Happiness is a State of Mind

Friday, January 27, 2012

The fundamentals of my life have been to be able to experience joy and gratitude. I believe that happiness in me is born from two things: from having a flow and existing with a meaning. I adore statement: Positivity is more than lack of negativity- it is a hidden treasure. A person needs another person in order to be happy. That is why it is so crucial that people get along with each other and have fruitful ways to communicate.

My work is one of the most important things in my life. My aim is to become a great leader and that is one of the reasons I went to search for further training. I totally agree with the phrase that by getting the fundamentals right, you’ll do miracles. I like working with patients a lot because I get to face people, and I also feel loved and appreciated as a doctor. I have gotten some nice counterbalance for my work from confidential positions, by functioning as a doctor for the women’s national football team.

The fundamentals of my life are to aim for continuous spiritual growth. To me it means that I will preserve the curiosity to study life, get interested in new things and keep my mind open. I value honesty and responsibility over all. I am pretty organized, sometimes even too meticulous, as a person; I want things to happen in a certain way and I want them to be done 100%. I find it hard to accept other ways of doing things. I constantly run into people in work communities whose set of values differ from my own, and I find it a huge challenge to accept people who have a different working morale. My future career aim is to work in the supreme command of a health establishment. I enjoy my present work, but there are a few things I would like to get rid of. The most disturbing of these are settling relationship messes and customer feedbacks, and the compulsory pace, where a client (patient) dictates my work rhythm, feels inhibitive and slims down the possibility for creative thinking.

A few days ago I read that Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen said at the election coverage that success (menestys) comes before work (työ) only in the dictionary. I think that it is very well said and I completely agree. I feel in my own line of work that fortune is trust and respect from both clients and the employer. To earn these and to continuously improve at work is a great motivator and creates new goals.

- Pippa Laukka -

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Pippa Laukka, Aalto Executive MBA student
Pippa Laukka wants to make hospital a better place. She is passionate about making things work. Besides EMBA studies, her new field is to co-ordinate construction of her family's house. She is an active mother of three, loves running and hates snakes.

Riitta Lumme-Tuomala, Senior Advisor at Aalto EE
Riitta Lumme-Tuomala is the proud mother of two y-generation daughters. She is very curious and enthusiastic about and interested in a myriad of things. On the top of her list is leadership from many angles; what will be required from leaders in the future (and, mind you, already today...) CSR, social media and the digital revolution in general, how are different generations working together in organizations near and far just to mention a few items of interest. She is a keen reader, rider, golfer and skier and loves cooking and entertaining friends around the dinner table. Whenever possible she travels, most often to her beloved Paris and listens to music almost all the time, mostly alternative and heavy metal.

Pekka Mattila, Group Managing Director at Aalto EE
Dr. Pekka Mattila is the Group Managing Director of Aalto University Executive Education, the Associate Dean, Executive Education at Aalto University and an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Aalto University School of Economics. He is a specialist in strategic marketing and change management. He is an acknowledged advisor and coach for both Finnish and international corporations, public sector organizations and NGOs. Over the last years Pekka Mattila has published actively on marketing management, change management and leadership. Presently, Mattila serves i.e. as the Chairman of the Board of Helsinki Week Foundation and a Member of the Board at Helsingin OP Pankki Oyj.

Jani Pulkkinen, Aalto MBA student
Jani Pulkkinen is a proud father of a small daughter and a loving husband. His goal in life is to develop himself as a human being, both as a professional and individual. During his free time, he enjoys traveling with family and reading to learn more about contemporary issues. Jani is said to be friendly and irritatingly positive even when the odds are unfavorable. He employs this feature in his personality when he tries new recipes in kitchen. He would like to work out more often; physical exercise has a special place in his heart. When he was growing up, he wanted to be a historian and history is still his favorite topic. During work hours, Jani is occupied with acquisition and ownership change financing.

Tomi Tietäväinen, MBA Coordinator at Aalto EE
Tomi Tietäväinen feels like he's on the set of ”making of” Better Leaders. He sees and feels the future nearly daily basis while taking care of MBA students at Aalto EE. He is interested in different aspects of things and loves to find alternate views on day to day matters. He gets to see the human aspect of studying, not just the glittering promotional material point of view. Tomi is a proud “almost husband” of one, walks 8 minutes to the office daily and is accused of being unnaturally energetic the first thing in the morning. He loves to cook, travel, talk, and make people see the other side of the issue at hand. Sometimes he gets lost, laughs at himself, and usually finds his way back.