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We had a serious conversation about humor on this week’s GoalChat with multi-hyphenate authors Amy Ferris, Mighty Gorgeous and Marrying George Clooney, and Rob Kutner, Snot Goblins and The Jews: 5000 Years and Counting. The panel talked about their experiences and projects – in addition to books, Rob is an Emmy-winning late-night TV writer and Amy has written screenplays, as well as their takes on writing, tapping into humor, and more.
Is humor nature or nurture? While having a sense of humor may be a little bit of both, it is a tool for self-care, creativity, and kindness.
How to Use Humor to Lift Your Spirits
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Amy: Re-watching TV shows (old Conan episodes) and favorite funny movies (My Cousin Vinny), reading and re-reading good books helps to reignite and recapture joy
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Rob: Learning something new; he played drums growing up and recently began learning bass
- Amy: We need to activate our lives, our humanity. Live in joy, joy is power!
- Rob: Humor writers are self-medicating. We are sharing what we are working through and if it entertains, even better
- Rob: Create something expressive, even if it’s for yourself
Humor #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Rob: Find something people are afraid of or intimidated by and find something stupid or ridiculous about it; put something creative into the world that wasn’t there before
- Amy: Watch for the things that bring us joy, be kinder to the people who are kind to us. Write, be truthful, love better.
Final Thoughts
- Rob: You’ve got something to say that no one has ever said before that others need to hear
- Amy: Be loud, be audacious, be bold. Don’t let anybody tell you that you’re not enough. Go out there, do your thing, be you because you are beyond enough.
Links
- Learn more about Amy Ferris and Rob Kutner
- Check out Amy Ferris’ Mighty Gorgeous and Marrying George Clooney and Rob Kutner’s Snot Goblins and The Jews: 5000 Years and Counting
- Subscribe to GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Groups
- Learn more about Goals with DEB and Books with DEB
- Join Deb’s Mixer on May 21
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group
- Order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
How do you use humor to lighten up your life? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
No live GoalChatLive next week. We are talking about AI with Paula McConnell, Babette Pepaj, Chris Stone, and Jason van Orden. Join us on Monday, June 2, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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