“Will I ever be happy at work?”

This is a question I’ve found myself asking for many years. Working as a job recruiter for numerous companies, I quickly discovered that I was not the only one asking the question. I’ve repeatedly been asked by job seekers, employers, and successful entrepreneurs who have all been in search of an answer and hoping for the very same thing: increased satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness at their job, or in the work they do.

One might be tempted to think that just because a person has thousands of employees or the financial freedom to “do whatever they want,” they would be completely satisfied with their work. And yet, this is not the case. It’s an interesting phenomenon to witness, but even the most “successful” people often come to a point where they realize they are unsatisfied with what they do for a living. No one is excluded on this issue. In fact, throughout all of my interviews, one thing has become increasingly clear: dissatisfaction in the workplace is no “respecter of persons.” Dissatisfaction doesn’t care whether you are wealthy or not, experienced or not, working in a “blue-collar” job or a “white-collar” one. It can happen to anyone.

Regardless of personality type, age, skill set, or profession, every human being has a chance to grow, develop, and transform for the better. If we are willing to to learn something new by being open to adopting new, more constructive mindsets. This will be addressed in greater detail in the chapters of this book.