Help Me Help You – Family Game

Would you like to learn a really easy way to make your loved ones tell you what they really want?

In March 2020, at the beginning of lockdown in our country, my wife decided we will play a game that changed the way I think about life. I think you will want to play it too.

My wife is the one that keeps our family in the “extroverted zone.” She and our daughter often plan our week and fill it out with activities. But as you know, due to the Covid 19 situation, the month of March 2020 was very particular because we had to cancel all our outside activities and guests. 

We were starting to get cranky (my wife even more than the rest of us), and the purpose of the game was to help each member that was able to play (we have excluded our youngest:)) to look forward to the upcoming day.

You will only need a pen and a small paper for all participants, and you can play it too.

Here is how you play it:

• Write each name of participants on a separated paper (the child that can write can do this. They are usually thrilled to have a responsible task in games like this)
• Fold papers into tickets – so that you can’t see what writes on them. 
• Put all folded pieces into a bowl. 
• Each player draws a ticket. If you pick the one that belongs to you, you put it back.
• Ask each player to think about one service they would like to receive tomorrow – what is that one thing that will make a difference in their day.
• The service/wish on the paper is your task for tomorrow. You do this for the person that wished for it.

We played this game like described above, and for us, it worked like a charm. 

There is something beautiful in seeing your family members getting their wishes fulfilled. I am also much calmer and happier if I get mine fulfilled. We often wish and expect that others will magically guess what we desire. How often are we mad and disappointed when this doesn’t happen? Too often. 

This game is a tool for helping people in your team to say what they wish. You can use it at home, at work, at school,… Everywhere.

How do you find out how to make your team members happier in these uncertain times? How do you let them know what your needs are?

So… do you have any suggestions on this topic? Write them in the comments below.