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Humor U Tip #182 – Summer Sizzles... Do You?
Make Someone Happy at Work Opportunity
Movie Recommendations
Humor U Stuff – Some Really "Hot" New Stuff!
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1. HUMOR U TIP #182 – Summer Sizzles... Do You?

By Ann Fry

Summer is here… in all its hot, sizzling, sweaty glory. Don’t know about you, but the Northeast is hot, steamy, muggy and rainy. Makes a person downright irritable. Ever notice how we complain about the cold, can’t wait for the warm and then complain about that? We’re never happy.

How about we BE happy… no matter what? What to do? Here are some thoughts/tips: get a cool water bottle for your desk, decorate it and keep it full, put ice cubes on someone’s desk… just for fun (in a glass, of course), buy everyone in your neighboring cubes (no pun intended) one of those little hand electric fans, take splash breaks on break, splash yourself with cold water to chase away the red face heat… and most importantly … don’t overdo it on the outside basketball court. If your company has inside games (foosball or pool tables)… stay inside.

For real—be creative. Get a group of co-workers and establish the “Summer Fun” committee—come up with awesome, cool ideas and send out a sheet of events for the entire company to do.

Stay cool!!!

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

Two New FREE Things: Let’s Spread the Spirit

I’ve started a BLOG about Fun workplace cultures. Go here, contribute and send your friends: http://blog.humoru.com/

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2. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY AT WORK OPPORTUNITY

Let it be anonymous! Drop off a special little water bottle container, filled with ice and water.

3. MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

Nothing “knocked my socks off” comedy wise. Take some time to see the animated films this summer—family stuff!

BLOWOUT SUMMER SPECIALS!

Time to clear out the stock and pass the savings on to you… and a few of your friends.

Laughing Matters (digital download)—$5.00 (and get a FREE Holiday Tips booklet too).

Books—hard copies (mailed to you) at great prices:

Laughing Matters: The Value of Humor—$10.00
Coaching Morsels—$10.00
Laughing Matters (2-CD set)—$15.00

Really special—workshop offering*

Lighten Up: A Playful Approach to Stress Management—Ann’s best-selling workshops for companies (1 to 2 hour session). I’ve expanded my business from Austin to NYC, wanting to introduce the East coast to my work. How about bringing me in for a Lunch and Learn?

*Ann wants to visit your state, perhaps interview the CEO of your company, so offering these little workshops (at 10% of usual cost) is a win-win for you and her. To arrange these, send Ann an email at ann@humoru.com.

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.

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.
It’s Boomertime: Have a Bodaciously Fun and Fulfilled Life
To find out more, visit www.itsboomertime.com.

And finally, an ANNOUNCEMENT of interest …

Ann is now living in New York City … yes, Manhattan … hoping to “lighten up” workplaces and conferences in the Big Apple and East coast. If you know of companies needing a little booster shot of FUN … let them know about Ann. She can be reached at 212-787-6320.
And, she still lives part-time in Austin, TX and helps them cowboys lighten up around there.

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.

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