Michael

I’m in Chicago this weekend (Highland Park to be exact) with Erica at the Port Clinton Art Festival. She is one of the exhibitors and I’m there to give free labor. In fact, instead of having a name on my name tag, it said “Free Labor”.

I got numerous comments about it. Many people seemed to have a host of work that needed to be done but they didn’t want to spend any money. They were expecting me to start immediately. One guy called me Mr. Labor. I told him that he could call me Free. Most people though found the campy humor amusing and it seemed to bring a smile to all of them.

I liked how everyone seemed to grab on to the fake name tag as a way to start a conversation, smile or have some fun. Based on this, I suspect that we are all closer to being happier than we might realize. It may only take a small shift to reach a happier state. Of course from that new place of being a little bit happier, you have a solid platform to go the next step.

Remember it’s the little things we think and do at every moment that determines our state of being. If you need to use some stranger’s silly name tag to get there, then do it. The technique doesn’t matter.

Have a great day!

Michael