Let’s talk about fun. Not the “I bought a planner in a cute color” kind of fun. The real kind. The belly-laughing, time-disappearing, phone-forgetting, shoulders-dropping, I-feel-like-myself-again kind of fun. Catherine Price talks about this beautifully in The Power of Fun. She describes true fun as the magical combo of: playfulness + connection + flow And honestly? That sounds a whole lot like joy to me. Because fun is not extra. Fun is not silly. Fun is not what we get to have after the work is done, the house is clean, the inbox is empty, and everyone else is taken care of. Fun is fuel. Fun brings us back into our bodies. Fun reconnects us with our people. Fun reminds us we are alive, not just productive. And Wednesday feels like a perfect day to ask: Where can you invite a little more fun into your life today? Not a full vacation. Not a personality transplant. Not a marching band and confetti cannon. Although… tempting. 🎉 Just one tiny moment of real fun. A song in the kitchen. A ridiculous text to a friend. A walk without tracking it. A dance break. A game. A laugh. A moment where you stop performing and start participating in your own life again. Today’s joy prompt: What is one thing that feels genuinely fun to you right now? Drop it below. Let’s collect some joy sparks. ✨ Because fun is not a distraction from joy. Fun is one of the doors back into it.

Who else has a count down of things happening in their lives being days till a bday or a trip or a special day, each day that passes it’s a flip on my numbers calendar

Happy Sunday, joy rebels. ✨ Today I want to talk about tiny delights. Ross Gay, in The Book of Delights, spent a year noticing and writing about ordinary moments of delight: a tomato seedling on an airplane, flowers pushing through sidewalk cracks, a small nod of connection, the everyday wonders we usually bulldoze past on our way to “being productive.” His work reminds us that delight is not denial. It is attention. It is the nervous system whispering, “Hey. There is still beauty here.” And that feels like a very Sunday thing to practice. Noticing delight does not mean life is perfect. It means we are awake enough to catch the sparkle when it shows up wearing sweatpants. So today, your joy practice is simple: Look for one tiny delight. The first sip of coffee. The way the light hits the kitchen floor. A text from someone who gets you. A dog living its absolute best sidewalk life. Clean sheets. A ridiculous bird. A snack that understands the assignment. Then come back here and tell us: What tiny delight found you today? Because joy grows when we notice it. And it multiplies when we share it.

The Joy-Led Leadership Forum was just the beginning. Now I want to hear from YOU. As we keep building this community, what would feel most useful, meaningful, and energizing? Would you love to see more: Weekly joy-led leadership conversations? Guest expert sessions? Small group connection calls? Book discussions? Real-life leadership prompts? Joy practices you can actually use in your day? More behind-the-scenes conversations from the forum? This space is not meant to be another place to consume content. It is meant to be a place to connect, practice, lead differently, and remember that joy is not the reward at the end. Joy is the strategy we build with. Drop a comment and tell me: What would you love to see next in this community?

Somewhere along the way, Monday became the villain. The inbox villain. The alarm-clock villain. The “how is it already Monday?” villain. But what if Monday is not here to attack you? What if Monday is simply an invitation to choose your energy before the week chooses it for you? Joy-led living does not mean your calendar is empty, your inbox is polite, or your coffee magically solves everything. It means you pause long enough to ask: How do I want to lead myself this week? Before the meetings. Before the errands. Before the decisions. Before the world starts pulling on your sleeve. Today’s practice: Choose one joy anchor for the week. Something small. Something doable. Something that brings you back to yourself. Maybe it’s a morning walk. Maybe it’s sending one joyful text a day. Maybe it’s music while making coffee. Maybe it’s taking three breaths before opening email. Maybe it’s putting one thing on your calendar that is not productive, but deeply human. Joy does not need to be dramatic to be powerful. Sometimes it is just the tiny decision to not abandon yourself before the week even begins. So tell us: What is your joy anchor this week?