Have you ever realized that some of your most dreaded tasks—like getting a haircut, home renovations, or late-night emails—could actually be sources of joy? In this post, we explore the “Reframe Practice”: a simple yet powerful shift in perspective that asks, “How can I make this more fun?” Discover how shifting your lens from obligation to enjoyment can transform your productivity, lead to unexpected abundance, and help you reclaim the natural, playful curiosity you had as a child. Are you ready to see how a small change in mindset can completely change your life?
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Reframe Practice – How Do We Make This More Fun?
I’m so glad you’re here. Have you ever done something so often and so easily that you forget that you’re even doing it? That happened to me this week. I met with a friend from Vancouver. Brief aside, I love Canada and Canadians. What a fantastic country. Anyway, I met a friend of mine and during our natural conversation, I kept reframing things without realizing it and he said such a profound thing to me. He said, “Do you realize how many things in your life that you reframe with the lens of, ‘How can I make this fun?’ Do you know what people’s lives would be like if everyone did that?’”
Reframing A Child’s Haircut Experience
1) It was such a huge compliment. 2) This is so true, because one of my big priorities in life is to have as much fun as possible. It wasn’t always that way, but I sure as hell enjoy it more now that it is. I thought I’d give you some examples and challenge you this week to do that. Ask yourself, no matter where you are, no matter what you’re doing, how can I make this more fun or if it’s awful? Sometimes, the things we’re doing are awful.
No matter where you are or what you’re doing, ask yourself: how can I make this more fun—or at least less awful? Share on XI’ll give you a few examples. One, it was a conversation I was having with him. He has a son who has a bigger version of having his hair cut. I think he’s around eight years old. When he was younger, he could go to the places where you sit in the airplane and they made it fun for him. Now, he will not get a haircut because it just isn’t exciting to him. There may be some sensory things there too where it isn’t a fun experience for him. He also mentioned that the little boy loved WWE and those little action figures.
I was like, “What if you get somebody to come to the house and you lead up to it like it’s a WWE event? Where there’s going to be a haircut match or something like that. Get him involved in it and think that it’s exciting. He’ll probably be on board.” Easy reframe. He also happened to think it’s going to work very well. I can’t wait to get the text that it did. Another one is a lot more simple. I was mentioning that in 2025, I had to get a new roof. Not the most exciting thing. In the State of Florida, it’s fairly expensive.
Combining Corporate Work With Enjoyable Rewards
I wanted to think of a way that I could make that fun. For me, the only way to make it fun was to make it more about form than function because I do want my roof to work but I care about it being pretty. I just made the project bigger. I decided, “I’ll also paint the house, get a new garage door, get new gutters. I’ll have the house get a whole new look.” In doing that, it became more fun and just for the fun of it, magically.
I say magically, but I swear to you. When you do things to have fun, things just start working out for you so much more easily. The person who ended up doing my roof, did the roof. Also, the gutters and painted the house for the same price I would have paid someone else for the roof. They weren’t the least expensive. They were the best person. Not only just making things fun makes it easier for you and happens faster. Don’t be surprised if you also end up getting abundance or making more money because when you have fun you get aligned and things just work out.
When you do things for fun, everything tends to work out more easily. Share on XThe last one. This one may seem super boring, but I’m telling you this caught me through my corporate career. I was one of those people who put in long days and long nights. A lot of times, the way I decided, “I’m going to be working on this project or I’m going to be sending these emails. Past 8:00 PM, I’m allowed to do it with one.” Now, don’t get out of hand. Don’t be sending emails you’d be embarrassed to read in the morning when you haven’t had any wine. Doing something that makes a task you normally don’t like just a little more fun, makes your life better.
Here’s the best part. When you start doing this with the things that you’re most dreading, the things that you don’t want to do the most. You cannot help but start doing it with everything. How can I make this more fun? Kids do it all the time pretty much naturally. That’s why you see them playing in cardboard boxes and having more fun than you do when you go on vacation. Even if you don’t believe me, try it out for a week. See how it changes your life. It’s going to help you reframe and have a better time doing the things that aren’t exciting and watch. It will lead you to doing more things that are fun without even knowing it. Here’s to your success.
