Have Some Fun

Do you have fun at what you do?  I cannot tell you how many people I talk to tell me they hate their job.  I do believe that no one should work at a job they hate.  I know that whole bit about the economy being bad and jobs are hard to find.  That may have been true, but that does not have anything to do with you hating what you do.

                One of the main tenets of Scouting is to have fun. We try to have fun at everything we do. I have seen first hand that a Scout can have as much fun cleaning up after dinner as he can playing a game. Scouts learn fun is something you make, not something you stumble across.

                 I believe we have three options open to us when it comes to having fun at work. As with all things in life, it is your choice if you have fun or not. These are suggestions, but they will change the way you see work if you follow them.

Option One:  Make the job fun

                You may not have the choice in what work you do all the time, but you do have a choice on how you see it.  You can put the fun in your work, and that starts with attitude.  If you are positive and see life as a gift to be enjoyed, then you will find the fun in everything you do.  For the person who lives with gratitude and purpose, even the most stressful and unpleasant job can become enjoyable and something for which to be thankful.  It is up to you on how you want to see it.

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”

– Dale Carnegie

(1888-1955)

Author/Educator

Option Two:  Find the fun

                Everything has an element of fun hidden in it.  It is up to you to find that fun and exploit it to the fullest.  Look around you and find the person who seems to be enjoying themselves at work, (there is always at least one), and see what they are doing.  Befriend them and share in their fun.  You can do wonderful things when you start to have a bit of fun at work.  I think of the words of an American educator, Randy Pausch who said, "Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun."

Option Three: Look for the fun

                If you cannot have fun at what you do now, find a job, or create one, that you can have fun.  There are great opportunities out there that are perfectly suited for you if you are willing to find them and make them work.  First, however, you have to believe in yourself and in your opportunities.  The sports star, Joe Namath said, "When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things."  Success comes to those who enjoy what they do.  Find what you love to do and then do amazing things.

You matter!  You matter to the world and yourself.  Remember to be your best, love God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.

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