Are We Having FUN, Yet?"
with Tony Brigmon: www.funmeetings.com 

Handout Notes

I.       Fun Tools: Energize - Engage - Enrich 

A.    Humor and Fun (Daily dose of G-rated humor and interactive fun)

- www.smilenotes.blogspot.com

1. "The power of humor is no rumor."  - Tony Brigmon
2. "With humor and fun you get more done."  - Tony Brigmon
3. "Humor at someone else's expense is too expensive."  - Tony Brigmon
   

B.    Music and Song

1. Revitalize with Energy Songs
2. De-stress with Relaxation Songs
3. Spark humor with Fun Songs
4. Enhance relationships with Frisky Songs

See Tony Tunes at: http://www.funmeetings.com/myfunsongs.htm

C.    Copy and Capture (www.tonyisms.blogspot.com)

1. "Copy it to share it.  Capture it to live it!"  - Tony Brigmon
2. "The truths you capture in your own words will inspire new truths to capture."  - Tony Brigmon
3. “The new answer you seek cannot be found in your old way of thinking.”    - Tony Brigmon

D.    Recognition

1. "The behavior that gets recognized gets actualized."  - Tony Brigmon
2. “To best way to get people to work smarter and harder is to commend them when they do.”  - Tony Brigmon
3. “If you would invigorate … recognize.  If you would deflate … criticize!  If you would irritate … moralize!”  - Tony Brigmon

E.     Story Sharing

1. "A story is more effective than a lecture, and this is not a conjecture -  it's a fact."  - Tony Brigmon
2. “Every one has a story.  Every story teaches what to do or what not to do.”  - Tony Brigmon 
3. "A picture  may be  worth a thousand words, but a story is worth a thousand pictures."  - Tony Brigmon
   

II.     Fun Formula

F - Find out what you want: Preview the review. 

How would it feel if you had it already?  Mentally try it on.  

“A review of your success begins with a preview of your success.  – Tony Brigmon

1. "To get where you want to go, it helps to know where that is."  -  Tony Brigmon
2. "Follow the 'feel' of the success to the 'real' of the success." - Tony Brigmon
3. "To play with a possibility and act on an impression is a formula that works and a magnificent obsession."  - Tony Brigmon

U - Understand how to get it: View the do.  

How have others done it?  Start with that.

1. "Focus on one, have more fun.  Look at it all and you climb the wall."  - Tony Brigmon
2. "You can fail your way to success when you learn from each failure."  - Tony Brigmon
3. "How others succeeded or failed can tell you oh so well."  - Tony Brigmon

 

N - Note What You Do Till You Get What You Want: Do the Review. 

1. "You can fail your way to success when you learn from each failure."  - Tony Brigmon
2. "If you want total recall, totally write it down."  - Tony Brigmon
3. "Accountability inspires ability."  - Tony Brigmon

 

III.    Care Principle

A.  Caring for Self

1. “If you don’t take time to chill, you will lose the thrill.  And when the thrill is gone, the deal is gone."  - Tony Brigmon
2. “You must upgrade your positive actions before you can downgrade your negative consequences.”  - Tony Brigmon
3. "When you're doing what's important to you and moving on it effectively,  you'll find you were never happier when you look back on it objectively."   - Tony Brigmon

B.  Caring for Others

1. "If you would find it unpleasant if done to you, then it's not the right thing to do."  – Tony Brigmon
2. "There is no greater deed than to help another succeed."  - Tony Brigmon
3. "When you find their interest or talent, they will find you irresistibly attractive."  - Tony Brigmon
4. “Two Magical Phrases:  "Let me help you with that.”  “Is there anything you need from me or anything I can do for you?”

C.    Caring for Work

 

1.    Team Building and Leadership

"What they help create, they will support.  What they don't help create, they will abort.”  - Tony Brigmon

2.    Customer Service

1) Greet with a smile. 

2) Use name at every opportunity.

3) Provide quick and efficient service. 

4) Offer assistance and provide options.

 5) Thank and invite back.