I read a funny passage about the importance of sense of humour and lightening up. Indeed, it is important in professional life. It attracts others and makes people more comfortable.

The story goes about a boss sending an executive - let's say Joe - to a counsellor. This boss told the counsellor: “I’m on the brink of firing Joe, even if he thinks he should have been promoted. He does more about the business than anyone else. He is brilliant. But he never smiles and he’s indecisive. He depresses the hell out of everyone. When Joe walks down the hall, people jump into closets, run behind watercoolers, and dive under their desks to avoid getting infected with his gloom. He gets so preoccupied with the dark side of things that his decision making is stiffened. If he does not ease up, I am going to throw him off a cliff – before he makes me and everyone else want to jump.”

So ease up! It makes you more successful.

Best,

Chris