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a quote like that he’s either a porn star or a professional
golfer.”
That line got a great laugh at my expense, but it also
revealed a truth (which almost all humor does). People
believe that the fun jobs are always somewhere else. “If
only I could get a job like that!” “If only I had been a pro
golfer.” But the truth is that fulfilling and fun work can
be found in anything. The more we consciously intro-
duce game-playing elements (personal bests listed,
goals, time limits, competition with self or others,
record-keeping, etc.) the more fun the activity becomes.
I recently worked on a project with a young man in
Phoenix who was selling three times as much office
equipment as the average salesperson on his team. He
said he didn’t understand his co-workers who got de-
pressed easily, took rejection hard, and struggled with
putting their deals together.
“I don’t take this that seriously,” he smiled. “I love
all my sales challenges. The tougher the prospect is,
the more fun I have selling. There is absolutely nothing
personal or depressing in any of this for me. When I
meet a new sales prospect, it’s a chess game.”
Whatever it is you have to do, whether it’s a major
project at work, or a huge cleaning job at home, turning
it into a game will always bring you higher levels of en-
ergy and motivation.
46. Discover active relaxation
There is a huge difference between active relaxation
and passive relaxation. When we play video games, play
computer games, play cards, work in the garden, walk the
dog, go into a chat room, or play chess, we are interacting
with the unexpected, and our minds are responding. All