Christmas time comes once a year, so enjoy it and do what you can to spread that Christmas cheer! The Christmas season is in full bloom and you can see the signs as you pass all the lights in your neighborhood, the manger scenes at the local church, or the decked out North Pole at the mall. Christmas Trees are being sold at gas stations, pool parking lots, firehouses, and hardware stores (Home Depot – $29.95). People are being a little bit nicer, they are opening up their hearts, and the Christmas Spirit is gaining momentum.
We dont have to leave that joyful spirit in our cars when we pull into the parking lot on Monday morning. It doesn’t just have to feel like Christmas when you get home and watch TV by the tree & presents with a nice glass of Egg Nog. I would be one to argue that there is no better place to extend the Christmas Spirit than the workplace. Think about it, the Christmas Spirit is described by words like Peace, Love, Joy, and selflessness. YES, YES. I want more of that Monday-Friday instead of the typical crap: Stress, Gossip, Greed, Rudeness, and Disrespect.
Here are a couple of simple ways you can help spread that Christmas Spirit to the scrooges and grinches of your office.
- Do like the Who’s in Whooville do and decorate everything! Ok, maybe not everything, but spruce up your office a bit. Buy a mini Christmas tree and slap some ornamentos on it. Put up a wreath on your door or string some garland up. Some Christmas decorations will quickly be noticed by your co-workers.
- Offer some Holiday Treats. Everybody likes treats. Maybe some delicious gingerbread cookies. Maybe some of those York Peppermint Patties wrapped in Christmas wrapping. Peppermint Hot Chocolate?? Christmas M&M’s? The possibilities are endless.
- Give the gift that keeps on giving. A Christmas Card. The more random the better. Maybe Flava Flav dressed up like Santa. Or…you dressed up like Flava Flav dressed like Santa.
- Do something out of the ordinary. Like bring in a dozen donuts and some coffee for your department. Might cost you $10 but it will brighten somebody’s day up.
Last but not least…Just be nice. This holiday is all about selflessness and sacrifice. Its about a joyous occasion. It is a time of year to celebrate. Take that with you as you go through your work weeks. A little positivity can go along way and if you have that joyful spirit, trust me, it will rub off and brighten up your office space.