People are bored

Most people most of the time are bored. They have a boring class they are going through or a boring job that they do everyday. Most people that interact with them just do things as they are expected of them. You go to Starbucks and order a coffee and the server will tell you what you owe them and give you a coffee. You go on the airline and take your seat and the airplane safety announcement will be the same as it has always been. Your supplier calls you and gets straight to the point without asking about you or telling you an interesting fact or a humourous story. You call a customer and you do a routine 'how are you, the wife the kids' before asking for the order. This is all boring and doesn't add to anyone's day.

Life is meant to be interesting. People want to be entertained. This is why sitcoms are popular on TV. Think of Sienfeld. Nothing much happens on the show but they make funny comments here and there and try something unusual which keeps the rest of us entertained. You should also try to make your life into a sitcom. Something that other people will love to watch what you do during your normal life. People will love interacting with you. The fact is that you will bring sitcom to their lives. It doesn't matter if it is your boss, your employee, your client or your supplier. People love to do what they do but have some entertainment go with it.

For instance when sending an email to a friend why not make something out of their name? I have a friend named: Mike Winn, but I call him Mikerosoft Winndows. My own name I change when signing signatures: Amirski, Amirican Express, Amirican Dream, Amiracle etc...It's just a little way but it makes you different. Also if you think of someone elses name and make something 'funny' out of it, it shows that you spent time thinking about them - people love it when you think about them. Because frankly, no one thinks about them really.

When looking for what next to do with my career, I looked at everything including investment banking. The fact is that this is probably not me but to go through this experience felt like a sitcom. The reactions I would get from friends - what are you doing, it would retrict your creativity etc.... - but I think if you treat everything as a sitcom with a goal than it makes things more interesting. It also means that you will enjoy your own life and not take everything so seriously. It will get done but just with more fun.