ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces opinions on the most important features of top workers' work and other relevant factors that enhance success. It focuses on experiences of success at work as described by top workers. Some commonalities emerged as employees listed the most important factors that resulted in positive experiences at work. In order to gain positive experiences from one's work, an employee has to be (intrinsically) motivated to do this particular work, to accomplish tasks and goals set. The concept of human strengths is also norm-dependent because the fundamental features of a society involve common knowledge about appropriate and appreciated behaviour. The virtue of courage was defined as an emotional strength consisting of the will to achieve goals regardless of inner or outer resistance. The virtues listed were wisdom and knowledge, courage, justice, temperance, spirituality and transcendence, and love and humanity. The experience of success is only one way of dissecting positive experiences at work.
