Happiness leads to productivity with Rita Ernst

<h2>You have the choice to start behaving in a way that makes you happy, which will lead to more productivity.</h2> <p>Happiness can seem elusive, out of reach. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, we lose sight of what we value most, our cup gets empty, and we lose the sense of happiness.</p> <h3>You can personally create your path to happiness</h3> <h4>There are three essential things that all people need to achieve their fullest potential in relation to contributing to the workplace.</h4> <ol> <li>Autonomy to grow and have a sense of freedom</li> <li>Contributing - show our competence</li> <li>Affiliation - connection and community so that you don't feel isolation and loneliness</li> </ol> <p>The burning platform of change means you have to take action and create change.</p> <p>Your happiness in your work depends on autonomy, contribution, and affiliation.</p> <p>When those three things are present, we feel happy, we feel like our cup is full. Then we will produce our best work.</p> <p>In producing our best work, we create reinforcement.</p> <p>Happiness is the pathway to productivity but then there is a self-reinforcing loop once we begin producing what we want. It is also motivating to produce the results you desire.</p> <h3>Change your behavior and don't wait for someone else to change</h3> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/3ZT6ofy" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em>Show Up Positive</em></a></p> <p>Rita wrote the book, <em>Show Up Positive</em> to address changes in the corporate climate resulting from Covid. During Covid, we lost community and autonomy.</p> <p>Commiserating quickly becomes complaining and when we start complaining, it starts a snowball effect of complaining and it erodes relationships within your business and in relationships. Comparison, doubt, and imposter syndrome escalate when complaining takes over conversations.</p> <p>Biologically we are programmed to need to know danger for survival. We are preconditioned, self-alert, to things that put us in danger, including our self-worth. And we give more