BACKGROUND: How we FEEL at work, affects how powerful we feel and how much energy we have. We all have feelings while working – after all it's where most of us spend our prime years and the bulk of our time and these feelings change over time and can be anywhere between misery and ecstasy.

In order to make manage your work-life effectively it helps for you to understand what you enjoy and what you don't enjoy in your current work. Only then can you can take action to reclaim your energy and power. And it's very important to be honest with yourself: If you deny the truth of a situation, you also deny yourself the opportunity to make meaningful changes.

What we want when making changes in our businesses to move from a position of STRENGTH - and not from one of stress, weakness or unhappiness. This exercise will help you identify 3 actions you can take to energise your current working situation.

INSTRUCTIONS: So, where are you on the 'enjoyment' continuum? What contributes to how you feel at work? How could you have more energy at work? Answer the questions below to find out.

Tip: People who enjoy their work are usually good at making a distinction between themselves and the RESULTS of their work. This brings a detachment that allows for enjoyment of work independent of circumstances. When we don't maintain this distinction, our enjoyment will always be dependent on whether or not things are going 'well'.