Ordinary
Brilliance
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The Coachmobile: Your Ticket To
Success
In the Serious Business of
Life, we sometimes lose track of our sense of humor. And
yet laughter and humor are “serious” tools for success
in both business and the rest of your life. Although
various scientific research has proven this is true, we
also know it intuitively: humor heals. Without laughter,
fun and joy, life becomes grim and we rapidly lose our
way.
This truth was brought home
to me recently when a friend who lives in Minneapolis
told me about the ArtCar parade she attended in late
July. This parade has been an annual event for 11 years,
featuring the whackiest motorized vehicles you have ever
seen. One of the best was the Couchmobile. My friend
described the scene: cruising down a main drag in the
city, a young man sat serenely in a traditional couch
that swung around in gentle circles as it glided down
the street. I was already laughing and then I viewed a
10 second video clip of it at
http://www.couchmobile.com and it got even funnier.
I am grateful that creative,
fun-loving people are out there doing things just for
the joy of it. They make us laugh and get the
all-important perspective that life is not meant to be
serious all the time and that we’ll actually achieve
more of what we want by having more fun.
Yes, life does have its
serious moments. Many of them, in fact. Our businesses
are demanding, our careers often insecure, and we have issues with various people in our lives. We may
even have health challenges or have parents or friends
who do. It is easy to become overwhelmed by these facts
and lose sight of the balance we need for optimum
wholeness.
Whatever it is that you find
funny or genuinely amusing, make sure to seek it out and
indulge in it on a regular basis. With all the heavy,
intense and bad news, whether in “the world” or our own
lives, humor is not optional. It is essential.
So what makes you
laugh? I encourage you to make a quick note right now on
your calendar, daily planner or PDA of one of the things
you find the funniest and most uplifting. Make it a
recurring appointment: call that hilarious friend, watch
that movie that puts you in stitches, read a funny book,
sign up for clown classes, visit that web site or blog
that always makes you laugh out loud. Or hang out with
small children – they laugh a lot and it's contagious!
And don’t forget to check out
the Couchmobile. Hmmmm….maybe I should make a
COACHmobile? I could cruise down the street in my
motorized office chair, wearing my wireless headset,
holding a clipboard on my lap and coaching my clients.
Now that sounds like fun!
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2009 Anne Alexander, all rights reserved in
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Anne
Alexander
Small Business Growth Architect
Authentic Alternatives, Inc.
Pisgah Forest, NC
828-348-0474
Contact me
here.
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Working
with Anne, I have cut the time from order to shipping by
66%, which has let me focus on customer service and
product develop-ment. This has allowed me to grow my
business at a 50% rate in the last three months. This is
my best year ever and I look forward to continued fast
and profitable growth.”