As you know, laughing increases your threshold for pain, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, and triggers the release of endorphins – your body’s natural painkillers. A good chuckle can even be contagious, uplifting the mood of those around you and enhancing the quality of …….yes, even you’re DATING experiences.

Here’s a few self-induced, laugh therapy warm-up tips to try prior to your stressful DATING LIFE;

Tip#1: Stream 30 minutes of your favorite comedy while getting ready for your date; after all, an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine or a Comedy Central rerun is far more likely to put a smile on your face than your newsfeed.

Tip#2: That long ride to your date can sometimes be tortuous so downloading humour to your playlist will make your commuting journey a lot easier to take if you have something to listen to that tickles your funny bone.

Tip#3: You don’t have to bust a gut to reap the rewards of laughter. Even smiling when you don’t feel like it can change the mood and relax your body language.  So smile more!

 

Note: “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people” Victor Borge

 

Yesterday the Lovely Reghan Blake , as  blondeBlake.com  dropped by the office to have a little chat about Fashion and Dating!

Oh what to wear on a first date , she asked,  my take: ‘Working up the courage to ask someone out is the toughest part!!!!”

Yes there is “an occasion for every outfit”.

Read our interview http://blondeblake.com/category/fashion-chats/

 

 

All that comes from Love is worthwhile!  For me , 2016 marks 14 years as a Professional Matchmaker and yes it is an amazing job!

Most people think that when they hire me to help find them someone to share their life with it is my job to “match” them and send them on their way.  This may be what most matchmakers do but I have learned over the years that it is not always that simple.  The hardest part of what I do is actually the most rewarding and that is helping the client get out of their own way.  We all have room for improvement and this is where coaching fits in.  It is not only my job to match my clients; it is my job to help them present the very best version of their authentic self so they are prepared not only for a date but to develop a healthy long lasting relationship.

The fact that I have been doing this for 14 years should speak volumes.  I actually stopped keeping track of marriages after my first 5 years.  I was at the point where I knew it worked and keeping up with the “statistics” just became extra work which meant less time I could focus on matching my clients.