The optimist’s guide to surviving a toxic workplace - with Michele Phillips of Key Performance

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#164 - Michele Phillips is a happiness expert who specialises in individual performance in the workplace. She explains how your mindset affects your happiness, the way you can make happiness a habit, and how to stay positive when working a job you don't enjoy.
What you'll learn

• [1:30] How to talk to people about happiness.
• [4:15] The key factors that affect your happiness level.
• [6:27] How to stay optimistic in challenging circumstances.
• [9:17] The innate nature of happiness and optimism.
• [12:04] Actionable steps to make yourself more optimistic.
• [13:35] The power of journaling and how to start writing a journal.
• [16:48] How to put an optimistic spin on negative situations.
• [18:45] The personal nature of journaling.
• [20:10] How much time it takes to keep a journal.
• [22:43] How to be more positive about your job.
• [26:24] The importance of knowing why you’re leaving a job.
• [28:45] Five processes to analyse your mentality.
• [30:44] How to know the right time to make a job change.
• [32:42] Toxic positivity and the danger of blind optimism.
• [35:00] How to improve your mental state.
• [36:35] What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed.

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
• Learned Optimism, Dr Martin Seligman
• The How of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky
• Happiness is a Habit, Michele Phillips
• The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
https://changeworklife.com/the-optimists-guide-to-surviving-a-toxic-workplace/
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