Making Room For Joy

When was the last time you made room for Joy?

By reflecting on what brings you joy and what drains you, you will be able to recharge and refocus on what matters. This will make you a more resilient, motivated, and authentic leader.

Course Detail

Participants: Individual
Minutes: 30 - 45

Outcomes

Increased motivation, productivity and creativity!

Joy, by definition, is ‘a feeling of great pleasure and happiness’. When you make room for joy in your everyday life and reduce things that drain you, you can minimise their negative impact.

Bringing more joy into your life, even if it is in small everyday moments, makes you feel more motivated, less overwhelmed, more creative, and more able to respond to challenges. Don’t believe us? Most people don’t until they give it a go.

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Step 1

Fill out the form below. In the Joy box, list things that bring you joy. Joyful things can energise you, and they can also calm you – some people find it useful to consider a mixture of different kinds of activities which you can then choose from depending on your need.

In the Drain box, write a list of things that drain you and your energy. This may be things that you find boring, difficult, or pointless. Spend 15 minutes reflecting on this.

The things that bring you joy or drain you are specific to you, no one else. Write your ideas down no matter how small, insignificant or silly they seem. You like watching cat videos on Youtube? Great, put it down.

Step 2

Now, step back and take a look at your list. Honestly reflect on the last day, week, and month. How much of your day is made up of things that bring you joy and how much is filled with things that drain you? Do you need to make any changes?

Step 3

Take a look at your calendar or diary over the next 2-3 weeks and find places where you can build in more joy. Make time for a little bit of joy everyday. You can be specific about what joyful thing you can do in that time, or you can leave it open to decide what you feel like doing in the moment. Either way, make some time for your joy.

Step 4

Look at the next 2-3 weeks and anticipate the things that will drain you. Think about whether you can remove them, reduce them, or build more joy around them to help limit their impact.

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