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Humor U Tip #196 – New Beginnings
Make Someone Happy at Work Opportunity
Movie Recommendations
*** FREE COACHING OFFER ***
Brand Spanking New—Yahoo!
Humor U Stuff – Some Really "Hot" New PRODUCTS!
Humor U Stuff – Some Really "Hot" New STUFF!
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1. HUMOR U TIP #196 – New Beginnings

By Ann Fry

Okay, so we’re more than three weeks into the new year. What’s up with you? What’s new and different? What are you already planning for this year that will be a new beginning from the same old, same old?

Now, I don’t believe in resolutions, but I do believe in declarations. You can declare what you will change, who you will be, what you will do, etc. And then share with others and they’ll keep you accountable.

I’m into laughing more out loud (so I can create infectious laughter wherever I am) and I’m into playing outside the box more AND I’m committed to giving more to others (as in volunteerism or however it shows up).

What about you? What new beginnings are you declaring? How will your workplace benefit from you being there in a much more FUN way? It’s up to you. Go for it!

From me to you… a happy, fulfilling 2008!

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

Drop off little notes of appreciation on a co-worker’s desk… anonymously. No more chocolates or treats for a while (we are all pretty sugared-out from the holidays). Keep those notes coming regularly and make them sweet and funny. Watch from afar and see the smiles appear.

3. MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

Not too many funny movies out now, but a few inspiring ones:

The Water Horse: In Scotland, a boy discovers an egg, which spawns the beginning of what later becomes the Loch Ness Monster. What makes this special is the relationship between the boy and the creature. Very touching. By the way, the creature quickly outgrows the bathtub.
The Bucket List: What’s not to like with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman? Funny, touching, adventurous—that sums it up. Two dying men decide to do all those things they’ve wanted to try before they kick the bucket. I loved it (the critics didn’t).
Charlie Wilson’s War: War is not funny. Politics are not funny (although sometimes they are… too funny). Tom Hanks is great and it’s an entertaining piece.

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. BRAND SPANKING NEW—Yahoo!

Announcing a new section on the Humor University website for companies that are so great and fun to work for that you just won't believe it!

Email me: ann@humoru.com and nominate your company. You must give me the name of the company, industry, and three reasons it’s so unbelievably great to work for.

In your subject line, put "Unbelievably FUN Company"

I’ll sift through and decide which companies to list. Then I’ll write you back for permission to put you on the site. It’s your company’s time to shine AND to inspire others.

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
A ten-part Training/Coaching program designed to assist executives, managers, and supervisors to create a positive workplace. If your workplace is experiencing low productivity, low morale, retention problems, poor motivation, here’s a program for you. Conducted via telephone for you and your team—click here for details.
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.
The newest fun business—check it out!

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

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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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