Are you having fun yet!?!?!?
“If it’s not fun, don’t do it.” Have you ever heard that statement before?
“No pain, no gain” is another common one.
So how do you reconcile the difference between the two? The first statement seems to tell us that we should only do things that are fun for us while the second statement says that there is some pain if we want to get ahead. The statements could seem to be polar opposites. Or not.
I have witnessed people who continue to do things that are hard and not enjoyable just “to get ahead”. Maybe they are trying to advance their career, get to-dos done, or finish an organizing project. Most certainly they are following the “pain for gain” concept. I have even caught myself in those situations at different points in life as well. In these situations, the question that must be asked is where do you want to get ahead to? What is the destination? Does one ever really arrive or is it just all about the journey? When do you get to start having fun?
What if we can have fun and enjoy ourselves even when we are doing things that are challenging? Where our energy is passionately focused on reaching our goals, individually or with a team, even if there are roadblocks along the way. Maybe we just don’t view things as painful roadblocks. Maybe they are little speed bumps instead. Maybe we can have fun along the journey and still enjoy fabulous achievements.
Maybe it’s really our perception that makes all of the difference.
