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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others
Product Description Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime In this classic roadmap to managing your high-tension job, Richard Carlson shows how to stop worrying about the aspects of your work beyond your control and interact more fruitfully and joyfully with colleagues, clients, and bosses. His key insights reveal how to: How to manage rush deadlines with rushing How to transform your outlook and prepare for the day ahead How to enjoy corporate travel How to have a really bad day . . . and get over it Review Praise for Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: "Over a decade of positive psychology research seems to validate what we learned twenty years ago from Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. . . . These wonderful books help break down and simplify how to achieve that happiness." ―ShawnAchor, bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage "After almost two decades since the original release of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson's insights on the meaning of life continue to be timeless. The book teaches us to focus on the 'now' and find balance by living through contentment."―Deepak Chopra "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff has the power to change our individual and collective lives. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Richard Carlson and his beloved wife Kristine for their wisdom and compassion in bringing transformational practices and perspectives to millions of readers."―ShaunaShapiro, author of The Art and Science of Mindfulness "Richard Carlson caused a revolution in all our thinking with his Don't Sweat the Small Stuff books. He was like a Zen master in disguise, taking almost an aw-shucks attitude toward shifting the culture."―MarianneWilliamson, New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love About the Author During his life, Richard Carlson, Ph.D, was considered one of the foremost experts in happiness and stress reduction in the United States and around the world and was a frequent featured guest on many national television and radio programs. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff continued to be a publishing phenomenon with over twenty titles in the brand franchise, two of which were co-authored and authored with his beloved wife, Kris. He died of a pulmonary embolism in December 2006, at the age of forty-five. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others By Richard Carlson HyperionCopyright © 1999 Richard Carlson All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7868-8336-3 CHAPTER 1 DARE TO BE HAPPY Many people don't allow themselves the luxury of being enthusiastic, light-hearted,inspired, relaxed, or happy—especially at work. To me, this is avery unfortunate form of self-denial. It seems that a great number of people arefrightened at what a happy demeanor would look like to other people, includingcoworkers, clients, and employers. After all, they assume, "Someone who isrelaxed (or happy) must not be a hard worker." The logic goes something likethis: If they looked happy, others might assume they were satisfied with thestatus quo and therefore lacking the necessary motivation to excel in their workor go the extra mile. They certainly couldn't survive in a competitiveenvironment. I'm often hired to speak to corporations around the country on stress reductionand happier living. On a number of occasions, the person who invited me to speakhas asked me, in a nervous tone, whether I would help the employees become sohappy that they would "lose their edge." I'm not kidding! In reality, it's the other way around. It's nonsense to believe that a relaxed,happy person necessarily lacks motivation. On the contrary, happy people arealmost always the ones who love what they do. It's been shown again and againthat people who love what they do are highly motivated by their own enthusiasmto continually better themselves and their perfo