Summer Fun Week 5 - Practical Tips For More Fun

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The charm bracelet I made to commemorate our recent trip to Japan!

Welcome to Week 5!

I want to give you a few practical tips and strategies for increasing fun in your life.

Tip #1: Look for tiny bits of joy and fun.

This is a practice to train your brain to see and experience the fun and joy. Notice the beautiful bird sounds on your walk. Linger for a second longer on a flower. Notice when people are smiling or laugh two seconds longer. Ooo and ahh over a cool car or a cute baby or a beautiful tomato.

Nothing is too small, and nothing is off limits. You love the things you love, and your interests are different from other people.

For example, I'm into charm bracelets. Like really into them. And many people think they are too jangly and annoying. We get to be different.

Spend your weekend noticing things that bring you joy and feel fun.

Happy practicing!

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Summer Fun Week 4 - Be an inspiration!

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I made this bracelet for a new friend in Japan.

Welcome to Week 4!

It's another short one because I want you to have lots of time for fun!

When you have more fun, people will see you having more fun, and they will be inspired to have more fun, too. (There are a few people who will be crabby about it, and that's a them problem. Tell them to call me.)

Imagine the exponential impact when you have fun expands to the people in your life and then the people in their lives and on and on and on.

Then imagine what becomes possible for your community, city, state, nation, the planet when people approach each other and the activities of daily living as if it's fun.

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Summer Fun Week 3 - Fun Is Your purpose!

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Our new puppy! The definition of fun!

Welcome to Week 3. So fun!

Today is short.

Fun is one of your life's purposes. You were not put on this earth only to strive, struggle, prove, earn, and work. (Although work and achievement can be fun, like really fun.)

You were put on this earth to enjoy your life. To appreciate beauty. To experience pleasure and joy. To feel great.

Ponder that idea. Fun isn't a luxury. It's actually part of your purpose.

I'm curious what that idea opens up for you? Please email me and tell me your thoughts.

I love to hear from you!

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Summer Fun Week 2 -Use This Simple Trick

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Gorgeous 1960s vintage! So fun!

It's week 2 of fun, pleasure, and ease. Ahhh…summer!

When there is conflict or you want something and feel like you are not getting it, often the issue is your focus, not the thing.

Here's a concept: Focus on the function, not the form.

In last week's vacation example, the form was beach or mountains. When the form is the focus, there's irreconcilable conflict. Instead, look for the function…spending time together or physical activity or going off the grid for two weeks to recharge. When you shift your focus to the function, infinite possibilities open for the form.

I love examples, so let's play with a work-related one. You want a promotion, and it hasn't happened. The promotion is the form and keeps your lens on one narrow option. When you shift your focus to the function of what you want in the promotion…like more responsibility, supervising and mentoring employees, or a more strategic role, you have lots of ways to create those experiences both at work and outside work.

To have more fun, look to satisfy the function you want, rather than focus narrowly on the form. More possibilities = more fun.

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