Ms. Career Girl

The Eight Irrestible Principles of Fun

by · Jan 24, 2010

Take 5 minutes to watch the awesome video below, made by boxofcrayons.biz (@boxofcrayons). I promise it will rejuvenate your mind and your attitude.

In Review, The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun:

1. Get Focused: stop hiding who you really are.

2. Get Focused: start being intensely selfish.

3. Be Creative: stop following the rules.

4. Be Creative: start scaring yourself.

5. Use Your Wisdom: stop taking it all so damn seriously.

6. Use Your Wisdom: start getting rid of the crap (habits, memories, attitudes, people).

7. Take Action: stop being busy.

8. Take Action: start something. Don’t wait any longer for permission to do what you want to do.

Keep this post handy on your desktop or in an inspiration folder. There’s no doubt you will want to come back to this post when you are feeling stuck and review these simple yet powerful concepts.

This post is dedicated to NSE, a person who has always lived by these rules and is the definition of fun and success wrapped up into one.

Nicole Emerick

Nicole Emerick founded Ms. Career Girl in 2008 to help other ambitious young professional women thrive in a career they love. Ironically, growing MsCareerGirl helped Nicole transition her own career from commercial banker to digital marketer. Today Nicole leads the social media team at a large advertising agency in Chicago. Nicole also served as an adjunct professor at DePaul University where she helped develop the careers of PR, Advertising and Communications students. Tweet with Nicole @_NicoleEmerick.