What's the X-factor in a successful marriage? For achieving your fitness or financial goals? Or even securing your faith? FUN.

Normal is boring. Weird is fun.

Boredom can be the enemy here, and we've got some tools to fight it:

• Avoid monotony by spicing up your routine
• Stay focused, get into flow and accomplish those goals
• Practice paying attention, work on your attention fitness
• Live in the moment, be aware of your emotional awareness
• Find freedom!

So how do we build that X-factor, fun?

• Create themes and traditions to help build excitement
• Make it a game
• Change your routine
• Keep an open mind
• Find fun friends
• Think like an adult, act like a kid
• Come to the gym!