Life can be quite a ride sometimes and it is not often fun. Yet, John McGrail believes otherwise. For him, life should be fun. He discusses the philosophy about why it is so, bringing up some reflections on how our state of mind affects our overall well-being. Connecting that to business, if you love what you do, everything works out. Not everything has to be gained by pain all the time. You can find that life becomes more bearable and even more fulfilling if you look at it in a more positive light.

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Why Life Should Be Fun with John McGrail

I have someone who teaches something that is simple and yet profound, which is why I invited him to be a guest. His name is Dr. John McGrail. He's a renowned clinical hypnotherapist. He's a self-improvement expert and spirituality teacher who promotes and teaches a simple precept, “Life is supposed to be fun.” As Heartrepreneurs, we all know that. Yet we know sometimes it's not quite right yet. That's why I have him here. He has helped thousands of clients and students from all walks of life find their fun. He does this in his clinical practice and through self-improvement and motivational seminars and workshops.

He has a book-exclusive synthesis approach that integrates science and spirituality so that you get personal growth and transformation, the things we all want in our lives, physical, emotional, and spiritual balance. He is a featured expert. He has had his writing featured in major print publications like Time, Reader's Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Cosmo, Redbook, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He's a frequent radio and TV guest. We'll get him to talk about his book, The Synthesis Effect: Your Direct Path to Personal Power and Transformation. Welcome to Heartrepreneur Radio.

Thank you so much. I'm delighted to be with you.

I'm delighted to have you. I found you online and I’ve stalked you for a while. I said, “I want to have you.” The whole philosophy that I believe so strongly is life is supposed to be fun. Let's talk a little bit about how you resonated with that, came up with that, and then your approach.

I'm not sure I came up with that slogan. I may have learned it along the way in my studies. What it means essentially is not an endless series of hedonistic parties and a big old bash. What it means is that when your life is working the way you want it to, when you have physical, emotional, and spiritual balance working for you, then when you get up in the morning, you look forward to the day. You like the choices you're making. You like the way you're treating yourself, first and foremost. You like the relationships you have.

Hopefully, you love what you do to earn money. Most of us have to earn money. That's the nature of our society. When all of that's working, when you get up in the morning, you look forward to the day. You like the people you're hanging out with and relating to. You like what you do for a living. It creates this enormous feeling of well-being. That's what it's supposed to be about. People were taught to suffer. No pain, no gain. I don't know where that came from, but it's not supposed to be that way.

I couldn't agree with you more on that. No pain, no gain has always bugged me. The first book that I wrote is Work Yourself Happy because I was living a miserable life. I didn't understand the whole concept that life is supposed to be fun. Unless I was doing what I love to do, it wasn't fun.

I had a similar experience in my earlier careers. I’ve had several careers,