The Art Of Happiness At Work

I just finished up "The Art Of Happiness At Work" by The Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler, M.D.

The first page opens with The Dalai Lama being asked "What do you do for a living?" "I do nothing." is his reply. Well if The Dalai Lama is co authoring a book about happiness at work and his claim is that he does nothing for a living he's going to find it a struggle to fill 200 pages on the subject.
Granted this book won't make the "Top 10 Business Books Of All Time" list, there were still a few points worth noting.
1/3 of American worker see financial rewards, rather than the nature of the work itself, as the most important aspect of their jobs. Not surprised by this, just look at Michael Vick's contract signing bonus. When was the last time you heard of a public school teacher receiving any kind of a substantial signing bonus. Are sports a reflection of today's society?????

The Buddhist psychology of having a sense of being grounded in reality. This is because of an intimate connection of how we see ourselves and how we relate to others and the world. Don't worry Mom I'm not converting to Buddhism. Makes sense, that whacked out co worker is probably just as whacked out at the office as they are at the grocery store, home, dentist office etc... etc....

If individuals are confident in recognizing their own positive inner qualities and their skills and knowledge,they don't need to rely so heavily on other praise to supply that feeling of accomplishment. Back to being grounded in reality?????????

The Buddhist concept of right livelyhood is that you strive to engage in an activity that has no potential for being harmful to others, either directly or indirectly. Again Mom don't fret. Sounds kind of like something I learned in Kindergarten, "The Golden Rule"