We have a winner
Thanks for all the great input folks. I have decided on a title for my first book. It will be called:
… drum-roll, please …
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 – How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work.
Waddaya think?
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Jason Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 10:46 am
I like it alot! Very descriptive, and eye-catching.
Pauly Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 11:14 am
I knew! I knew! :))))
Great!
Tim Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 11:21 am
I liked the title up until the “Kick Butt at Work” part. That’s a real turn-off. You should drop that. It sounds too aggressive – and from reading your blog for a while now, it strikes me that you are anything but aggressive. Assertive, positve? Yes. Aggressive? No.
Shane Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 12:29 pm
Although I use the word “Kick butt” often, I have to agree with Tim. It kind of has a ‘trying too hard’ feel about it.
How about:
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 – How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Be Happy at Work.
Alexander Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 1:17 pm
I hear ya on the “kick butt” thing.
I stuck it in there to get something about happiness at work also making you really good at your job. What would be another way to express that?
Yvette Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 2:19 pm
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 – How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life And Be Succesful!
Tim Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 2:39 pm
Yvette beat me to it!
I was going to suggest incorporating “success” into the title, following the general theme of the blog that you are most successful when you are most happy.
I think Yvette has hit on a winner.
Paul Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 4:29 pm
I’m with the “no” side on kick butt. How about
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 – How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Be a Player
The word play on player works… play = fun, and player = a person who participates in or is skilled at some game; musician: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession); actor: a theatrical performer; an important participant (as in a business deal); “he was a major player in setting up the corporation”
(all web definitions)
Len Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 5:32 pm
Where I come from, while “player” can have pretty much the meaning Paul notes, it is just as often used as a synonym for “hustler”, “con artist” or just plain “creep”. In a situation like this I think the words used have to be as unambiguous and unsullied as possible, and I don’t believe “player” fits that bill.
The only two suggestions I can come up with to replace “Kick Butt” are “…and Knock ‘em dead at work!” -or- “…and Wow ‘em at work!”
Alexander Said,
October 25, 2006 @ 10:30 pm
Be successful has the right meaning but is a little… bland. I’d like something with a little more pizazz.
I like wow’em at work. Or how about “…and shine at work”?
Marc Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 2:27 am
ass. kick ass.
or, How to Love Your Life, Love Your Work, and Use Happiness as a Tool For Maximizing Productivity.
nope, just Kick Ass.
;-p
Mark Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 3:47 am
How about “….and succeed”? It’s shorter than “be successful” and it’s active, not passive.
Michael Wagner Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 5:49 am
Super! Totally super!
Keep creating…happiness at work,
Mike
Shane Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 9:39 am
How about:
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 – How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Be Remarkable at Work.
Susanne Goldstein Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 4:51 pm
Alex-
Sorry it’s taken me a few days to get to this. I’ve been swamped teaching a course in social enterprise leadership… i.e. how to create happy, value-based, successful organizations. Anyway, I like the direction of the book title — thought what occurs to me is is not so much the “Happy Hour is 9-5″ but more along the lines of “Thank God it’s Monday” which is obviously a take off on “Thank God it’s Friday”. You could then play off of getting excited to get to work Monday morning continuing the good joo-joo from the weekend (is joo-joo a US-only expression?) and be happy 7 days a week.
So might I suggest “Thank God it’s Monday: Tips for Loving Your Job and Your Life, 7 Days a Week” or something like that.
Anyway, please ignore this post if the train has already left the station.
Hope to see you when I’m in Europe in Jan/Feb.
Susanne
Shane Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 4:57 pm
Susanne, Bill Woodrow has written a book called, “Thank God it’s Monday”, so not quite original. Great title though.
Anne Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 9:29 pm
How about something like this:
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5 – How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and get ahead!
If you do (and feel) well at your job it’ll also rub off on your personal life – so I don’t see the need to narrow it down to “get ahead at work”
Just a thought!
Ib Said,
October 26, 2006 @ 9:38 pm
Well, “Kick Butt at Work” has a little bit of too agressive ring tp it – even though it’s not intended. I agree with Annes proposel, but I think you want a little more kick in the title, so another possibility:
Happy Hour Is 9 to 5
- How To Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Hit the / Your Target!
Alexander Said,
November 1, 2006 @ 4:50 pm
Thanks for all the updated suggestions. I’m thinking and thinking and thinking and will come back with something real soon!