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Humor U Tip #175 – Don't Hide Under Your Desk
Make Someone Happy at Work Opportunity
Movie Recommendations
Humor U Stuff – Some Really "Hot" New Stuff!
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1. HUMOR U TIP #175 – Don't Hide Under Your Desk

By Ann Fry

Sometimes people get really stressed out at work … and then they just want to go and hide someplace where others can’t see them. Well, I say, “no, don’t do that.” Instead of hiding, get out of yourself and be public. And, most importantly, talk to everyone and stay active. And, take extreme good care of yourself.

Tall order? You bet. When stressed, have fun. Walk around the office building, wearing bright colored sneakers and fun laces. Tell jokes. Invite others along. Have an “I can top your story” contest—everyone who wants to participate, lines up, gets 60 seconds to tell their worst stress scenario for that day. Invite your supervisor to judge and then have a “Top Stress Story” award—maybe a gift certificate for a massage or something.

Moral—be proactive, not reactive. Take your stress and make it fun! Cheers.

Truth: People just want to work for GREAT companies and GREAT managers. They want workplace "cultures that work." Can you say... PROFIT?

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2. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY AT WORK OPPORTUNITY

Buy some pretty flowers (yes, real ones!) and leave one flower on each person’s desk who sits around you. Maybe leave one on your desk too so they don’t suspect you as the flower-passer-outer. It’s delightful just to bring a smile to someone’s face and watch from a distance.

3. MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

Since humor, laughter and FUN are our game, we LOVE movies as a source for those feelings. So, whenever we see a movie that we think is really fun or silly or otherwise worthy of recommendation, we'll cover it here. Movies, by the way, are great "therapy" — a great way to get away from stress and the busy world.

Hitch – An adorable movie with Will Smith, who is as cute as he can be. Comedy at its best—a little slapstick, a little irreverence and a lot of laughter. See it.

4. HUMOR U STUFF: Some “hot” new stuff.

Humor U is wondering if you work at a FUN place? We’re doing full-out research. We want you to nominate your company as one of the MOST FUN Places to work on the planet.

Ann will be presenting at the following conference … why not attend?
American Creativity Association, March 30th through April 2nd. Called "Feel the Fire", this will be amazing and is in Ann’s backyard—Austin, Texas. To read about this, go to www.feelthefire.org.
Do you work at a fun workplace?
FINALLY … A place for you to nominate your company!
For Ann’s new book, Cultures That Work, we’re doing full-out research about great places to work … beginning with FUN. We want you to nominate your company as one of the MOST FUN Places to work on the planet. Ann will contact your CEO and interview him/her to find out what makes your workplace “Culture Work”. Go to www.culturesthatwork.com.
Aw, What the Heck – Do It Anyhow
Ann’s motivational workshop for living life on your terms—will be presented in Austin on April 12th. Go to www.awwhattheheck.com to read more about this and to register. And, if you live elsewhere and would like Ann to present this workshop in your town, just let her know. Have plane and interested people—will travel!
It’s Boomertime: Have a Bodaciously Fun and Fulfilled Life
Join Ann for a FREE introductory teleclass for Boomers who want to explore what’s next, March 23rd, 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time. To find out more, go to www.itsboomertime.com.
And finally, if you live in or around Austin, TX (our hometown!) come to our monthly FREE Laughter Club meetings. Contact us for more info about this great Stress Relieving activity.

Want to run a Laughter Club in your community? Ask us how.

FYI: We are developing our first ever self-study course on How to Lighten Up the Workplace – keep it in mind and we'll keep you in the loop on our progress.

***Special Announcement and DEAL FOR OUR READERS***

Laughing Matters: Understanding the Value of Humor in the Workplace

Ann’s new book is available. ALWAYS SPECIAL FOR OUR READERS. Purchase the book online at www.humoru.com and get A FREE DOWNLOAD of FUN at WORK: 139 Ways to Lighten Up The Workplace … a great companion booklet FREE.*

And, I’ll personally sign your copy before I put it in the mail!

Go there now — offer good always for readers.

"If You Don't Have a Sense of Humor, It's Just Not Funny!"

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Humor U Tips© is an electronic bulletin produced as a service by Humor University. The editorial staff has left errors in this Amuseletter so that our anal-retentive fans might experience left-brained joy in finding them. Humor U Tips© is written and compiled by Ann Fry, the founding Dean of Fun and a leading national expert who works with organizations that want to boost employee morale and managers who want their employees to be energetic and creative about their work.

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