Why...so...serious?

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing" - Dale Carnegie

Picture this - I'm sitting in my car behind the car of a mother and her two younger kids. There we are in the turning lane, stopped at a red light with cars all around us waiting for green. A song comes on the radio and the mom in front of me starts singing, throwing her arms in the air, and moving to the beat. I can see little arms and heads bopping up and down in the back seat as she turns to them and they're all singing together. I'm smiling, the car next to her is smiling, and you can bet that her kids are smiling. What a great memory for those kids. 


Zappos.com has a core value called "Creating Fun and a Little Weirdness". They make having fun at work a staple of their company! Where I work a core group of us at the club read "Zappos: Delivering Happiness" and decided to focus more on having fun. Now, the WAC is already a great environment and we have a good amount of fun, but why not a little more...what could that hurt? We decided to adopt Henry (aka Hank) as our North Shore mascot. You can check out a picture of him here: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top Hank travels all around the club - spin room, offices, treadmills, etc. He has brought smiles to the faces of our team members and even more importantly - to our members.


Be a "fun ambassador" and start having fun where you work and with your family/friends. You will be happier, your co-workers will be happier, and your customers/clients/members will be happier because fun rubs off on everything you do and everyone you touch. 

Go ahead...have some fun today!