Unhappy Employees Outnumber Happy Ones by Two to One Worldwide

Still too sleepy to click? Ok, go fire up the Keurig. We’ve got this.

–only 13% of worldwide workers feel engaged in their jobs. Ouch.

–63% are “not engaged” in their work. Clock in, clock out, assemble 99 widgets, punch psychological time card, get pay check, repeat. Ouch, Part II.

–Even more alarming: Combine the 63% “not engaged” and the 24% “actively disengaged” (i.e., you loathe your job) and the percentage of worldwide employees not engaged in their work is 87%.

For 87% of workers in the world, work is more a source of frustration than fulfillment!

Your Saturday Morning Wake-up Call

Which camp do you fall in? Do you wake up ready to attack the day with passion, energy and creativity? Or, is work one massive energy vampire on your body, mind and spirit?

If you are in the later category, research shows you are not getting the opportunity to use your innate, natural talents at work.

What can you do–right now–to help you become one the lucky 13% who are engaged in their work? 

As a wise man once said, draw a circle around yourself and start with everything inside the circle…

To fully maximize your potential, you must become more aware of your innate, natural gifts.

There is only one You. There will only ever be one You. No one will ever have the same combination of talents and ability that you do at this very moment. Amazing thing to consider, isn’t it?

By uncovering and understanding your unique talents, you reframe the game. You start channeling your efforts with more focus and greater energy. When we get to do what we do best every day, life change happens.

One of the best tools we have found to help you start living the life you are meant to lead is StrengthsFinder 2.0.

The brief assessment provides you with 5 key talent themes that show you how you are naturally wired to live and work. Not only will it help crystallize areas of talent you may have already sensed in yourself, but the Action Items and Insight Guide provide tools to help you begin leveraging your talents immediately.

The real payoff is crossing the bridge from Knowledge to Application. Developing, growing and focusing those talents through focused application is when talents become Strengths. When you use your Strengths, your chances of joining the lucky 13% “engaged at work” club are much, much higher.

Life is short. Start fulfilling your true potential using your individual strengths. With, or without, that extra cup of coffee…

Have an amazing day, and we’ll follow-up soon with more thought starters and insight on strengths-based development!

Please feel free to drop us a line at hello@strengthslauncher.com and let us know how you’re growing and using your innate talents to ignite your work, life and relationships!