It's only work...

When you would rather be doing something else.

That's also why people say you should find something you would like to
do for "work" and you won't be working anymore.

Some have come to me having trouble with this concept...think of it
this way...if you are happy while working, then it really isn't work,
is it.

And while some work, by itself, may not be the most fun, we can sure
spin it, and make it fun...once we do that, we are happy and we really
aren't working anymore:)

Yours in "Our Choice" - Coach

Back in the day...

"If you were happy when you were working, then you were not working",
which was a bad thing...and people were told to wipe that smile from
their face and put their nose to the grindstone.

Things have changed, but not all of the views have.

Some that come through Zappos seeing happy people, working and having
fun, and can't quite see how things get done...maybe the new saying is:

"If you are happy when you are working, you are not working", which is
a good thing, because if you are happy and enjoy doing something, you
are in bliss and studies show that you are more productive and creative
while in bliss.

New perceptions can take time to reach the tipping point, so let's all keep
being happy while working, until the rest catch on...and ultimately we
will be helping to deliver Happiness to the World.

Yours in "Delivering Happiness" - Zappos and Coach

Whistle while you work?

The saying has been around for quite some time and it really does have
meaning.

It basically means putting in a little fun and happiness in your work.

Occasionally, work may demand all of our attention, but the majority of
the time, we can put a little fun and happiness into it, while thinking about
other things, and still handle, what we need to
handle - safely.

This is because attention is a cognitive process which allows us to do
more than one thing while keeping our "environment receptors"...in the
ready...just like when we are talking on the cell phone driving through traffic.

So next time you forget to put a little fun and happiness into your work, put some in
quickly, you should be safe, creative and the time will fly by.

Yours in "It's OK" - Coach

How would it be...

To have someone say "It sure must be pretty cool being you"?

Sweet, eh?

Well, people notice, not what you do, but how you do it.

Whether you drive a bus, teach, or sweep the streets - it's not what
you do, but how you do it...that makes the difference.

Do we do what we do with flair and excitement, or with a labored
stride, clinging to the ring of the bell, which denotes "quitting time"?

Remember, work is play with a purpose and it's all dependent on how we
play, that makes work fun and worthwhile, and it's what makes others take notice.

Yours in "Must be pretty cool being you" - Coach

Can't put an old head...

On young shoulders.

Probably be good if we could, but just wouldn't look right.

But if we could use the mind, it would be terrific...Thinking what we
know at a younger age - maybe we could of have had a lot better time??
But we can't, and it would really spoil the amazing things we
could experience for the first time...with our eyes - wide open.

So simply understanding that living our life the way we do, we need to
get lessons, bumps and bruises along the way - in order to get a wiser,
more experienced "head" which grows right along with the "shoulders".

Yours in having fun "The way things are" - Coach

Focus on Frustrations?

You bet!

We face challenges everyday, and some we like to tackle, if they are
presenting a challenge to us that we don't mind tackling.

But some challenges, we don't like to tackle...and can be frustrating -
that's the boil.

All we have to do in those instances, is "Spin it and Win it" -
figuring out how to turn those challenges into something we don't mind
doing, or imagine the great feelings we will get after we do it.

No matter what the frustration is, let's face it' some things just need
to be done...and we might as well have fun doing them.

Your is "Spin and Win Frustrations" - Coach

If half the fun is getting there...

Why not have fun getting there?

We don't have to save the fun for the place or event we are going to,
we can begin right at the start of our journey.

Slug Bug is a great game for a road trip, singing as a group can raise the spirits, and holding your breath going
through a tunnel is also pretty cool.

Even having fun every day as you get closer to your vacation or
holiday. Any time is a great time to have fun, let's not just keep it
for certain times.

Yours in " Put in some fun along the way" - Coach