Last month, my friend Karen took motorcycle lessons. The next thing I knew, she was buying roller skates. “Why does Karen get to do all these fun things,” I whined to myself. Karen – who works a nine to five office job and is as busy as the rest of us – gets to do these things because she makes her curiosity and sense of fun a priority. This means doing the research, setting aside the time and money, and then showing up.
I’m glad I caught myself inwardly whining. It signaled I was overdue to pursue my own fun. So I honored my inner business nerd and took a road trip to Vegas for a tour of Zappos.com. Zappos is an e-commerce company with a creative, whimsical, out-of-the-box work environment. I’d been hearing about it for months and wanted to see it for myself.
I just got back from my adventure this evening and had a terrific time! Below are three blogs about it. And here’s a link if you ever want to take the free tour. Next, maybe I can get Karen to take me roller skating.
Your turn. Are you great at following your curiosity and sense of play? I’d love to hear your stories.
That's Karen with her new ride - you go Karen!
A Great Business Read
In his book, Delivering Happiness, Zappos’ CEO, Tony Hsieh, shares the dramatic story of how the company came into existence and built its one-of-a-kind culture.
