私はどちらかと言えば根が楽天的だが、昔は営業の強烈なノルマに苦しんだこともある。

I am basically an optimistic person, but there was a time when I suffered under extremely demanding sales quotas.

たとえば、あと一歩のところで契約が結べなかった日、会社に戻ってしょげかえる代わりに「あの社長と一時間も話せるところまできた」と自分の成果を見つけて」評価する。

For example, on a day when I failed to close a contract at the very last step, instead of returning to the office dejected, I would find something I had accomplished and give myself credit for it: “At least I got far enough to talk with that company president for a whole hour.”

たとえば、あと一歩のところで契約が結べなかった日、会社に戻ってしょげかえる代わりに「あの社長と一時間も話せるところまできた」と自分の成果を見つけて」評価する。

For example, on a day when I failed to close a contract at the very last step, instead of returning to the office dejected, I would find something I had accomplished and give myself credit for it: “At least I got far enough to talk with that company president for a whole hour.”

仕事はお金をもらうのだから、楽しくないことがあっても当たり前」と思ってやってきた。

Since you are paid to work, it is only natural that some parts of it will not be enjoyable,” and that is the attitude with which I have worked.

②そこを基準にすれば、少々のことは当然のこととして受け人れられるし、何かいいことがあったときは「お金をもらいながらこんな気持ちを味わえるなんて」と幸せ感も倍増する。

If that is your baseline, you can accept minor unpleasantness as something natural, and when something good happens, your sense of happiness doubles as you think, “I’m being paid and I still get to experience a feeling like this.”

②そこを基準にすれば、少々のことは当然のこととして受け人れられるし、何かいいことがあったときは「お金をもらいながらこんな気持ちを味わえるなんて」と幸せ感も倍増する。

If that is your baseline, you can accept minor unpleasantness as something natural, and when something good happens, your sense of happiness doubles as you think, “I’m being paid and I still get to experience a feeling like this.”

人は楽しいから笑顔になるのだが、「まず笑顔をつくると、それによって楽しい気持ちが湧いてくる」という研究結果があるという。

People smile because they feel happy, but there are said to be research findings showing that “if you first make yourself smile, the smile itself can bring about feelings of happiness.”

人は楽しいから笑顔になるのだが、「まず笑顔をつくると、それによって楽しい気持ちが湧いてくる」という研究結果があるという。

People smile because they feel happy, but there are said to be research findings showing that “if you first make yourself smile, the smile itself can bring about feelings of happiness.”

そうやって一日を締めくくれば、明日への活力も湧いてきた。

If I ended the day that way, I would also find renewed energy for the next day.

仕事はお金をもらうのだから、楽しくないことがあっても当たり前」と思ってやってきた。

Since you are paid to work, it is only natural that some parts of it will not be enjoyable,” and that is the attitude with which I have worked.

仕事はお金をもらうのだから、楽しくないことがあっても当たり前」と思ってやってきた。

Since you are paid to work, it is only natural that some parts of it will not be enjoyable,” and that is the attitude with which I have worked.

②そこを基準にすれば、少々のことは当然のこととして受け人れられるし、何かいいことがあったときは「お金をもらいながらこんな気持ちを味わえるなんて」と幸せ感も倍増する。

If that is your baseline, you can accept minor unpleasantness as something natural, and when something good happens, your sense of happiness doubles as you think, “I’m being paid and I still get to experience a feeling like this.”

②そこを基準にすれば、少々のことは当然のこととして受け人れられるし、何かいいことがあったときは「お金をもらいながらこんな気持ちを味わえるなんて」と幸せ感も倍増する。

If that is your baseline, you can accept minor unpleasantness as something natural, and when something good happens, your sense of happiness doubles as you think, “I’m being paid and I still get to experience a feeling like this.”

これにならえば、充実感を得られる仕事を手にするには、楽しめる仕事を探すのも大事だが、小さなことでも楽しめるようになることも意外にあなどれないポイントだ。

Following this idea, finding a job you can enjoy is important if you want fulfilling work, but learning to enjoy even small things is also a surprisingly important point that should not be underestimated.

たとえば、あと一歩のところで契約が結べなかった日、会社に戻ってしょげかえる代わりに「あの社長と一時間も話せるところまできた」と自分の成果を見つけて」評価する。

For example, on a day when I failed to close a contract at the very last step, instead of returning to the office dejected, I would find something I had accomplished and give myself credit for it: “At least I got far enough to talk with that company president for a whole hour.”

②そこを基準にすれば、少々のことは当然のこととして受け人れられるし、何かいいことがあったときは「お金をもらいながらこんな気持ちを味わえるなんて」と幸せ感も倍増する。

If that is your baseline, you can accept minor unpleasantness as something natural, and when something good happens, your sense of happiness doubles as you think, “I’m being paid and I still get to experience a feeling like this.”

どうせ人生の一定の時間を仕事に費やすのなら、その時間が楽しいと思えるほうがいいに決まっている。

If we are going to spend a certain amount of our lives working anyway, it is obviously better if we can enjoy that time.

人は楽しいから笑顔になるのだが、「まず笑顔をつくると、それによって楽しい気持ちが湧いてくる」という研究結果があるという。

People smile because they feel happy, but there are said to be research findings showing that “if you first make yourself smile, the smile itself can bring about feelings of happiness.”