I recently attended a workshop where the facilitator explained that many of us are accommodators and not generators in life. You can pretty much fill in the thing you might be accommodating or generating. Here are a few examples:

• Am I accommodating inappropriate behavior or generating positive behavior in my actions?

• Am I accommodating a “status quo” mentality or generating a “go beyond” mindset?

• Am I accommodating limiting beliefs or generating new thought patterns and ideas?

Here is a great place for each of us to ask ourselves some powerful questions:

• What am I accommodating in my life right now? 
• Is this serving me or is it getting in the way of growth, possibility and new experiences?
• Are the things I am accommodating in line with my core values and belief systems?

For most of us, there is something we are accommodating that has become a distraction or is in some way is keeping us from being the person we truly want to be. It is preventing us from living the purpose we were CALLED to live.

Our next step is to look at what we want to generate. In my recent work with clients, I have continued to hear the phrase, “I want to generate more JOY—for myself and others.” In exploring this deeper, I realized there is a connection between more JOY and fulfillment. Here is the mic drop moment. We can experience JOY even when we are sad or frustrated. Joy is a way of being in the world and we can generate this way of being with a few solid tools up our sleeves.

1. Movement. Generating something is active. JOY, as a way of being, is active. When we generate movement towards where we want to be in life, we are living with purpose and for purpose. What are the ways your movements generate JOY for you?
2. Acceptance. We can generate JOY, but we cannot be responsible for someone else’s reaction. We CAN embrace what we have generated. Acceptance is not the same as agreement. We can accept that each individual is where they are at in the moment. Acceptance can bring peace and, yes, even more JOY. Where might acceptance serve you in generating more JOY?
3. Presence. Being fully present with the here and now can take us a long ways in generating JOY. If we are distracted or worrying about the next thing, we miss now. Being in the now can truly generate more JOY—not only for someone we are with, but with ourselves as well. Where is one place in your life that being more fully present would help you generate more JOY?
4. Gratitude. Naming gratitude and acknowledging the things for which we are grateful is a natural way to open the door for generating more JOY. I invite you to notice your JOY level right now. Next, write down 5 things you are grateful for. Notice your JOY level again. Has there been a change? Gratitude is a natural frequency shifter and something that propels us to generate more JOY.
5. Be a Child Again. Yes, I said it. Have you ever watched a child laugh at a funny toy or be so fascinated with the littlest thing? Most kids have a way of bringing us to a certain type of JOY. What if thinking like a happy child helped us generate more JOY? I believe it can. 

There really isn’t a magic pill here. We have the ability to generate more JOY. Truly, it’s up to us because we get to choose. Do we just want to accommodate or do we want to generate? I also like to put in that little reminder here that we can experience JOY even during sadness. It’s the way of being. I don’t know about you, but my way of being likes to generate a positive impact in the world.

I’d love to hear about the ways you generate JOY!

Keep SHINING in Your Brilliance!