Don't Get Mad, Get Funny! A Light-Hearted Approach to Stress Management (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Welcome to the overstressed majority!..." (more)
Key Phrases: humor resume, joke formulas, humor plan, Steve Allen (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Leigh Anne Jasheway proves that comedy is accessible, necessary, and much too important to be left in the hands of "professionals." If the people who could most benefit from reading this book fail to see the necessity of doing so, then it's up to the rest of us to buy it. CAVEAT: Do not read this book after you stub your toe; read it beforehand. Frankly, Don't Get Mad, Get Funny! could make the world a safer place. -- Brett Butler, star of Grace Under Fire

Product Description

What's the easiest, most practical, and most affordable way to cope with stress? Respond to stress-filled days with the transforming power of laughter. Use this resource to enhance your stress management seminars as you add punch to your presentations and engage your listeners through the power of laughter.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Whole Person Associates; 1 edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570251193
• ISBN-13: 978-1570251191
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,030,644 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in this category: (What's this?)

  #43 in

  Books > Health, Mind & Body > Personal Health > Stress > Humor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing New, October 8, 1999

By A Customer

This book is 116 pages with a lot of wasted space. Lots of empty pages and illustrations so not much actual information given. We all know that humor helps to reduce stress. I was looking for more practical information I guess. I mean it's O.K. but I didn't really learn anything new here. Sorry

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Practical, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

As a stand-up comic and a person who uses humor in my "real-world" jobs, I found Ms. Jasheway's book to be a fun and practical approach to reducing stress in the workplace. So many people these days complain about the amount of stress in their lives but think the only things they can do to relieve it is to reduce their coffee intake and start working-out. They feel they have to listen to tapes with subliminal messages or practice yoga. Yet nothing reduces the amount of tension we are carrying around like a good laugh. Some people feel that humor has no place on the job, that it means you're goofing off and not working, and yet, as Ms. Jasheway explains, humor frees the mind and body to better do the jobs we have at hand. And unlike so many of the silly tools we are given at work in seminars or workshops, these are skills and tools that we can use anywhere to relieve stress and promote creativity. I highly recomend this book to anybody willing to lighten up a little and have more fun in their lives, both on the job and at home.