It was a cold and dreary day so I curled up with a new book and was cozy in my reading cocoon when it was time to go volunteer usher at the performing arts center. I really did not want to go.
But as is the case with so many things, I didn’t want to go but I was glad when I was there.
Dan Pink shared that the best way to persuade someone to do something is not to try to persuade them — it is to make it easy for them to do it. If you get people to act, they will likely change their minds and come to agree with what they are doing. It was easy for me to sign up in advance to usher and once I got there I thought it was a great way to spend the evening.
Take your leisure scheduling as seriously as you do your professional appointments. Instead of just doing things when you “feel like it” put some of the activities you love on the calendar in advance– cultural events, outdoor sports, vacations, or meals with friends — making it easy to know when and where you’re socializing. You may not feel like going in the moment, but once you’re there it’s likely to be wonderful.
