More Killer Thoughts
The average pre-schooler laughs or smiles 400 times a day. That number drops to only 15 times a day by the time people reach age 35.
Laughter releases endorphins, a chemical 10 times more powerful than the pain-relieving drug morphine, into the body with the same exhilarating effect as doing strenuous exercise.
Laughing increases oxygen intake, thereby replenishing and invigorating cells, It also increases the pain threshold, boosts immunity, and relieves stress.
A survey by Hodge-Cronin & Associates found that of 737 CEOs surveyed, 98 percent preferred job candidates with a sense of humor to those without. Another survey indicated that 84 percent of the executives thought that employees with a sense of humor do a better job than people with little or no sense of humor.
Dr. David Abramis at Cal State Long Beach has studied fun at work for years. He's discovered that people who have fun on the job are more creative, more productive, better decision-makers, and get along better with co-workers. They also have fewer absentee, late, and sick days than people who aren't having fun.
The benefits to a pleasant and happy workplace are that happy employees are more loyal and productive employees. The absenteeism and tardiness rate may decrease as people look forward to going to work. The turnover rate may decrease, as employees feel content and loyal to an organization. And the cost associated with illness may decrease as people experience the positive physiological and psychological effects of laughter.
One of the things that may get in the way of people being lifelong
learners is that they're not in touch with their passion. If you're
passionate about what it is you do, then you're going to be looking for
everything you can to get better at it.
Jack Canfield - http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/jack-canfield/index.htm
To have passion, to have a dream, to have a purpose in life. And there
are three components to that purpose, one is to find out who you really
are, to discover God, the second is to serve other human beings, because
we are here to do that and the third is to express your unique talents
and when you are expressing your unique talents you lose track of time.
Deepak Chopra - http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/deepak-chopra/index.htm
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
Albert Einstein - http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/albert-einstein/index.h
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I didn't want to repeat my parents' life. I saw in their lives a routine
and a lack of dreaming, a lack of the possibilities, a lack of passion.
And I didn't want to live without passion.
Hugh Hefner -
http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/hugh-hefner/index.htm
If you're passionate about what it is you do, then you're going to be
looking for everything you can to get better at it.
Jack Canfield Quote -http://www.ascensiongateway.com/quotes/jack-canfield/index.htm
If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period! Tom Peters
Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should
start your business around something that is a passion of yours. If
you're into kite-surfing and you want to become an entrepreneur, do it
with kite-surfing. Look, if you can indulge in your passion, life will
be far more interesting than if you're just working. You'll work harder
at it, and you'll know more about it. But first you must go out and
educate yourself on whatever it is that you've decided to do - know more
about kite-surfing than anyone else. That's where the work comes in. But
if you're doing things you're passionate about, that will come
naturally.
Richard Branson - http://www.gaia.com/quotes/richard_branson
Mike Campion
Chief Shade Officer