A trusted, long-time workmate once said to me, "This isn't just work, it's life." She's right. We aren't working to live or living to work. We are living at work. 
 
So what?
So, then, just a couple months later, I met Karen Hough and she said, "Life is improv." She's right, too. We wake up in the morning envisioning a plan for the day. But by 10 a.m., that plan is revised. New challenges cross your desk. Or maybe the plan is changed before you even leave home in the morning. (Like when the dog throws up.)
 
Here's a test to prove that Work = Life = Improv.
Ask yourself. Do the four fundamental principles of ImprovEdge work in real life, beyond the office?
 
Why, Yes! They do!
With parent, roommate, lover, child, or neighbor... 

So let's all play the home version of ImprovEdge. What works with workmates works with other humans, too.

 

 

Pull out your Yes! Deck for a refresher on the 4 Principles.  This week, find a card from each of the 4 suits and apply it outside your work environment - at home, with kids, with your volunteer group, in your neighborhood, in the grocery store.