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Humor U Tip #199 – Heck, It's Only The Economy!
Make Someone Happy at Work Opportunity
Movie Recommendations
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1. HUMOR U TIP #199 – Heck, It's Only The Economy!

By Ann Fry

I don’t know know about you, but I’m refusing to get too nervous about the economy. I’m barely watching TV or listening to reports or reading the newspaper. Hope you’re not disappointed in me, but I’ve learned to pick my battles.

The thing about tapping into your sense of humor is that you can choose to distract yourself and have some fun—even when things are tough. Let’s see—worry frantically or go see a funny movie? Sort of a no-brainer for me.

Call me naïve or Pollyanna, but I’ll choose distraction. Besides, if I follow the scary stock market, I’ll get frightened, or maybe even depressed. I’ll deal with it when I have to.

How are you handling the news? What do you do to distract yourself? I’d love to hear.

Good luck!

***Special FREE Teleclass: How to Handle it All:***
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Join me (and others) on a call:
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***Ann in California in November***
Ann will be in San Francisco from November 14th–16th. She would LOVE to offer one of her Holiday Stress and Humor workshops to your company while she's in CA. So, if you're somewhere between LA and SF or nearby, let Ann come in and do this for you. Remember—greatly discounted fees for this, to boost morale and lend a hand during these times. We'll be booking her flights by the end of this week, so let us know by Wednesday or Thursday what date you'd like. She is available on the 11th or 12th or the 17th or 18th.

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2. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY AT WORK OPPORTUNITY

Anything you can do to be a good listener and ever-ready with a joke or a fun idea would be great for your co-workers at this time. Little toys help too and great, funky music.

3. MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

Pretty bad movie fare nearly all summer. All the great fall films are coming out now, so wait until November for my recommendations!

4. SPECIAL OFFERS!

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It’s going so well—who will be the first three people who contact me this month for a FREE half-hour of coaching around how to make their workplace culture more fun and satisfying?

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

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

*** Special Fall, Holidays, and Falling/Failing Economy Offer ***
Between now and the end of the year, I’ll offer my workshops at one-half (perhaps even less in the Northeast U.S.) of my usual fee. People and companies are REALLY STRESSED out now... too much happening. PLEASE... let me come in and do my Stress and Humor Workshop. I'll offer: How to Manage it All: Self-Care with a TWIST!

Managers need this—handling layoffs, poor morale, and more. And remember, on top of it all, the holidays are coming! I always make this offer in November and December, but I'm starting early this year.

If you're interested in this, email me at ann@humoru.com and ask.

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