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Humor U Tip #192 – Internal Jogging
Make Someone Happy at Work Opportunity
Movie Recommendations
*** FREE COACHING OFFER ***
Humor U Stuff – Some Really "Hot" New PRODUCTS!
Humor U Stuff – Some Really "Hot" New STUFF!
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1. HUMOR U TIP #192 – Internal Jogging

By Ann Fry

Did you know that when you laugh, all of your body gets a workout? It’s what we refer to as “internal jogging.” I always say, “heck, why bother going out in the heat and jogging when you can stay indoors, where it’s cool, and jog anyhow?”

It’s true. When you laugh, every part of your body gets exercise. Think about how your body shakes, your mouth goes up and down, you bend over, you slap your knee, you guffaw, etc. It’s a pitiful looking thing… sometimes people look like they’re having a seizure, when in actuality, they’re just jogging&emdash;well, laughing, that is.

Try this. Sit at your desk, with your door barely open (or if you’re in a cube, face away from the opening). Start to giggle, then work your way up to laughter, then full out guffawing... with tears even. See what happens. People will come running in to see what’s going on. Then, they’ll see you and they’ll start laughing with you and not even know why.

It’s just an experiment, but you’ll get it immediately. You will all have had your workout. Period.

Happy jogging!

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

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2. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY AT WORK OPPORTUNITY

Anything you can do to eliminate someone’s stress… that’s the ticket. So, how about dropping off a little wind-up toy or a koosh ball on your neighbor’s desk? When they play with it, they will immediately laugh and feel their stress melt away. Any toy will do… but these are really great.

3. MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

A lot of the movies these days are violent or very serious. But here are two that stood out for me:

Death at a Funeral: A hilarious, and irreverent English film about a funeral and the outrageous events surrounding it. You’ll split your sides laughing at this one. But, beware of language and sexual components.
Ratatouille: A cartoon (more for adults) about a rat who wants to be a magnificent French chef. Delightful, funny and touching.

4. FREE COACHING OFFER

It's going so well that I want to continue! The first three people who contact me this month can have a FREE half-hour of coaching about how to make their workplace culture more fun and satisfying.

The folks calling are getting value and you can too—don’t lose out. It’s YOUR turn now.

So email me at ann@humoru.com and ask for the session.

5. EXTRA SPECIAL OPTION

I will be in Paris between October 2nd – 6th. I have time to meet with ONE more person about how to lighten up their workplace. I'm glad to provide a FREE hour to discuss what might be possible.

If you're interested, please email me at ann@annfry.com Hope to see one of my Parisian subscribers.

Email me at ann@humoru.com to request the session.

6. HUMOR U STUFF: Some “hot” new PRODUCTS.

For more information about these programs, email Ann at ann@humoru.com.

MANAGING to bring out THE Best
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How to Manage it All: Self-Care with a TWIST
A one-hour course on stress and humor that can be taught on-site at your company. You can purchase this “course in a box” and get permission from Ann to teach it. A whole lot less expensive than bringing Ann in, but you can do that too if you’d like. For more info, click here.

7. HUMOR U STUFF: Some “hot” new STUFF.

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.
Bring Ann Fry to your workplace—ta da!!! Really special workshop offering*:

NEW: Laughing Matters: Customer Appreciation Workshop—bring in Ann to do a 2 to 3-hour presentation to your clients—buy them all one of her books, let them leave having laughed and learned to lighten up their workplace. They stay loyal customers for a long time.

To book this, contact ann@humoru.com or call 212-787-6320. It’s a different way to show them you care.
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To find out more, visit www.itsboomertime.com.

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