In this short coaching monologue, David Price explains how cultivating a sense of humor can boost personal confidence and improve how others respond to you. He argues that humor is found in everyday moments, not just formal jokes, and suggests looking for funny details in daily life and recalling amusing childhood stories. He emphasizes the importance of smiling to appear friendly, noting that people who smile are perceived more positively. While acknowledging that developing humor is a gradual process, he offers practical tips: keep a humor radar, differentiate humor from jokes, share personal funny anecdotes, and smile regularly. The overall message is that a cultivated sense of humor leads to higher confidence and more favorable social interactions.
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Hello, I'm David Price, the short guy who helps you walk tall. I've got a bit of a quirky sense of humor. I think I got it from my mother. She had a great quirky sense of humor. She would find humor in almost everything. And this isn't a confidence tip today, although you could take it as one if you like. But I've met a lot of people over the years who have no sense of humor. But I've met more who do have a sense of humor. And the people that have a sense of humor, people like being around them. People like being around people who make them laugh or smile. In any situation, in a friendship, in a work situation, a career situation, and in audiences, people respond to humor. Absolutely. So how do you get a sense of humor? Well, start noticing everything that happens around you, because you'll find this humor in almost everything. Once you peel back the layer, there's almost always some humor there. Not always. But— Nearly always, but you need to look for it. You need to be— you need to have your radar out looking for humor. Now, a caution: humor is not jokes. Now, jokes are funny. I'm not saying they're not funny in that regard. But in terms of building your sense of humor, it's not jokes. It's about noticing things that go on. It's telling humorous stories. Go back to your childhood and your earlier life. I guarantee there'll be a lot of funny things that happened to you over the years that you've probably forgotten about. But build your sense of humor and you'll find that your confidence will increase and you'll find that people start reacting to you in a very, very different way. Now, it's not gonna be a short road, it's gonna be a long road, but start somewhere. Start noticing everything that goes on around you and look for the humor and smile. Always smile. Smile at people in the street, smile at people at work. People who smile are instantly seen as being more friendly than people who don't smile. So there's a few tips for you about a sense of humor.
