Comedian Loretta Laroche has some neat ideas. Most of the ones I remember have to do with lowering stress and enjoying life more.
She explains how to liven up your life at the workplace. Simple. Buy a tiara from a children's toy section and wear it to work. Enter the workplace, shouting "Ta Da!" That is, make a grand entrance, even if you don't consider yourself grand.
If, at any time, you get bawled out, stand politely and listen to the scolding but surreptitiously stand on only one foot during the tirade. Try to stay balanced on the one foot. It will give you something to think about.
She has a revelation that might help you put things in perspective. You know how you enter the store and are pleased to find no lines at the cash registers, only to discover by the time you get your shopping done, every register has a long line? Here's why: you are so popular and such a figure of public interest that the manager stays on the alert for when you enter. When you are spotted, a signal goes out: Now! They all immediately rush to the registers to get a look at you. No use getting upset. It is just the way people behave in relation to you personally. Keep that in mind the next time you find yourself in a sudden crowd.
