Posts Tagged ‘creativity’

Stretch Your Comfort Zone

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

My humor and creativity workshop is always full of suprises.  So when i challenged participants of the Belly Laugh wokshop at Chautauqua to roam the ground wearing funny red clown noses, I was prepared for anything.  Almost.  Enter Mike Todd of Marion, Ohio, who took the assignment to the next level by passing out programs to some 1,200 concert-goers in the historic Amphitheater wearing, yes, the clown nose.  (Also, a sign that said Pat Snyder made me do this). 

Did the exercise, intended to stretch our comfort zones, stretch his?

“Not at all,” he said.  “I felt entirely comforable.”  I believe him.

But that wasn’t the case for most of us in the workshop, who resisted even more subtle comfort-stretchers like reversing daily routines and drawing figures upside down.

How abou you?  Have you done anyhing lately to get out of your comfort zone and into the place where creativity begins?

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Events

Monday, November 24th, 2008

2009

September

13 – Book Launch Party for “The Dog Ate My Planner: Tales and Tips from an Overbooked Life,” from 2 to 4 p.m. at Espresso Yourself Music Cafe in Powell, OH. Come meet Henry the Time Management Dog.  Each purchaser will receive a bonus “Waiting Room Copy” for a favorite doctor’s office.

22 – Pat speaks on “Laugh Away the Chaos with The Dog” at Worthington women’s Club, noon at Worthington United Methodist Church.

28 – Mini workshop, “Sniff Out Your Own Funny Tales,” 6:30 – 8 p.m., at On Second Thought in Worthington.   Limited attendance.  Contact Jen Richards, OnSecondThought@mac.com, to reserve a spot.

October

1 – Pat leads laughter for the Morrow County Business Women’s Association, 6:30 p.m.

3 – Visit Pat at the Leadership Worthington’s Fido Fest, Worthington Mall, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

7 – Pat speaks at “Connect for Success” series, sponsored by Jewish Family Services.

21 – Pat keynotes luncheon of  Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers at Vets Memtorial.

23-25 Waiting Room Copies arrive in the South, Homosassa Springs (Fla.) Resort

29 – Pat speaks to Mental Health America of Franklin County, 6:30 p.m. at Whetstone Library. SOLD OUT.

November

3 – Essay-writing discussion for class, DeVry Polaris Center at 6 p.m.

5- “Don’t Let The Holiday Dog Eat Your Planner” – Pat offers tips for surviving the holiday crunch and signs The Dog at 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1560 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus.

15 – Pat speaks to Writers Ink, Westminster Thurber Retirement Center, at 5 p.m.

December

1-16 – Pat’s “Twelve Days of Christmas” virtual book tour for The Dog.

5 – Create a “Gift of Writing” at Pat’s writing workshop , 2-4 p.m. at the NW Columbus Branch of the Worthington Public Library. Participants will create a holiday gift of writing for a friend or family member.

7 - The Dog snoops around the Dames Bond Holiday Shop at The Meeting Place. Give a dog for Christmas!

2010

January

4-   Pat on “All Sides With Ann Fisher” (WOSU Radio) at 10 a.m.

13 – Pat appears on Leaders Lunch talk show with Susan Ireland, 12:30 – 1 p.m.

19 – Pat speaks to Dublin Seniors, “Don’t Let The Dog Eat Your Planner In 2010,” 2:30 p.m. at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, 5600 Post Rd.

27 – Pat presents “Let’s Laugh More In 2010″ for seniors at Wesley Glen, 1:30 p.m.

February

5-6  – Pat’s at “Group Vision Day” in Naples, Fla.

13 -  Pat presents a writing workshop, “Love Me, Love My Dog,” at Borders Books, 4545 Kenny Rd.  in Columbus, OH. Participants will be inspired to craft creative non-fiction pieces suitable for entry by March 1 in the Modern Dog Magazine competiton. Contact Pat through this web page to save a spot.

25 – Pat laughs her way through foot surgery and recovery.  Ho! Ho! Ha! Ha! Ha!

March

17- Pat leads laughter at Health and Wellness Fair, Ohio Dominican College, 11 a.m.

26 – Pat speaks to the Upper Arlington Widowhood Group on “Balancing Life After Loss,” 1-2:30 p.m. at UA Seniors Center.

April

12 – Pat on “All Sides with Ann Fisher,” WOSU 820 AM

20 – Pat speaks at Worthington Chamber of Commerce Appreciation Day luncheon, Worthington Hills Country Club.

24 – Pat speaks at  Coshocton Write On Writers workshop

May

14 - Pat speaks at Columbus State Community College Humor Workshop

16 – Pat leads the Writers Workshop at On Second Thought in Old Worthington, 3 p.m.

25 – Pat introduces Gail Sheehy on her national book tour appearance in Columbus promoting “Passages In Caregiving: Turning Chaos Into Confidence.”  7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus.  Reservations at https://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/RSVP.aspx?EventId=792

June

17 – Visit Pat at the Combined Chambers Business Expo, 4:30 – 7 p.m. at the Bridgewater Banquet and Conference Center, 10561 Sawmill Parkway.

July

1 – Pat leads laughter exercises at Chautauqua Institution in Western NY.

August

11 – Pat at Young at Heart Festival, 9-2, Aladdin Shrine Center

19 – Pat at Worthington Widowhood Group, Griswold Center, 2-3:30 p.m.

26 – Lunch ‘n Learn (”Health Benefits of Positivity and Laughter”) at Nationwide.

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