Leadership + Humour = improved success.

How often did you laugh yesterday? If you know me, you know I love to laugh.

Leaders with a good sense of humour are seen as 27% more motivating, according to Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas, authors of Humor, Seriously.

⭐Teams are more bonded and creative

⭐ Humour sells – people are willing to pay 20% more if a sales pitch has lighthearted humour

⭐ Laughter shortens the path to connection

What laughter releases in our brain

✨ Endorphins – feeling a runners high

✨ Cortisol – feeling calm

✨ Dopamine – feeling more bonded

As Naomi says in the TedTalk below 👇 “As far as our brains are concerned, [laughter] is like exercising, meditating and having sex all at the same time.”

Research shows that we fall off a “humour cliff” when we start working (around age 23). The good news is, we can reconnect with our sense of humour and have more levity in our lives.

We can re-wire our brains to look for humour by

👀 Looking for what’s true

🤏Starting small

😊Choosing to live life on the precipice of a smile

I had a good giggle this morning when I was recording a voice over for a training video and flubbed a line. Where did you find laughter today?

Gratitude to Darius Bashar for all the laughter during our Heart Shots photoshoot.