The Whee! Way™
Hacking the change process so that every step is meaningful (and even fun)!
Pursue joy
Life is unmanageable without joy. Joy illuminates the desires of our hearts and provides the fuel to pursue them. When we engage challenges with gratitude, kindness, and humor we take ourselves less seriously and create room for growth. Whee!
Befriend discomfort
Discomfort is the stimulus for growth; we can’t grow without it! Intentionally seeking small discomforts builds the strength to face greater discomforts — and even suffering.
Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life like a champion.
— Muhammad Ali.
Celebrate habits
Virtuous habits are their own reward. Deep satisfaction is found in the humbling work of changing our behavior, experiencing and extending grace in the journey, and learning to value who we are versus what we achieve.
Keep moving
Change (and life) is hard! Movement, no matter how small or subtle, generates energy, promotes hope and moves us towards our goals. The next small step is the only step. Just keep moving!
Why Whee?
Life is hard! Hope and change are inextricably intertwined, yet our track record of trying to change ourselves and others is checkered at best. Identifying success, let alone attaining it, is challenging. Yet glimmers of joy still break through: profound (often unexplained) signs that there is good in the world.
At Whee!, we are convinced that the pursuit of joy is what generates the wisdom, courage, and energy for lasting, meaningful change. "Whee!" encapsulates the feeling of possibility and exhilaration of that pursuit.
We chose a top to encapsulate the principles of the Whee! Way™ because tops are fun! They also are marvels of balance, motion and momentum.