Pyramid of Joy Can Change Everything as a Person, Team or Organization (Compass to Success)

In Frank’s Pyramid of Joy there are only 3 levels as finding and searching for Joy should be simple. The foundation or lowest and easiest to achieve is fun. Fun can and should be a frequent occurrence that doesn’t require a lot of preparation or work to achieve; a laugh with friends, a song to dance to, a walk in the woods or a warm up with teammates. Enjoyable moments that are mostly light hearted and require not much planning and are often spontaneous or spur of the moment.

The next level is Happy. Happy is a higher and deeper level of emotion. To reach this level may require more preparation, work, planning and effort. This could include; success at a new skill, traveling to a new place, getting an opportunity, being on a trail. Happy moments help you to find more meaning and richness in your life or with your group.

The highest level is Joy. Joy is at the pinnacle of the pyramid and at the highest level of enrichment, success and leads to the fueling of lives. To reach this level will require preparation, planning, work and striving to overcome challenges and barriers to get into this zone of Joy. Joy could be reached in the following ways; achievement by a student or child, finishing a marathon, team winning a championship or business having their most successful year. Achieving Joy makes life richer, more fulfilling and enjoying elation from accomplishing a hard earned goal or target.

Having and understanding of a Pyramid of Joy helps leaders and individuals to reach higher and more gratifying passage of time. If a team or person understands this, he has a direction to head up the trail to triumph and accomplishment.

Examples that might demonstrate what a Joy Pryamid might look like are; Fun- Walking is fun, Happy – Hiking on a trail in the woods, Joy- Hiking on a trail in Yellowstone Park and you photograph a grizzly bear crossing a stream.

Fun- Team has a BBQ together, with laughs and stories told, Happy- Entire team passes fitness test as they all worked hard and pushed each other in the off season, Joy- Team wins a championship by playing harder than any other team because of their level of fitness.

Fun- Business employees meet after work for a happy hour, Happy- Business employees work together to build a brand at our company by implanting the plan of their leader because all rise together and we are appreciated, Joy- Business rises to become at the top of their field because employees are willing to do those things by their creativity and belief in their company that other companies employees do not do.

By having a Pyramid of Joy helps to give a compass to head in the right direction for fulfillment as an individual, team or organization!