Resilience Is About How You Recharge Not How You Endure
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Humor & comedy
I’m the Queen of suck it up. I can put my nose to the grindstone & buckle down with the best of them. Hours can pass without my noticing my shoulders are aching, my back is sore & I need to go to the bathroom. I work hard, really hard. That’s why I need an […]
Tags: celebrate, hbr, humour, recovery, resilience, suck it up, urgency, Wellness
Replacing the grinding & gnashing of teeth that technology can induce with some chortles
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
If you’ve ever found yourself grinding your teeth during a conference call then prepare to chortle while relating to this short video below. I teach a course on using social media for learning & development purposes & one thing that most of my participants have in common is frustration with technology. It’s an inclusive club. […]
Tags: humour, social media, technology
Hilarious Golden Retriever Really Wants To Race But.. First Things First
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Creativity & innovation
Fail fast. FailFests. Failure is in. Check out this exuberant, embraceable, enthusiastic fail (especially next time you fall on your face & are looking for the ‘fest in failing).
Tags: amani, failfest, failure, humour, ihub
Perspective changing wish from a fairy godmother
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
Love love love this perspective enhancing cartoon from Mighty Girl. Enuf’ said. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: humour, mighty girl
It’s not about the nail (it’s about the process)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy
You simply won’t be able to watch this without laughing. Truly. This short video is not only laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a poignant reminder of the difference between Journey Life Lenses™ & Destination Life Lenses™. Journey Life Lenses™ are all about the process, how things unfold, the journey (e.g. let me talk & don’t try to […]
Tags: communication, Conflict resolution, humour
Enjoy these amazingly creative ads.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
Enjoy these amazingly creative ads. Think about their use of humour, turning ordinary objects inside out, grabbing your attention … Think about how they turn the ordinary into something unusual (french fries as wifi anyone?). Think about their use of humour & anticipation (what would happen if the hedgehog moved forward or back?). Think about […]
Tags: creativity, humour, innovation
Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
A big picture, Mountain Life Lens™ perspective. Fresh. Or maybe not so much 🙂 ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: humour, life lenses, smoking
Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation, Humor & comedy
Here are 4 questions to test for dementia (with tongue planted firmly in cheek). (Answers appear below.) 1. You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? 2. If you overtake the last person, then you are in what place? 3. Very tricky arithmetic! Note: this must […]
Tags: assumptions, humour
Why parents age faster than people without kids
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent but had not phoned in sick. So he dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a child’s whisper. ‘Hello?’ ‘Is your daddy home?’ ‘Yes, he’s out in the garden,’ whispered the small voice. ‘May I talk with him?’ The child […]
Tags: humour, parenting, perspective
Breaking news: Chocolate counts as salad
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
On the dawn of a new year, perhaps this will come as a nice surprise & an interesting perspective …. Chocolate counts as salad. Happy day- may it be chocolate salad filled. ‘nuf said.