• Do you get nervous when you speak in front of a group? 
• Do you get tongue-tied when you’re put on the spot? 
• Do your brilliant ideas sound stupid when you say them out loud?
• Would you rather have a root canal than give a speech?   Full Article

4. Beat stress with “Humor Breaks”

If you’re stressed out from a deadline, from dealing with frustrating people, or just from plain old writer’s block --- then it’s time to take a humor break.

Studies show that the brain works and learns more effectively in chunks rather than in one long stretch – so you’ll be more productive if you take frequent breaks.  And if you can make yourself laugh during your breaks (that’s why I call it a humor break) -- you’ll find that humor is to stress what sunshine is to a vampire.  Humor tosses stress out like an angry pro wrestler hurling an opponent out of the ring.   Full Article

5. Besting Bullies and Humoring Hecklers…

The Last Laugh is the Best Revenge

Schoolyard bullies, snappish bosses, prickly co-workers, nitpicky spouses, unappreciative in-laws…

If someone in your life thinks you’re fair game, help is on its way and it’s called:  humor.  Seriously, take a lesson from the world of professional comics, we who deal routinely with hecklers.   Full Article

6. You Can Recover From Stupid Mistakes

We all mess up sometimes—a meeting falls flat, you lose your temper with a co-worker or step on the gas instead of the brake and smash into someone’s house. Well, some mistakes are bigger than others.

Whether you are a salesperson who lost an account or an employee who just told off the boss, don’t start looking at the want ads yet. If you play your cards right, you, too, can get a do-over using something as simple of your sense of humor. Laughter breaks tension, changes the mood and creates an opening for a second chance. A little light-hearted self-deprecating humor makes you appear more human and likeable.   Full Article