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My best life hack involves transforming common moments, which can typically be anxiety-causing. This often happens in public, particularly while doing errands or encountering customer service in some form. Last week, my husband and I were having lunch in downtown Chicago at noon. I was amazed at how fast our food arrived and it appeared to be well-prepared. I complimented the waiter: “That was FAST!” He looked around and said, “You’re the only ones in here!” And everybody laughs.
Errands, in particular, seem to be one of life’s not-so-little irritators. At Starbucks yesterday, I ordered at the left counter and the clerk handed the latte to me at the right counter. I went back to the left counter and ordered a glass of ice water.. “That’ll be 19 cents,” she said, embarrassingly. “That’s fine, I understand.” She explained it was for the cup. I paid and went to the right counter. The clerk approached with my water in a huge 16 oz cup. “WOW!” I said, “now THAT’s a cup of water! You’re not charging enough. I would’ve paid double.” We laughed because she could see how tickled I was. Not only that people had watched me go from left counter to right, back to left and back to right. Quite comical if you think about it. I left that errand, feeling quite happy.
Not only do I try to find the funny in the mundane, but the moments are then written in a journal. We always think we’ll never forget the funny stuff, but we will.
Bobbe White is a Certified Laughter Leader, (seriously) with the World Laughter Tour, Inc. She incorporates humor and laughter to improve overall performance and has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek Japan, Family Circle, TV Tokyo and Re-Diff/India. She’s authored two books and co-authored three. Whether it’s team building, customer care, wellness, eldercare or stress management, Bobbe empowers others to a new level of confidence!
White’s work history includes 37 years as an officer with Backlund Investment Company, a community bank group. Initially, she was the swim pr at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club, Orlando. (It’s like a golf pro, but with more water.) Bobbe divides her energy among banking, speaking, and writing, her aging husband, aging children, aging parents and aging food in the fridge. Constantly a victim of life's twists and turns at work or home; she utilizes humor to combat daily stressors. When that doesn't work, she writes, visits the gym or her aging, but therapeutic tool, Lily White, the black Lab.
“Her message? Significant!” Her delivery? Pure energy!” On-Air Media.
White’s work history includes 37 years as an officer with Backlund Investment Company, a community bank group. Initially, she was the swim pr at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club, Orlando. (It’s like a golf pro, but with more water.) Bobbe divides her energy among banking, speaking, and writing, her aging husband, aging children, aging parents and aging food in the fridge. Constantly a victim of life's twists and turns at work or home; she utilizes humor to combat daily stressors. When that doesn't work, she writes, visits the gym or her aging, but therapeutic tool, Lily White, the black Lab.
“Her message? Significant!” Her delivery? Pure energy!” On-Air Media.
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