The Habit of "Having Fun" Article

This is a fun article written By Dan Robey and I thought I would share this as we move closer to the holiday season

I am a big fan of the TV show Seinfeld, and one of my favorite episodes is an episode called "The Marine Biologist."

In this episode Jerry Seinfeld runs into an old high school female friend of George Costanza. She asks how George is doing now 20 years later. Jerry wants to impress her so he makes up a story that George is now a very successful Marine Biologist.

That is the episode that gave me the inspiration for this article, but here this is the scene and the one line spoken by the character known as Kramer that sums up the habit of having fun.

Kramer decides that it would be fun to take his golf clubs down by the ocean and start hitting golf balls into the ocean (not great for the ocean but in Kramer's mind ....lots of fun!!)

So, now that Kramer is very excited about his new found "fun idea" he rushes into Jerry's apartment to share his idea with Jerry, George and Elaine and he screams "Who wants to have some fun!!"

OK, lets break this down a bit.

Kramer starts out by thinking of something that he thinks would be "WAY" fun.......that's part one.

Here is part two.

Kramer takes his idea, his enthusiasm, and his energy and shares it with his friends by screaming

"Who wants to have some fun!"

How often do we say that?

How often do you wake up on a weekend morning, jump out of bed, make some coffee and very excitedly say to your spouse or significant other.

What can we do today to have fun, and lots of it!

Maybe you should just say "Who wants to have some fun!!"

The best part about this question is that virtually no one "dislikes" having fun.

So the answer is inevitably "I do."

The problem is that we live in a fast paced society where that question is seldom asked.

Everything is high pressure, stress, and work , work , work.

But, guess what the best stress reliever of all is?

You guessed it.....having fun.

It is after all the reason why we work so darn hard...or at least it is supposed to be that way.

Think about this for a minute.

"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is one of the most famous phrases in the United States Declaration of Independence and considered by many as part of one of the most well crafted, influential sentences in the history of the English language!

WOW! ...... the pursuit of Happiness, I would say that happiness is directly related to how much fun we have in life.

Here is something else to think about.

How many times have you sat down with friends with one goal in mind?

How can we have THE MOST fun today?

I would say that is one very powerful habit. To make having  fun a PRIORITY.

To strive to be as HAPPY as possible.

Make it a commitment today.

When you are finished reading this article walk away from your computer and scream at the top of your lungs..."Who wants to have some fun!!!"

I guarantee you that it will put a smile on your face and the face of EVERYONE who hears it.

·         Make it your motto.

·         Make it a habit.

·         Make it the one thing that everybody remembers about you.

·         You will live longer.

·         You will love longer.

·         You will make yourself and everyone around you happier.

You will fulfill the request of the founders of the United States who so eloquently said "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".