Paying Attention to What
We Pay Attention To
The whole premise behind being fun isn't that far of a reach, but many people don't know quite where to start. I was there, too.
The journey towards being a more fun person is less of a journey than it is a lifestyle, and it doesn't necessarily have a beginning or an end. It's simply a state of mind. Still, the question arises: “What do I do now?”
It starts with paying attention to what we pay attention to. And that will require us to change a little bit of our thinking and where we’re putting our thoughts. Thoughts are powerful things; countless cultures over thousands of years have relied on their thoughts to form their faith and their destinies. I’m a big believer in the principle that thoughts manifest themselves as things and happenings. Where you pay attention, you’re thoughts follow. The Fun Factor relies entirely on using your thoughts to pay particular attention to the five Fun factor Essentials listed defined previously, Attitude, Gratitude, confidence, humility, and humor. ACG2H. Remember this acronym. It's used all the time in this program, and helps you remember the Essentials.
As mentioned previously, people who were more apt to be described as fun people carried with them high levels of five essential frames of mind. During my research I was also able to assess that those who were not immediately described as fun tended to not have strengths in one or more of these essential Fun Factor mindsets.
It's important to say that those people who were not immediately described as fun people were not bad people or not enjoyable people to be around. They simply did not stand out as somebody who was authentically outwardly expressive have an attitude of enjoyment and positivity. It's also important to state that those who were not described as fun people are not alone. In fact, those fun people are quite rare. I was surprised to find during my research that in any given group of people, there were only about five percent who others had found as inherently fun people, which others naturally gravitated toward. I need to be careful about using the term "charismatic," but it comes close to the magnetic attraction of fun people.
Anyway, if there were naturally fun people, that suggested that there were a majority of people who were not. That sent me sailing off toward the whole Fun Factor endeavor. Are there really 95% of us who are not using these five essential Fun Factor qualities? Are these essential qualities truly lacking and disabling us from becoming more fun or more successful or more content human beings? These texts, the blogs, and research and the coaching are all about helping us all find ways to become more enriched and pave a shorter and more enjoyable path to success by unlocking these five essentials.
As most people, (including myself), proceed down their own path of "funmanship" the most common introspective questions are these:
Am I a fun person?
What does being a more fun person mean?
What success will I be able to attribute to being a more fun person?
How will I know if the Fun Factor is working for me?
Is it really that important to be considered a fun person?
Why should I care if I'm considered a fun person or not?
It really comes down to how badly you want to be be considered a fun person and what such a reputation might mean to attracting more of what you want. What I have found is that every corner of every profession and every part of a person's life has been changed for the better if they put effort into the five Fun Factor Essentials that created a more authentic outward expression enjoyment and positivity. Clearly, those who considered fun experience greater levels of success. The Fun Factor, while not for all, is simply a means to enable more success for those who are willing to apply the thoughts. While I am clearly biased, I can safely and easily say that my emphasis toward the five Essentials has transformed my life and I'm still stunned at the new opportunities that are now available in my personal and professional life simply by changing a little bit of my state of mind.
Modifying a state of mind and becoming a more fun person is a state of being. And that’s a lifestyle change. If you’re aspiring to have a more fun state of being it will require a change in lifestyle. To what extend is a function of the effort needed to raise the five Essential Attributes. That might sound like a daunting task, but I’m happy to claim that there’s nothing daunting about it.
When we consider lifestyle changes we immediately think about losing weight or stopping smoking or hundreds of other painful experiences. It's not like that with the Fun Factor. The lifestyle changes required are never painful. In fact, I have found that paying even a little bit of attention to the five Essentials, either collectively or individually, is a rather enjoyable experience. Perhaps that's why I remain stunned that this whole Fun Factor process is even necessary. It reminds me of just how powerful today's distractions can so easily impact our lives so fundamentally.
The best way to embark on a Fun Factor lifestyle change was to first consider the five Fun Factor Essentials independently. As I started my own personal implementation I looked at each one of them and attempted to assess how strong that fundamental was in my own personal state of mind. If there was anything tough about the Fun Factor it was the level of self-objectification and introspection required; I needed to answer my questions honestly, and I often didn’t quite like my answers.
