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pebblestorm-tireswing-sketch-smallPebbleStorm is about making work enjoyable in every way: what you do, how you do it, who you do it with… (and of course, how all that enjoyment translates into making more money more easily).  So while the most important part of making money through enjoyment is discovering your Unique Genius and translating it into your dream business, there are ways to bring enjoyment into ANY job you have now.

Adding Enjoyment To Any Job

Most of us don’t even know how to make our little daily tasks enjoyable.  It can be simple!  Whether or not you enjoy your job, coworkers or career…there are ALWAYS ways to add some enjoyment back into it every day – it just takes practice.  Here’s a slide from a past webinar with a few simple ways to add enjoyment and fun into your work:

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Winning Enjoyment Points & Gold Stars

People need to train themselves to make work enjoyable, just as they need to train and practice the guitar, cooking, meditation or better communication in a relationship.  A simple way to help yourself play with this is by giving yourself “10 Enjoyment Points” whenever you enjoy something at work.  Even better is if you’re posting it on a wall with others!  It’s a form of awareness training.  What do you enjoy at work during the day?  What makes a meeting, phone call or presentation enjoyable vs. painful?  Whether you’re the one hosting it or an attendee?  This is about shifting your awareness and perspective.

Sample goal: win 10 Enjoyment Points every day.  Start small – babysteps!

Try to catch yourself in the moment next time you find yourself enjoying work. Give yourself a gold star if you want!  (A client literally does keep gold star stickers handy so that she or her employees can give them to each other as in-the-moment rewards/reminders).

How Enjoyment At Work Can Change Enjoyment In Life

As you get better at learning how you can enjoy work…you’re retraining your mind, so that it gets easier to enjoy whatever you do in life!  I’ve noticed that it’s much easier for me to have fun in any situation once I learned how I can make work more fun in any situation 🙂

More Blog Posts/Details On Enjoyment Points From PebbleStormers

The Best And Easiest Way To Make Work Enjoyable

Do “it” (whatever ‘it’ is) with someone you like, whether you’re creating something together, or creating your own things separately.

My Weekly Meetups

I often meet up with friends here in Santa Monica for working sessions that might be on a common project, or we might have different projects.  My current favorite haunts tend to be Whole Foods Venice, Novel Cafe on Main Street, and Urth on Main Street (although I actually prefer Urth on Melrose, because their outdoor seating isn’t as crowded).

For example,Mondays at 10am I’m meeting with a few friends for an accountability session, Monday afternoons are usually a working session with Onna or others, Friday afternoons a session with Carenna Willmont…etc.

It’s more effective if each different meetup has a specific purpose: “produce stuff”, “brainstorm new ideas”, “accountability/planning”, “shoot the breeze/serendipity”…anything you want.  All are equally as valid, as long as you all know what the point is.

Practice Makes Perfect

Learning how to make daily work enjoyable is easy to forget!  Which is why it takes practice, and why playing with enjoyment with others makes it easier (you’re reminding/helping each other).  Keep practicing!  You’ll find that it gets easier in time.

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