David Jacobson
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Humor and Health Expert
David Jacobson Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Humor and Health, Communication, Diversity and Success
- Best Sellers
- The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Licensed Therapist/Social worker
- Affiliation
- Humor Horizons, Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, National Speaker's Association
David M. Jacobson, MSW, LCSW is a professional speaker and author ofrnthe new best seller: "The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People."
David is a licensed psychotherapist and master's level social worker.
He is also a professional member of the National Speaker's Association.
His many honors include the National Hero Overcoming Arthritis Awardrn& a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arthritis Foundation.
He is also the recipient of a "Joy Mask" for his work with the Koreanr
Broadcasting System, after they highlighted David as one of their Worldr
Experts on Therapeutic Humor. David also received the President's Award
from Flashnet Marketing for his role as their Executive Nationalr
Director of Training. He also served on the Arizona Governor's Taskr
Force for Children. The award David is most proud of is his Jimr
Elliot Award from the Perimeter Bicycling Association of America after
his amazing fund raiser by Unicycling 50 Miles!
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Ten Things That Can Help Make You Feel Better Now
1. Laugh If you're not laughing at least once a year, then you have a poor sense of humor. If you only laugh once a year, then man there is something seriously wrong with you. Set some laughter goals. "I will laugh once anweek." If you already laugh once a week, then make it once a day. If you ...
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First Steps In Coping With A New Arthritis Diagnosis.
The first thing to do is to acknowledge you have to do something. This sounds easier than it is. This first step is a psychological step. You affiliate yourself with a new community. The community of physically challenged Americans. The Most difficult thing is to admit that you are now ...
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Humor And Communication Or ... Cohumorcation®!
Which sounds right? Mr. Communication, Mrs. Communication or Ms. Communication? Yes, You guessed right. Miscommunication. She happens all the time. Let me give you an example. My wife Laurie says to me… “Honey, How does baked chicken breasts sound for dinner?” But I hear… ...
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Laughing At Stress
We all are aware of the stress response, the "fight or flight syndrome." The physiological changes that occur when we are under stress provide the body with the instant energy it needs to move quickly to fight or run, as our ancestors did for survival. Today we experience these same results, but ...
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The 7 1/2 Habits Of Highly Humorous People.
½. The half habit: This is a half habit because you don’t need the whole habit in order for it to be effective. It is the most difficult habit to maintain. This is the habit of changing your thoughts. Mastering your thoughts is a constant struggle, if you master them half the time, ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from David Jacobson
- If I am with another person and that person is suffering in some way, I consider myself richer if I am able to give them a smile orrn laugh, and relieve their suffering.
- A person is beautiful if they can share a rich sense of humor and love for their fellow human beings.