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That Brain! Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 5 IN THIS ISSUE: 1. PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 2. PROVOCATIVE POWERPOINT ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That said, see if the follow question provokes you to rethink the status-quo and – just maybe – serve as a CATALYST for change. The question is ... "How are you having fun today?" Not only does having fun help reduce stress, fun is what loosens us up and gets our creative juices flowing. Daniel Goleman, in the book, Emotional Intelligence, writes: "Good moods enhance the ability to think flexibly and with more complexity, thus making it easier to find solutions to problems, whether intellectual or interpersonal. This suggests that one way to help someone think through a problem is to tell them a joke. Laughing, like elation, seems to help people think more broadly and associate more freely, noticing relationships that might have eluded them otherwise – a mental skill important not just in creativity, but in recognizing complex relationships and foreseeing the consequences of a given decision." Looking for a less sober expert? "I like nonsense," said Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Suess), "it wakes up the brain cells." A fellow “expert” in the field of fun is Burt Rutan, legendary airplane designer and CEO of Scaled Composites, an aerospace operation with 125-plus employees: “If you’re having fun," says Burt, "you’re more likely to be productive. … By putting the F-word up front, I’ve been able to attract talented people to work here even though they could make as much, if not more at, say, Lockheed or Boeing. Having fun is how I’ve managed to create a profitable company. … In the last five years, we’ve done four new-from-scratch airplanes ... and I don’t think that’s good enough. I think we ought to be doing something more fun, something more challenging.” That was Burt's take on things in 1999. Five years later, in 2004, Scaled Composites won the Ansari X-Prize for becoming the first private company to launch a man into space and back again safely. Twice, in fact, within the same week. Rutan's state of mind since winning the prize? According to Chief engineer Matthew Gionta, "He's like a kid in a candy store. He's having more fun than he ever has." (Oh, and the X-Prize includes a $10 million check.) Still not convinced of the power of fun? Tattoo the F-word on your forehead (be sure to do it backwards), then look in the mirror and repeat after Burt: “We ought
to be doing something more fun! (Repeat this mantra until it really sinks in.) ^^^^^^^^ As for that PROVOCATIVE (and fun!) POWERPOINT ... Here are "5 Quick Tips for Perfect Relationships" -- based
on the book, "Fairy Tales Can Come True! (Just Not Every Day). In fact, this PowerPoint comes from the Premier Issue of the "Shake That Marriage Brain!" newsletter (distributed to fans of our HUSBAND and WIFE books). To get a FREE subscription to "Shake That Marriage Brain!," just send an e-mail with the word "Yes!" to: join-stbmarriage@mh.databack.com ^^^^^^^^ Coming
up next time? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This newsletter has been brought to you by Joel Saltzman. Joel is a speaker,
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