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Loving Monday: Lighten Things Up

loving_monday Yes, work is difficult more often than it is fun. Yes, difficult work can be meaningful and rewarding in many ways even if it is not fun.

This week, though, I want to focus on making work fun.

Or at least inserting a bit of fun into an otherwise serious and focused environment every once in a while.

While I couldn’t resist the image of a full-on practical joke, I’m not suggesting that practical jokes are the best way to bring a bit of lightness into the workplace. (Though I do love the occasional clever stunt.)

I‘m thinking more of maintaining a good sense of humor. Of being able to poke fun at the ridiculous side of some of your policies and procedures. Of sharing funny stories from home about the antics of your kids or relatives.

I’m thinking about making ice-cream runs in the afternoon. Of refilling coffee cups just to be nice. Of all standing up and stretching legs at the same time.

Transform envelope-stuffing into a party. Turn a dreaded deadline into a race.

Work too easily morphs into pressure and stress instead of meaning and reward. We need to intervene and help everyone keep a sense of perspective.

Humor is one such tool for maintaining perspective. Keeping things light. Injecting some fun. Enjoying the others on the team.

How do you lighten things up in the serious world of work?

Loving Monday is a weekly column designed to encourage us to step into our weeks with an intention to show up authentically, engage fully, and choose to make it a good week for ourselves. Explore past columns here.


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