Imagine if you and everyone you knew were light-hearted, open-minded, and fully-embodied. How would that impact the future?

While mischief can have a negative connotation, Necessary Mischief brings greater vitality, originality, resilience, and resourcefulness into a weary world.  Think of it as the ultimate act of leadership.  It calls for leaping outside the box because that’s what is required to be fully awake rather than sleepwalking.

It’s Positive Deviance at its best, shaking off the numbing effects of unconscious conclusions and habits is highly effective at unsticking the terminally stuck.

Necessary Mischief is the social artistry of Applied Mirth™ that resuscitates our aliveness, that’s why it’s necessary.  It doesn’t require being a comedian or extrovert, or ignoring that we’ve got our share of serious issues.  Just the opposite.

It’s all about keeping ourselves at our limit-busting best and inviting others onto that playing field where we can access new, innovative possibilities for all of us.  Take our survey to see if your Vitality Quotient is where you want it.

More Play, More Well-being

We humans are supposedly pretty playful critters by nature, but you’d wouldn’t know it by looking around.  Sadly, centuries of suppression of our natural mirth and playfulness have turned us into dutiful machines locked into routines and status quo.

Fortunately, neuroscience offers compelling evidence about links to brain, body, and spirit and how to maintain our innate resilience and creativity.  Giggle more – make people wonder what you know.  And happiness is contagious, spread it boldly.