Play Rehab for the Serious Professional
“The opposite of play isn’t work, it’s depression.” – Brian Sutton-Smith
We’ve been raised to think of play as a frivolous pastime, something we do after the serious business is done. Meanwhile, we drive ourselves into the ground to achieve enough so that one day we can finally play. Hopefully before we die. Life has shifted from being a Playground to a Proving Ground.
Not only is this making us miserable, damaging our bodies, hurting our relationships, and crushing our souls, it’s also a serious obstacle to our success. We are at our best – our smartest, most creative, most collaborative, and most agile – when we’re playing. In short, it pays to play!
But even if we recognize the value of play, it’s not easy to leave the proving ground. Most of us are addicted to busyness. We’re afraid we’ll lose our competitive edge if we stop. In fact, we’re not even sure we remember how.
The Playful Path is play rehab for professionals who realize that play is vital to our success and want to unleash our playful spirit at work.
Discover The Six Paths To Play
Every time you catch yourself driving yourself too hard and taking yourself too seriously, The Six Paths will give you something you can DO to shift your state back into play.
Join just for the Path(s) of your choice or subscribe to the whole darn adventure
December
Play by delight!
Follow your Compass of Joy moment to moment.
January
Play by design!
Design your life to include playtime.
February
Play on purpose!
Turn chores and hard work into play.
March
Play on Demand!
Install play into your kingdom so it’s never far away.
April
Play by Disruption!
Stir things up and delight in the unexpected.
May
Play by Invitation!
Deepen bonds and add juice to your relationships.
The Adventure Launches Thursday, February 1, 2017
Take the leap and Register for the whole series!
IT’S A SPECIAL OFFER! We’re offering this pilot program for a reduced rate of $197/month. Future programs will be recorded. This is a special opportunity to play with Gwen live for a reduced rate!
These Paths Lead To…
- REDUCED STRESS – At work and at home
- ADAPTABILITY – Less need for control
- CREATIVITY – An open, flexible mind
- GREAT TEAMS – More trust and ease
- SELF AWARENESS – Discover your Play Personality
- CONFIDENCE – Separate your worth from your work
Each Month You Get…
TWO 2-Hour Group Calls with Gwen to discover the Path for the month and explore how to incorporate it into your work life
Full content breakdown of the monthly path – what it means, what the benefits are, and specific ways to integrate it into your work and life
Weekly Play-scriptions that are fun and easy to integrate into your week
A community of playmates to share the journey, have more fun, and find support in shifting from the proving ground to the playground
The Adventure Launches Thursday, December 1, 2016
Take the leap and Register for the whole series!
A little more about Gwen
Gwen is an Emmy Award-winning creative director who started her career building Muppets for Sesame Street. She left the “street” to design furry play-stations at the MIT Media Lab then founded Creatures at Large, a children’s multimedia production company. Gwen earned a masters degree in philosophy and became a pioneer in the field of adult play, teaching and publishing widely on the subject. She has applied her insights to the design of programs for companies including IDEO and PepsiCo, groups ranging from life coaches to TSA security officers, and for several popular films. She has been an artist-in-residence in settings ranging from Xerox PARC to San Quentin Prison and recently received a MacArthur Foundation grant for a PBS special about play. She currently blogs for Huffington Post and carries Free Hug signs wherever she goes.
