If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

Last week someone asked me the question - If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?

After some thought I answered a Dolphin Trainer! After seeing a show in Portugal for the first time I thought wow! Imagine if I could spend my days doing that! With further thought I would probably prefer to do something in the wild... but come on we're talking about that childlike - what do you want to be when you grow up kind of question.

I asked the question to everyone in our office the next morning... and the answers were fantastic...
- A professional sunbather
- A gardener
- A business coach (we hoped to have a couple of these at least)
- Helping young children and adults
- Helping kids with leukaemia
- Wedding planner and own my own bakery
- Own a bar on a tropical island (but other people work there I just sit at the bar)

A great range of answers... Some which were about being happy... some about making others happy. One thing asking this question taught me was that people are amazing and unique...

So what's your answer? 

And go on ask you colleagues... it's Friday :-)

A desert nomad

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Margaret Hartley

Experienced and enthusiastic sales and customer service trainer - helping your staff learn new skills today that they can use tomorrow!

8y

This is such a great post. I'm still thinking of an answer. Look forward to lots of comments

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Nathan White

Landscape designer at New Gardens

8y

Living for a cause :)

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