Playful Rebellion: Maximize Workplace Success Through The Power of Play is the one book you should read if you wish to learn how to bring some playfulness back into your life and workplace. Packed with useful information, instructions, "Rebel Missions," wisdom, and fun, this book will guide you through finding and reigniting your Playful spirit. If you have ever wondered how to be more creative or been curious about how to connect on a deeper level with the people in your life, Playful Rebellion can help.
Taking you through the steps needed to recalibrate your compass of Joy and find your way back to your own personal Playground from start to forever, including facing your fears, accepting difficult situations, and how to start playing again when your Inner Child has atrophied. Playful Rebellion will help you discover how to find joy and wonder in the mundane again, and how to use the superpowers hidden within yourself. You'll learn the steps to become a Play Rebel, and the advantages of being one, from satisfying our deepest emotional needs to getting through that boring Zoom meeting.
Following years of burnout climbing the corporate ladder, in pursuit of an outdated, impersonal, and cookie-cutter "dream," Gary Ware now works with young-and young at heart-professionals to help them incorporate play into their lives and experience how it can improve every part of living, from confidence and energy to attitude and creativity.
Rather than being glued to a desk for hours on end, under constant pressure and stress, always worrying about being productive and staying busy, Playful Rebellion teaches us that there's a better way!
Gary Ware is a Strategic Play Consultant, Improv Comedian, keynote speaker, coach, and founder of Breakthrough Play, whose passion is to help people become the best version of themselves they can possibly be simply by having fun. In this spirited book from Gary Ware, you will find answers to questions you didn't even know you had, including:
- Why our social norms and corporate mentality is hurting our workforce.
- How to step away from the work and still be more productive.
- The Barriers to play, and how to surmount them.
- How to remain joyful, even in difficult situations.
Plus, you'll find out why you should celebrate mistakes and how, ways to connect on a deeper level with your colleagues, friends, and family, and how to use curiosity as a tool to face your fears, in an easy, amusing, and enjoyable fashion. With Playful Rebellion: Maximize Workplace Success Through The Power of Play, Gary Ware will show you that when you play, your life just works better!
Gary Ware, the founder of Breakthrough Play, is a corporate facilitator, keynote speaker, certified coach, and self-proclaimed Creative Catalyst. Gary has over fourteen years of experience in the corporate world holding various leadership positions. Being a multifaceted individual, Gary also comes with nearly a decade of experience as a performer in improv theatre. After experiencing burnout in his pursuit for success and happiness, he realized that what was missing was play. Committing to a life of play is what led Gary to discover his passion for facilitating. Gary uses the power of applied improvisation and other playful methods to assist people in unlocking creativity, confidence, and better communication. Gary was recently featured as one of the Top 100 HR influencers of 2021 by the Engagedly HR software platform. When Gary isn't leading workshops or speaking, you can find him learning magic or off on an adventure with his wife, Courtney, and sons, Garrett and Cameron.If you would like to use the power of play to activate your team or event, Gary is available for workshops and talks. You can find more information at www.breakthroughplay.com/training.
Sarah Moyle is a creative catalyst and visual storyteller, a role she created for herself at Intel Corporation and as a freelancer. She likes to say she's been making Intel engineers uncomfortable since 2011 by challenging teams to change the way they chink about work. With strategic art, play theory, and targeted facilitation, Sarah taps into the innate creativity inside each of us and guides teams to discover their own creative solutions to business challenges. Some of her favorite tools include LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, and graphic facilitation.As an illustrator, Sarah specializes in Whiteboard Animation videos, strategy maps, and Sketchnotes, and is working on several children's books. She adores sharing her love of art with her two young children, Owen and Mila. Sarah's passions focus not only on creating art bur in bringing art and play into others' lives by drawing, speaking about the importance of play for creativity, and teaching visual workshops. Her favorite thing is creating immersive experiences for others, especially for Halloween. Come October, Sarah's house is an annual (and spooky) art project all its own. To see more of Sarah's creations, visit her website at www.sarahmoyle.com
