The director
has me in her office and hands me the feedback sheets from participants at their intro sessions.
I thought I wowed them with my 15 minute talk about Laughter Yoga. After all, I used my Toastmasters experience to craft a wonderful, engaging, informative and interactive session.
Or so I
thought.
As a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher, I hold monthly "Laughter Wellness" sessions for InspireHealth
My talk was intended to excite them about attending these sessions.
The
first feedback form from one participant gave me a 5 out of 5. Great.
Then there were some 4s and 3s, even 1 out of 5. One comment said out of all the presenters, I was the worst and fell flat.
Oh dear, what did I do wrong? I had put many hours into preparing and practicing my talk.
On reflection, I had let my ego run away with me. I was trying too hard to wow them with my knowledge.
Had I
simply done the normal Laughter Yoga session with a little more explanation thrown in between the laughter exercises, the result would likely have been far better.
Gulp. A dose of humility for your humble scribe. It is just so easy to get carried away by ego and not even realize it.
So there. Now I have more humility than you do. Ha ha.
Love, Laughter and
Smiles.
Matti
In this issue:
Superfoods are bullshit
How not to get colds
Apple vs. the FBI
And:
►BOOKS WORTH READING
►MOVIES WORTH
WATCHING
►FUN
►FINAL WORD: Can Laughter Save Your Life?
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Quote:
If your definition of success has little or no measure of
love in it, get another definition. -Robert Holden
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HEALTH
Superfoods are bullshit. Great article.
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WEALTH
How not to get colds, according to author and researcher Raymond Francis. (Health is the true wealth)
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FREEDOM
Apple vs. the
FBI
My "Spidey Sense" tells me if the FBI only wanted to see this one phone, they would accept John McAfee's offer. Are they really after a back door into all phones? And if they get it, will that mean hackers will be able to see your bank details and clean out your account? I suspect so.
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BOOKS WORTH
READING
The Power of Why. Amanda Lang
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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING
A Walk in the Woods. Popular travel writer Bill Bryson's walk in the Appalachian mountains put to film. Stars Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. Nothing earth shattering, just a warm film with gentle
humour.
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FUN
In New Zealand, you can now get married in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
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FINAL
WORD:
Can Laughter Save Your Life? Laughter Yoga Dude Merv Neal from OZ says it did save his.
Merv Neal is a Laughter Yoga Dude from Australia. Super guy. I Met him at the All America Laughter Yoga Conference in 2014. Here is his story in a short documentary.
"Running his own small business at the age of 12, it’s no surprise Merv Neal became a millionaire at
40. Despite midlife financial success, Neal found himself bankrupt in the health department – given one week to live by doctors. For most, nihilistic despair would become the reasonable reaction to such life altering news, not for Merv though – he decided to laugh, and is convinced it saved his life."
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That’s it for now. Enjoy your month.
Matti Anttila, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher.
Author of: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness &
Success.
* Zen of Joy Questionnaire &
* 7 Step Zen of Joy Coaching
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