Sunday, May 24, 2009

Flipping The (Positive) Energy Switch

"I also saw it as part of my job to keep practice fun. Positive energy doesn't just appear each day. You have to generate it. This is a responsibility shared by everybody on a team." - Dara Torres

What would it be like if each of us went into work daily with one of our top priorities as making things fun? We might come up with an ongoing contest involving a sports team, or the American Idol conestants. Or posting jokes. Or just getting to know our co-workers better so that we can learn what makes them smile. Or making light of something while waiting for that meeting to start. We might transform from workers trying to earn enough money to go home and have fun, to playmates who use work as an excuse to get together.

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