subject: 5 Factors To Being A Happy Contractor [print this page] What is Happiness? Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy.
Being happy with your work has a big impact on your overall satisfaction in life. What if there were steps available to help influence and sustain the happiness in your job & life, wouldnt that be worth doing? Increasing your happiness has knock on effects, improving relationships with other people, health, energy levels and your productivity in your work. In this article I will be outlining 5 critical factors that are essential to be happy while contracting;
1.Contract negotiations- Negotiate to get the contract you want in your job; at the end of the day they need you. This puts you in the position to have a little negotiation as to the terms of your contract. Allowing you to negotiate your pay rate, working hours and your work responsibilities till you are satisfied with your contract.
2.Expand your mind with learning - Keeping your skills up-to-date will help maintain your requirement in the contractor market, making it easier to get work. Plus keeping learning will help keep you motivated by engaging your brain.
3.Know your personal values/beliefs- Knowing your values and beliefs and living by them is the ultimate way to live and the key to achieving greater happiness in your life. By knowing your values you can determine whats most important to you in your life and then hopefully work towards achieving it.
4.Keep Healthy- Staying fit & healthy in your body will help you stay fit and healthy mind. Never do anything that will jeopardise your health. Staying healthy now will benefit you in the years to come and will be reflected in the way you work and your lifestyle.
5.Keep positive & have that influence on others- Having the right attitude in the way you work will not only increase your success in life but will also influence the people around you. Setting goals will help you work towards where you want to be in life, no matter how small they are. Personal goals will also help keep you motivated in life.
I hope following the above 5 principles can go some way to helping you achieve happiness in your work and hopefully in life. These are the most critical factors of happiness but you may add to this to suit your personal needs.
