{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fc6e11313-2f1b-4f8c-87df-0a61e50f556c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"355: Uncloseted Riff and Rant \u2013 Uncloset Your Fun and Creativity","description":"If you aren\u2019t having fun and thinking you aren\u2019t creative, then you\u2019re in good company. Most of us forget to have fun. Life gets in the way, demands take over, and before you know it work, eat, sleep; work, eat, sleep; work, eat, sleep. The hamster wheel is on high speed and we glaze over and settle for \u201cthis is life!\u201d As the mundane sets in, we start to lose our vision, and any chance of being creative in any area of life is a joke. Yet, all we need to do is allow ourselves to break past these beliefs\u2026\r\n\r\n* There\u2019s no room for fun\r\n* I\u2019m not the least bit creative\r\n* Who has time for fun?\r\n* What\u2019s creativity got to do with it?\r\n\r\nLow and behold, you might just need to step out of your box, and see what can happen when you cut the crap and just go for being uncomfortable. Fun, creativity, and getting out of your box and off the hamster wheel is on you, and you are in control. So what can you do about?\r\nHere\u2019s my observations that came up while leading an outdoor team building experience with a group of engineers from The Wonderful Company. They broke out of their shells, played like kids, got creative beyond what they thought possible, and found that being uncomfortable really is a lesson in and of itself for finding what\u2019s missing in their lives.\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}