Tony Robbins outlines 6 types of things that we can do and how to improve them and therefore improve the amount of joy in our lives.

1. We can do things that are good for us, good for others, and that we enjoy.  (These are the best things we can do.)

2. We can do things that are good for us, good for others, and that we do not enjoy.  (These can be improved to #1 status.)

3. We can do things that are good for us, not good for others, and that we enjoy.

4. We can do things that are not good for us, good for others, and that we enjoy.

5. We can do things that are not good for us, good for others, and that we do not enjoy.

6. We can do things that are not good for us, not good for others, and that we do not enjoy.  (These are the worst things we can do.)  read more »

Why does Oprah's famous personal trainer, Bob Greene, think you have to exercise even though you hate it?  He allows Oprah to hate working out and makes her do it anyway!  I'm not saying that if you hate working out you should not workout, I'm saying, like Tony Robbins says, if you have to do something, find a way to make it enjoyable while you're doing it! 

The common way to do this is to determine a reward before hand to give yourself after you workout, so while you're working out you know you have a reward coming.  But there are other ways to learn to enjoy something you hate but have to do.  Instead of getting on the treadmill in your home or gym, go for a nice walk outside if you enjoy that more, or put a movie (that you like) on in your home while you exercise (just make sure you can be focused enough to still work hard).    read more »