HAVE SOME FUN!

I was invited to Denver last week for a marketing conference and I stayed at one of the Hilton properties called The Hampton Inn. As soon as I stepped into the lobby, I knew I was in for a fun experience.

Everywhere I looked, there were square black and white photographs attached to virtually everything. The nametag that Rebecca (the front desk clerk on duty at the time) was wearing had one of a kid swinging in a tire. The elevator had a big one on the interior door of a hand reaching into a cookie jar with the word “smile” on it. Every room also had different photos on the room number panel. The coffee urns in the breakfast area had photos of old gasoline pumps (unleaded for decaf, regular for regular coffee, and premium for the bold brew).

And the ‘do not disturb’ door tag was my favorite. It had the typical “do not disturb”, but below the photo was the word “resting” and the photo was of an older woman jumping up and down on a hotel bed.

Now, I remembered this much detail (even Rebecca’s name although I only spoke with her once) despite the fact I only stayed there 2 nights and most of my time in Denver was spent out of the hotel.

This is just one more example that proves you are memorable when you are fun. You are also memorable when you are the polar opposite of fun, but why would you want to be that? The dangerous place to be is in the middle, being neither fun nor a royal pain in the you-know-what.

Do you want to be memorable? Then have some fun! People love to be around folks who are having fun because they want some of it to rub off on them.

What can you do to right now to make everything you do more fun?