7 Ways to Enjoy Your Job More Starting Today ...

1. Consider the Alternative

Sometimes it helps to consider the alternative. You could have no job at all. A job you don’t totally enjoy is better than having no job and no income. It can be helpful to remember there are many people that would be glad to have the job you do. Remembering that you could have no job at all is one of the helpful ways to enjoy your job more because it reminds you that it could be worse.

2. Ponder the Possibilities

Do you feel discontent in your job because you feel stuck or bored? If that is the case, it may be time to take stock of the opportunities available to you to advance within your company. If you have the option, apply for different or better positions. It is also good to let your superiors know that you would be open to advancing to other positions. This also shows initiative and ambition, two traits that can help you go far in your career.

3. Realize It Could Be Temporary

Even in the worst of job dissatisfaction, you can remind yourself of this fact. The situation you are in does not have to be permanent. If you are truly unhappy, you can find another job. Until that time, remind yourself that the job you currently have is temporary. That can make it easier to deal with.

4. Do a Gratitude Exercise

There is so much power in focusing on what you have to be grateful for. Gratitude is a lesson I have really been working on in my own life and I can vouch that it is very helpful in giving you a better attitude. List a few things that you are grateful for in your job. Do you have friends there? Your own office or a short commute?

5. Change Your Attitude

Besides gratitude helping you to change your attitude, you can also just make a decision to work on it. If you make a decision to be happier, you probably will be. There is a saying that has a lot of truth to it, “Fake it till you make it.” Basically, it means that if you fake it long enough, you will eventually be the way you are pretending to be. You will convince yourself that you are happy if that is what you are pretending to be.

6. Put Your Job in Its Place

It could be that you are focusing on your job too much. Put your job in its place. It is not your whole life. You have friends, family and perhaps a relationship that make you happy. Don’t let job stress overtake you.

7. Be Kind to Those You Work with

Being kind to those you work with can do a lot to change your work environment. Do your best not to make enemies in your job. Even if you have a boss that is on your back, being kind can help. Kindness disarms a lot of nasty people. People really underestimate the power of it.

Even if you aren’t in the job of your dreams, you can enjoy it more by following these tips. What have you tried in this situation? How have you found happiness in an unhappy work situation?