4 ways to fall in love with your job again

4 ways to fall in love with your job again | practice (split each time) | 3 ways toxic positivity can negatively affect you Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( September 19, 2024 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](   Leading the Way [] [4 ways to fall in love with your job again]( [4 ways to fall in love with your job again]( (Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images) Developing an emotional attachment to your job -- or taking "psychological ownership" -- can increase engagement, productivity and enjoyment of your work, writes Sara Daw, the group CEO of The CFO Centre and The Liberti Group. Daw outlines four strategies to take ownership, including finding areas of control, investing in building relationships with colleagues and being willing to help others to foster a sense of safety on your team. 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[Learn More]( ADVERTISEMENT [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [3 ways toxic positivity can negatively affect you]( [3 ways toxic positivity can negatively affect you]( (invincible_bulldog/Getty Images) Positivity can become toxic if it leads us to reject, avoid or minimize our emotions, which can lead to delusional thinking and cause us to miss out on emotions that can be helpful for growth, writes LaRae Quy. "Our brain is wired to pay more attention to negative emotions than positive ones for a very good reason: they alert us to danger in our environment. Getting our feelings under control, both positive and negative, is a sign of good mental health," Quy notes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Toxic positivity [can cause us to overlook red flags in business or other areas of life](, which can lead to bad decisions, writes Quy. 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We absolutely should look for the silver lining in every cloudy day, but we can only do that when we embrace all of our emotions and seek to learn the lessons they bring. As Quy advises: "If you feel pressure to be endlessly optimistic, stop and acknowledge the pain and hardship for what they are. Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl called this mindset 'tragic optimism.' Stop trying to constantly stay positive and instead look for meaning and growth amid the darkness." If this newsletter helps you, please tell your colleagues, friends or anyone who can benefit. Forward them this email, or [send this link](. What topics do you see in your daily work that I should know about? Do you have any feedback you'd like to share? [Drop me a note](mailto:candace.chellew@futurenet.com). And while you're at it, please send me photos of your pets, your office and where you spend your time off so we can share them. 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