‘Had that happened in this way to me, I would have become happy.’ These two sentences are quite familiar to all of us as we are always either anxious about our future when we think of that first sentence or become depressed while remembering the past. The core reason why we cannot be happy is not the incident or a situation but our thoughts & views about that situation. In all this, where is the place for THE PRESENT which is present at present?

Is it that we have removed the word ‘present’ from our dictionary of life? Can we remain fully there wherever we are at present and enjoy the situation as it is? Can we stop regretting for our past mistakes and instead learn something from them to make our present happy? Can we stop becoming over apprehensive about our future?

Yes we can!

But, how?

Just observe small children. Children dwell neither in past nor in future; they enjoy the present. Whatever children do, they do it in present for present. Small children neither keep on regretting for their past mistakes nor have we seen them becoming anxious about their future.  They truly live in present merrily.

So why can’t we? We call ourselves matured adults, we call ourselves techno savvy, we call ourselves smart but can we ever feel ourselves contented? No we just can’t. Why so? Because we still have to achieve lot many planned things to become so called happy L

‘Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift and that’s why it is called the PRESENT.’ Are we matured enough to accept this gift? Are we smart enough to accept this present? If the answer is NO, then we have to make it YES by starting to live in present.  

How to live in present?

If we choose to live either in past or in future, the gift in the form of our present will surely be looted by our regret or anxiety.

So let’s remain in present by following these simple steps –

-      Accept the things as they are.

We just can’t change what has happened. So, accept it as it has come to us.

-      Be the part of solution and not the problem.

Whatever happened is happened. Just regretting on that won’t make any difference to our future. So let’s remain in present & start thinking about its solution.

-      Split our future plan into simple, achievable, realistic and time bound steps. These steps can only be achieved if we stop day dreaming and start working in present.

-      Never ever compare our life with anyone. We just can’t realize what pain others must have gone through. Fair Competition can only happen with our own performance to get ourselves better equipped for the actions to come.

-      Be optimistic…….Be positive.

This is the most important factor to be in present. We should always have strong desire to be positive. We should always be a keen observer and should remain open to experiment. Our body language mirrors our state of mind. So we should always be positive through our body language as well.

To do this, we should always remain with positive people. Positive vibrations make a great impact on our behavior & thought process. It keeps us active & fully involved in whatever we do at present.

-                      -  SMILE.

Let’s start our day with a smile. It’s free and eternal. A simple smile quickly reduces all stress and controls our anxiety. This is the best tool to remain in present.

SMILE PLEASE …………… JJJJJJJ