Humor is an advanced intellectual means of developing new perspectives and coping with extreme circumstances. Used as both a shield and a weapon, humor has the power to soothe the most wounded and threaten the most evil. Among other things, laughter has been shown to reduce stress, boost the immune system and enhance brain chemistry through the release of serotonin and endorphins.

They’re both really attractive, in a cutesy kind of way. They’re meant to be together. We, mere strangers in a movie theatre, chomping popcorn like witless cud-chewing bovines, know they’re meant to be together.

I think our western culture has conditioned us to be rather too keen to be seen to ‘have answers’, whereas the best ideas so often come from the curious, open and wondering mind.

Sometimes things turn out in ways that you think you have no control over, yet the control which you are living in is better than what you think.

In this video, author Blair Brown Hoyt shows how we can all write our own children’s book.

Would you like to become a more powerful persuader? People need help and you can help them by showing them where they could be, or where their business could be–all through speaking. Here are 7 Keys to overcome your fear of public speaking and bring you success.

Suspecting that someone you care about is lying to you is very difficult. You want to believe them because you’ve already placed so much faith in them. Finding out that they were being dishonest would likely mean a change in the relationship or at the very least, broken trust issues.

Do you find it difficult to say “no” to others? Do you find yourself losing focus of your agenda because you say “yes” too easily when someone makes a request of you? If so, you will want to read this article and learn a great way to say “no” when it’s not easy to do so.

Learning how to handle criticism is one of the most valuable lessons we could ever learn. Unless we know how to accept honest feedback, we’ll never be able to improve ourselves and our craft. This article shows you 3 non-violent ways to respond to criticism.

In this video, professional stand up comic Lisa Corrao discusses the tools you need for stand up comedy.