Please, make it fun

Call me vacuous.  Call me vapid.  Call me shallow.  But I like most things to be fun.  I’m more inclined to do something that’s fun than something that’s onerous, boring, depressing or guilt-induced.  And I think I’m not the only one.  In fact, there’s sound social theory saying people tend to do things that are fun, easy and popular.  So I suppose fun is not so vacuous after all.  It’s a way to provoke action.

Please consider injecting a little fun into your messages from time to time.  Please.  My email box overfloweth with onerous, boring, depressing and guilt-laden messages.  So does my mailbox, along with a lot of bills.  I’ll pay attention to ANYTHING with a gleam of levity.  Doing good should feel good, at least some of the time.

I can hear you now—you’re saying, but there is nothing fun about my cause.  I challenge you to think differently.

Helping kids with life-threatening illness - can be fun.  I’m a huge fan of Make-a-Wish’s new donor-centric campaign, showing the joy of supporting their organization.  It’s truly inspirational.  Click below to watch it on their site.

Making a donation to your favorite charity - can be fun.  Just ask lettuce lady.  (Click below, it’s FUN.)

Joining the fight against poverty - can be fun.  Just ask anyone in the Power Circle.

Hearing an anti-drunk driving message - can be fun.

And yes, these campaigns are effective - they brought in some serious cash and most important, they contributed to vital social change.