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Lynn Paulson
Chief Executive Officer

According to a recent Gallup poll, 25 percent of U.S. employees would fire their bosses if they could.  Why?  Because many managers set high service standards for their employees, yet fail to abide by those same standards.  The “do as I say, not as I do” syndrome.

65 percent of Americans say they receive no recognition at work. 

The average person will have 10-14 jobs by age 38, while still other studies indicate that people will have three to five careers in their lifetime.

Moreover, approximately 50 percent of U.S. workers are actively keeping their eye open for a better job. 

It seems that the average American worker is frustrated and has a lot of discontent and dissatisfaction with their job. 

There is an incredibly high correlation between peoples’ happiness and meaning at work and at home.  Those who experienced happiness and meaning at work also tend to experience them outside of work.  Those who are miserable on the job are usually miserable at home. 

There also seems to be a strong association between financial health and emotional health and well-being.  I don’t have any specific studies to reference to support that opinion and theorem, but simply make that assessment on what I have observed in my 25 years of being in the banking business.  Clearly, not all people who have money are happy.  Some of the most miserable people I’ve ever met in my life had a lot of money.  Conversely some of the happiest people have been those who didn’t have a lot of material wealth or possessions.

So, what’s my point?  Life is 10 percent how you make it and 90 percent how you take it.  In large part, we become what we think about.  Learn to be thankful for what you have while you pursue all that you want.

We all seem to get caught up in the drama of it all.  We often see ourselves as victims rather than accept the hand we’ve been dealt.

We’ve all suffered setbacks.  On the job and in our relationships.  Our bodies have let us down.  Setbacks do not discriminate.  They happen to the nicest people, to the happiest couple – to you. 

But they’re only temporary.  Bodies heal, hearts mend and careers turn around.  A setback can be an opportunity for a comeback.

The bottom line is you’re in control of your destiny.  It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it.  Ninety percent of what we worry about never comes to pass.  In large part, it is your choice to feel happy or to feel miserable.  Life is what you make it.   

As Mark Twain once said, “I’ve been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”

As our society has become more callous and hardened, we often find it hard to tell others how we really feel about them – especially when it’s something positive and good. 

I read a book not too long ago that had a phrase that still resonates with me.  Paraphrasing, it said something to the effect, “if you had only one hour to live and you could make one call, who would you call to tell them how you really felt about them?” 

Think about it – maybe it’s time to make that call.

-- Lynn