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Laughterand Learning(and Changing the World)
Allan Hancock Community College presents
Dave Capertonwith
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What’s in it for You?
The missing piece of your mission that will energize staff and students.Three things all staff needs (besides a paycheck) that everyone can help provide.The brain’s learning switch and how you can activate it.How to change your world in 5 steps.
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A Learning Philosophy“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” -Albert Einstein
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“Positive IONs”
MISS-ION Your unifying purpose
PASS-IONThe fuel that drives the efforts
COMPASS-IONHow you get others to go with you
COMMUNICAT-IONHow you share the experience
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Understanding what people
really want?
1.High pay2.Job Security3.Opportunity for promotion
U.S. Department of Labor surveyEmployers said:
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Understanding what people
really want?
1.Recognition for the job they’ve done (Sincere Gratitude)
2.To be treated as a valuable part of the organization
3.That someone CARES about them
U.S. Department of Labor surveyEmployees said:
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Your Mission
SERVICE - Who you serveSUCCESS - How it is definedJOY - How do you create it?
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STRESS!“The body’s response to any demand placed upon it.”
-Dr. Hans Selye (The Stress of Life)
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Learning is primarily an emotional experience
Memory formation occurs in the emotional centers of the brain
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The BIG QUESTIONWHAT identifies the
objectiveHOW is procedureWHY is where change happens
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E + MOTIONThe only place where “DOING” comes before “FEELING” is in the
dictionary.
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The HUMOR RESPONSE1. Smile2.Laughter3.Violent Laughter4.PEE!
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Face-to-Face Communication
WORDS = 7%VOICE = 38%PHYSICAL = 55%
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The Duchenne Smile
Has real perceived emotional valueInvolves the muscles around the eyesStimulates a neurochemical response consistent with joy
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PESSIMISM“The difference
between optimism and
pessimism lies in how we explain
adversity to ourselves.”
-Martin Seligman (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
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The 3 Ps of Pessimism
PERSONAL - It’s all about ME!PERVASIVE - It’s not one thing, it’s everythingPERMANENT - Rats-in-a-cage
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OPTIMISTS see adversity as:
RANDOM - It’s not my luck, it’s just my turn
LIMITED- Something is wrong, but not everything
TEMPORARY - This too shall pass
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The A,B,C,D,Es of MOTIVATION
A is for ADVERSITYB is for BELIEFC is for CONSEQUENCESD is for DISPUTEE is for ENERGIZE
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Your Mission Revisited
SERVICE - Leading by serving emotional needs.SUCCESS - Realize the potential of an emotionally nourished team.JOY - “awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
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Changing the Filtersand Improving the Flow of Communication
Allan Hancock Community College presents
Dave Capertonwith
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PERCEPTION is _______
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O.P.E.N. Communication
O therP eople’sE motional N eeds
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Mutual R-E-S-P-E-C-T
(this is what it means to me)Seeks understanding
HonestAcknowledges other’s point of viewListens activelyFocuses on issuesConsistent with actions
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How clean are your FILTERS ?
EmotionsAttitudesGrudgesGroups you belong toWhat you take in
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• Can make negative attitudes intractable
• Negative if shared cynicism is a prerequisite for membership
• Can be a forum for discontent• Creates powerful situational forces that shape human behavior
Groups and the Desire to Belong
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Elimination is the Key
What we take in determines what we get out when we’re under pressure.What do we read, watch and listen to?What thoughts do we entertain?What words do we speak?What company do we choose?
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The Power of Focus
JOY PAIN
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3 Keys to Robust Living
A Sense of Humor - compassionate humor reduces stress, boosts immunityUnconditional Love - Servant’s attitudeCommunity - Connections are crucial
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L.A.F. Soft issues at the heart of
hard problems•Love - Unconditionally•Accept - What (and who) you cannot change
•Forgive - Whether they deserve it or not
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Compassionate Humor:
Is a COPING STRATEGY
Provides a PERCEPTION OF CONTROL
Is associated with JOY
CONNECTS PEOPLE like almost nothing else
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A HUMOR Inventory
How does AHCC make work enjoyable?How do YOU make work enjoyable?Share a humorous experience from your life (work, family, etc.)What is one challenge or adversity that you could better handle with a sense of humor?
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www.happinessisafunnything.com
Identify and remove obstacles to joy
Successfully use humor to build rapport (even if you aren’t funny).
Learn two choices that will unlock happiness in the NOW!
Be more valuable to others.