Fun doesn’t always have to be productive, polished, or Instagram-worthy. Sometimes it’s just letting yourself indulge in the silly, goofy things that make you laugh or relax. Confession: mine right now is the second season of Shrinking - oh and American Football (GO MN Vikings and UT .... Hook 'Em Horns!) I’d love to hear yours. Let’s skip the “what are you working on” convo for a second and share guilty pleasures. Maybe we’ll even get some new recommendations for our joy-lists.

Alright Crew... let’s talk about the moments we wish we could forget from networking. You know, the classics: 🥬 Realizing you had spinach stuck in your teeth after smiling through 90 minutes of introductions. 🤝 Calling someone by the wrong name. Twice. 📱 Thinking you were on mute... but nope. Networking isn’t always smooth and sometimes it’s just plain awkward, sometimes it’s hilarious, and sometimes it’s both. 💬 What’s YOUR most embarrassing networking moment? (Safe space b/c we’ve all been there.) 👉 Bonus points if you can laugh 🤣 about it now. I'll go first in the comments. 👇

Not every gratitude practice has to be serious. Sometimes joy lives in the funny little things. Today’s experiment: Pick one silly, unexpected thing you’re grateful for today. Maybe it’s your cat’s weird zoomies, your favorite meme, or that first sip of kombucha. 👉 Post it below - we could all use a laugh + a dose of fun gratitude today.

Please join me in congratulating @Rachel Bents and her new community The JOY Project for reaching the Top 1% in the Relationship category! This is an excellent achievement which signifies one of the most important aspects of community building... engagement & interaction. As I commented to Rachel earlier... she gets to wear the ⭐ but it belongs to The JOY Project. Well done on hitting this milestone and keep up the great work!!

In the town where I live, Powell River, BC, we celebrate with an annual Blackberry Festival. It’s a big Friday evening event – streets closed, live music, food, the works. 🎉 The funny thing? The star of the show is the Himalayan blackberry, which, as you may know, is an invasive species that pops up anywhere the soil is disturbed. Kind of odd to celebrate it… but hey, we make the best of it! This year we picked about 60 pounds. So far, I’ve used them in: - Smoothies - Pancakes and muffins - Syrup - Salad dressing / vinegar I love jam and jelly, but I try not to eat much sugar, so I’m looking for other creative uses. I can (and will!) freeze a bunch, but before I tuck them all away… 👉 What’s your favourite way to use up a mountain of blackberries?