#4 Laugh with Dr. Brian Grossman, PhD

𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗣𝗵𝗗: “Laughter breaks tension. We all do silly, crazy things. When we laugh, we get a reset because it increases happy chemicals that flow through our brain. Even a fake smile can have a positive impact on our mood.

If you knock something over you can laugh or get angry. It’s your choice. Laughing changes the focus and gets us into action. “Clean up crew, aisle seven!”

As I was dressing up for this interview, I put my tie on backwards and said to my wife, “How does this look?” She looked at me like I was nuts and said, “You have it on backwards!” I said, ‘Good. You were paying attention!’

I remember eating in the school cafeteria and my friend started to eat a Dorito chip. We all know how to bite into a chip. He leaned forward to take a bite and a corner of the chip hit his front tooth. Well, it didn't just break. It shattered into a million pieces that went everywhere! I still burst out laughing thinking about that scene. What are the odds? It was just so crazy.

My friend was laughing as well.

It’s easy to laugh at others and important to only laugh with them. That’s important for all of us to remember. It’s especially important for me to remember when I am coaching, doing business training, or during a therapy session.

So remember to laugh with yourself, with others, and with crazy.”