Warner Update
Making a difference, one person at a time
Happiness At Work
This week the message is by Jon Gordon. I believe this is the perfect time of year to take in this message.
Happiness.
Zappos believes in delivering it.
Coke wants you to open it.
Countless books try to help you achieve it.
Research demonstrates that you are more productive with it.
And yet the truth is that so few people feel it at work.
Why?
Is it because leaders don’t create "happy" workplaces?
Is it because work is inherently miserable?
Or perhaps it's because of our attitudes about work?
There's really no definitive answer here.
A negative boss, bad working conditions, and a toxic culture can certainly make people unhappy.
I’ve also seen how leaders can create happier and more productive employees by creating the right culture and work environment.
However, I believe the biggest determinant of our happiness at work is... us.
Our happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do with what's inside of us.
Happiness is an inside job.
I’ve met bus drivers, janitors and fast-food employees who are more passionate about their jobs and happier than some professional athletes making millions of dollars.
Our happiness comes not from the work we do but from how we feel about the work we do. And to feel great about the work we do it’s essential to fuel up with passion and purpose.
As I wrote inThe Seed, happiness is a byproduct of living and working with passion and purpose.
The first step is to be the SEED, plant yourself where you are and begin to serve and make a difference. When you plant yourself and make a difference passion flows through you, purpose begins to reveal itself, people want to be around you and you feel happier.
When you work with passion and purpose you don't have to seek happiness, rather it finds you.
Start planting and cultivating it today!
Next Week At A Glance:
Monday, May 6th: Staff Appreciation Week!
Monday, May 6th: Lunch Provided by our Warner PTO
Monday, May 6th: Grades Y5-2 Assembly at 9am (In honor of teacher appreciation this time is yours)
Monday, May 6th: Running Club 4pm
Tuesday, May 7th: 9am Admin Meeting
Tuesday, May 7th: Lunch for Jill and Pat
Tuesday, May 7th: 2nd Grade to K'Zoo AirZoo
Wednesday, May 8th: Grades 3-5 Assembly at 8:45am (In honor of teacher appreciation this time is yours)
Wednesday, May 8th: Lunch Provided by our Warner PTO
Wednesday, May 8th: NAESP President Eric Cardwell visits Warner Elementary
Wednesday, May 8th: Du Boi from the JCISD visits Warner to help with Innovation, Technology and ideas for the end of the school year.
Wednesday, May 8th: PLC Wednesday
- Suggested focus on Science
- What was expected for this year at your grade level?
- What standards were taught?
- What is planned for the final month?
- Q1 - How do you know if students learned it? (Formative Assessments?)
Thursday, May 9th: School Improvement at the JCISD
Thursday, May 9th: Last CP Federal Day at Warner
Thursday, May 9th: Running Club 4pm
Thursday, May 9th: Top Teacher Dinner & Ceremony
Friday, May 10th: Dr. Barnes visits Warner Elementary
Friday, May 10th: Panther Pride Luncheon