Running a Business is no Joke!!

April 1, 2008 · Filed Under Revolutionary Thinking, Virtual Assistant Tips · Comment 

Today is April Fool’s Day and many of us are thinking up ways to pull pranks on our loved ones, and taking time from the hustle and bustle of running a thriving business can be a nice release. So this got me to thinking about ways that we can bring the “fun” back into running a business. Let’s face it, running a successful business can be hard work and if we don’t reward ourselves it can be very exhausting. Here are just a few ideas I came up with, but I would love to hear some of the ways you are bringing fun into your business:

  1.  Reward yourself with time off for good behavior!! Taking a little time to treat yourself can make it so much easier to deal with the requirements of running a thriving business. Perhaps daily, you give yourself a chance to watch your favorite TV show or maybe weekly you take time off to take your child(ren) to the movies. Whatever your reward it is important to give yourself a little you time!!
  2. Take some time to visit the forums to keep up with what is going on in your industry and with your colleagues. I love to “pop into” the REV to see what is going on with all my friends and what they (and their businesses) have been up to.
  3. Take on a “fun” project or a “fun” client that you normally wouldn’t think of working on or with. Just a couple of months ago I took on a research project for a client. This client was a bed and breakfast that was hosting a golf tournament and she wanted to make the event interesting and fun so it was my job to come up with ideas to make it a truly “golf” dinner and activity filled evening. For dinner we came up with calling the punch bowl the “Water Hazard”, the dips the “sand traps” and we placed a green tablecloth on the table and called the table the green. We prepared a game for at night that was similar to Pictionary that utilized various golf terms. Although I wouldn’t normally provide these services I can say that it was one of the projects I have had the most fun being a part of (I almost felt guilty charging for the time)!!

So what other ways are you putting fun into your business? I would love to hear some of your ideas.

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