Developing a sense of humor

Having a sense of humor is one of the greatest assets of happy and successful people.

When a number of managers were asked what they looked for and deemed to be a personal asset, 80% answered 'a sense of humor.'

If you have ever looked at 'Male partners wanted ads', you would have noticed that 80% of women prefer a partner with a good sense of humor.

Here are a few tips on how to develop your own unique sense of humor

- Know your own humor style

- Make sure that your humor does not offend anybody

- Find humor in every day situations around you

- Avoid negative people

- It's okay to be silly. When things get too serios, nonsense sometimes makes the best sense

- Take a cue from children - they are the greatest source of humor

- When depressed, or in a down mood - call a humor buddy

- Avoid sarcastic humor

- Schedule 'fun' into your life. If you don't, it won't happen

- Learn to laugh at yourself and your own mistakes

- Use humor to save you from stress and boredom

- Don't restrict your reading, listening,or viewing to bad news only

- Collect humor material. Start your own humor library