http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/ Creating changes & life balance through humor. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:26:06 PST en-us http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Ex-Kalispell_Man_Gets_the_Last_Laugh.shtml Using Laughter When Tim Gard appears to be pulling a string back and forth through his ears, it's funny. But it's serious, too: Gard is advising members to "floss out the old policy" that may be hindering them in their work. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:15:30 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Ex-Kalispell_Man_Gets_the_Last_Laugh.shtml http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Humor_Can_Overcome_Crabby_Co-Workers.shtml Using Laughter Speaker Tim Gard travels.  A lot. So he wasn't too surprised when, on his last business trip, the airline lost his luggage. When you're flying around the country on a weekly basis, it's bound to happen. But Gard didn't get mad. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:11:31 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Humor_Can_Overcome_Crabby_Co-Workers.shtml http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Do_You_Remember_Your_First_Day.shtml Using Laughter I remember my first day as a new eligibility technician as if it occurred yesterday. Hired literally off the street, I knew nothing about welfare and I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. It was a permanent, full-time, indoor job and I was thrilled. Happy, scared and fascinated, I sat in my cubicle and, for the first time, encountered a work environment that challenged me fully. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:08:31 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Do_You_Remember_Your_First_Day.shtml http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Did_You_Hear_the_One_About.shtml Using Laughter You had to be there. "Fed" funnyman Tim Gard's standing-room-only stand-up session on developing a Comic Vision really needed to be experienced in person. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:04:27 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/Did_You_Hear_the_One_About.shtml http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/reduce_stress/Fight_Stress_Laugh_and_Learn_with_Tim_Gard_CSP_CPAE.shtml Reduce Stress Stress! It is all around you! Caseloads are through the ceiling. Dealing with always-changing policies and complicated welfare reform is scary. You need quality training and... you need help... you need... Tim Gard's Comic Vision seminars, video/audio tapes and office toys. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:00:26 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/reduce_stress/Fight_Stress_Laugh_and_Learn_with_Tim_Gard_CSP_CPAE.shtml http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/reduce_stress/CSO_Employees_Reduce_Stress_Through_Humor.shtml Reduce Stress OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE - think fast and read it aloud. Now be truthful - did you read "opportunity is now here" or "opportunity is no where?" Or for those of you who live in Montana, did you read "opportunity - I snow here?" Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:56:31 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/reduce_stress/CSO_Employees_Reduce_Stress_Through_Humor.shtml http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/The_Tao_of_Humor_and_Child_Support_Enforcement.shtml Using Laughter As you read the title to this article some of you asked yourselves, "Does this guy really think there is something funny about children with absent parents and families in need?" My answer is, no, but the title of the article is still appropriate. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:45:18 PST http://www.timgard.com/artman2/publish/using_laughter/The_Tao_of_Humor_and_Child_Support_Enforcement.shtml