Everybody has their good days and their bad days.  Even when you work at a fantastic company like Sixthman, sometimes you just don’t feel up to it.  Well, recently I had one of those days.  So, I decided to come up with a list of actions to keep the fun going:

1.  Make sure to yell at Joy from across the room.  (It doesn’t really matter what you say, just yell with her name in there at some point)

2.  Take a quick break to ride the razor scooter around the office, and feel the wind blowing in your hair.

3.  Let the office dog sit in your lap and cuddle while you answer the phone.

4.  Make sure you set up at least one dancing date aboard the Elvis Cruise with the guest calling from Scotland.

5.  See if you can talk someone into running to the closest ice cream parlor for a mid afternoon snack.

6. Send one sentence from Texts from Last Night on an IM to your immediate supervisor while she’s on the phone.

7.  Make a Fugazi channel at Pandora Radio to listen to between phone calls.

8.  Figure out which people in your office are comparable to the characters of The Office.

9.  Ring a large bell that can be heard throughout the office, even if for no reason at all.

10.  Probably the most important, when the owner of the company is sitting across from you, make sure you to procure some very silly faces at him (but only when he’s not looking).

Try all those things, and see if that doesn’t make you smile, if only for a moment.

In all seriousness, I’ve found that prioritizing helps lower the stress.  Also, make sure you work with people that have a good sense of humor (if that’s an option).  And lastly, I know there are some companies where if you’re not working 100% of the time, then they are not getting their money’s worth out of you.  But most of us know that is not true.  You have to break away from the grindstone in order to smell the roses.  Reward yourself for accomplishing things or finishing projects, and then see how much more you get done.

I can’t believe it took me this long to figure that out.  Now that I have, everyday is bound to have some sort of fun.  Especially, if I chose one of those 10 items as a reward (my favorite would probably have to be yelling at Joy).

-Lisa