Do What You Love and Love What You Do

February, the month when love is celebrated, emphasizes the importance of love in our lives. It is not just about valentines and sweethearts, but also about self-love and self-care, nurturing relationships with family and friends.
 

What does it mean to love yourself? Will doing what you love, make you happier?

Self-love is the fuel for emotional intelligence. The good news is that training your self-love skillset can be quite simple. The bad news is that there isn’t a crash course in self-love. Similar to your job performance, you can also measure your self-love performance using KPIs. Learn how to do that in Roberta Hughes’s article, Sharpen Your Saw With Self-Love and Self-Care.

Whether you have a dog or just know a dog, dogs are connected to our work lives in more ways than we think. Dr. Beverly Kaye's article, Dogs Come Into Our Lives To Teach Us About Love, shares what dogs can teach us about work and love.

Are you facing a big decision, but feeling too stressed to make it? In their article, Four Ways To Improve Decision-Making Even When You’re Stressed, Dr. Jim Loehr and Dr. Sheila Ohlsson Walker, highlight ways to overcome stress so that you can make thoughtful, clear-eyed decisions that work for you.

Finding things you’re good at is hard work. Getting great at them is an accomplishment. Being able to take joy in that achievement and the thrill of creative effort is the essence of career success. In his article, Careers: First Discover What You’re Good At, Christopher Volk talks about job satisfaction, passion and personal happiness.

In brief, this edition of Personal Excellence is all about love, personal and professional growth and tips to find happiness in your life. While spending time for/with others, don't forget about yourself. Love yourself a little more and discover yourself all at once.

We hope you gain insights and new ideas from reading all the articles in this edition and get back to us with your valuable feedback and suggestions.

Happy Reading!