If you listen to any of my talks you'll know I absolutely love sharing techniques and stories and little experiments and ideas that have helped me as I move through my day and that I hope will help you too.
So this one's a really fun one that I'm excited to share with you because sometimes I think we can over-optimize our life,
Right?
Everything's maxing these days,
Everything's tracked and we're continually trying to improve all these different metrics in our life in order to,
You know,
Squeeze a little bit out of every moment of every day.
But when we do that,
Before we know it,
Improving ourselves starts to feel like another thing on our to-do list.
So instead of trying to optimize a zillion different things,
What if throughout your day you focused on just one thing?
And this is really simple and it's a fun little experiment you can try.
It's called the 10% experiment.
And the idea is this.
What if you try to bring 10% more joy into your day?
Not 100% you don't need to suddenly become the happiest person alive,
But 10% more in each moment throughout your day.
A little bit more appreciation,
Gratitude,
Enjoyment,
Pleasure.
We're actually going to try this together right now.
So get comfortable,
You can keep your eyes open or close them,
Whatever feels good for you.
Take a slow nourishing breath in.
And let it go.
And here's the question for you.
What could you do right now to bring 10% more joy into this moment?
Try not to overthink it,
Just see what comes to your mind.
How did you do?
Maybe you struggled to find something,
Maybe you made a few adjustments and felt an increase in joy.
I want to share a few things that you could do to help you think outside the box.
Maybe bring a smile to your face.
Maybe you take a deep breath and notice how good it feels to fill your lungs with air.
Maybe you place your hand on your heart and think of something you're grateful for.
Maybe you adjust your posture to something that feels more beneficial for your body and mind.
Maybe you look at the view outside your window.
Maybe you just take a moment to feel the joy of being alive.
I'm gonna leave you for a moment just to go back into that question and experiment.
What would 10% more joy feel for you right now?
And what could you invite a little more of into this moment?
Take your time and play around with that now.
And release the experiment.
Notice how you feel,
Did anything shift for you?
When you start optimising for joy rather than just productivity or motivation,
Other things can begin to shift too.
You might find yourself be more present,
More open,
More positive,
More uplifting,
More creative.
All these good things could flow to you when you choose to tap into joy.
So here's your experiment for the rest of today,
Or the rest of the week if you're feeling ambitious.
How can I bring 10% more joy into this moment?
Go out,
Give it a go,
See what happens and let me know how you get on with this one.
Have a joyful day.
