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Hear the full interview at http://www.33voices.com/interviews/trusting-humor Zara Swindells-Grose is a Director of Humour Australia (or HA!) and a member of the International Positive Psychology Association. She is also a multi-talented presenter, writer and performer with hundreds of credits; as a recording artist, on stage and screen, as a radio & television host, a Speaker Coach to professional speakers... and as a popular corporate conference facilitator and MC. Zara believes "Good humour is Good Business" and that there is power in humour for improving health, happiness and the bottom line. HA! provide a variety of communication and engagement programs -- with many happy clients, including: Bayer, Cadbury, Coke, Microsoft, IBM, Origin, Optus and more. Most recently, Zara and her husband have created a sci-fi children's animation called Zuzu and The SuperNuffs. Produced by Melbourne's multi award-winning Matchbox Pictures -- it is about to air globally on KidsCo and Syfy Channels, in over 90 countries and 20 languages! She is an expert in helping people lighten up and get more out of their work and their lives. Zara believes many businesses are suffering from an epidemic of over-seriousness and that there is now a common misconception; that "capability" and "seriousness" are the same attribute, when they are in no way related. "You need to be capable in life -- you don't have to be serious".
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The epidemic of over-seriousness
This presentation consists of 10 highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.
Zara Swindells-GroseZara Swindells-Grose is a Director of Humour Australia (or HA!) and a member of the Inter-national Positive Psychology Association. She is also a multi-talented presenter, writer and performer with hundreds of credits; as a re-cording artist, on stage and screen, as a radio & television host, a Speaker Coach to profes-sional speakers... and as a popular corporate conference facilitator and MC. Zara believes “Good humour is Good Business” and that there is power in humour for improving health, happiness and the bottom line. HA! provide a variety of communication and engagement programs -- with many happy clients, includ-ing: Bayer, Cadbury, Coke, Microsoft, IBM, Origin, Optus and more.
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Humor is a healer.ignite it and you’ll avoid stress while enhancing your creativity and productivity.
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Being yourself is a courageous feat;laugh often and celebrate your uniqueness.
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If you can joke, you can cope.before you react to a challenge, pause & reframe it first.
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Opt not to fight fear with fear;give it a personality and watch it diminish.
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Worry is misery without a result.
opt for faith instead.
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Feeling stuck?take a moment to acknowledge the problem, accept it,
and then deliberately address it.
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Between stimulus and response,
there’s a space.be intentional about filling it with love.
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Between stimulus and response,
there’s a space.be intentional about filling it with love.
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Want to enhance your confidence?
laugh at yourself.
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Next time you feel unworthy,take 90 seconds to acknowledge the things that bring joy to your life.
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Put your hands in the lake of abundance
and dare to share the laughter.
Do you laugh at least 10 times at day? If “no,” why not?
REALLY REFLECT
