The Judy Croon Show - Laugh Long and Pro$per

Creativity, Comedy and Keeping Your Job from the Robots
The robots are coming. The robots are coming.
Everyone is aware that Artificial Intelligence is playing a bigger part of our lives every day.
In fact, how do you know that I’m not a robot speaking to your right now???
You don’t do you??
Initially the numbers are staggering in terms of the number of jobs that could be replaced by AI over the next 15 years. According to studies at Oxford University and the World Economic Forum -up to 50 percent!
So how do you protect YOUR job?
Well, that’s where clowns like me come in.
That’s right, everybody laughed at the clowns in the classroom (no really, I killed every recess) but there is something to be said about creativity and how we slowly lose it over time.
In the 1960’s and 70’s, an American psychologist by the name of George Land tested the creativity of 1600 children. He discovered that 98 percent of five-year-olds displayed genius levels of creativity. When he retested those same children five years later, only one third of the children displayed genius levels of creativity. By the time the children were fifteen years old, the percentage had dropped to twelve percent.
Now here’s the good news.
We can get our creativity back! We can stimulate our creativity by learning an instrument, taking a drawing class or hey (shameless plug) learning how to write stand-up comedy with Judy Croon and her #1 bestseller Stand Up in Ten Steps
https://judycroon.com/books/stand-up-in-10-steps/
Humour is a GREAT tool to keep your content and customers from drifting off in a world where the average attention span is now 8 seconds. That’s right, according to researchers at Microsoft, since the mobile internet was introduced, the average attention span has dropped from 12 to 8 seconds. We need all of our creative tools on board!
The other good news is that AI is really good at doing routine tasks and pursuing specific goals that we program it to do. However, humans excel at making connections and forming new ideas from previously learned material whether those ideas are related or not. This is known as as divergent thinking.
Penicillin, x-rays, electricity, radioactivity and America were all ‘accidentally’ discovered by people who were looking for something else! Luckily, they were all able to circle back and find the connection.
For example, In 1901 French physicist Henri Becquerel left a piece of radium in his vest pocket. When he noticed that he had burnt by it, he made the connection between radioactivity and medicine. He developed the first steps towards radiotherapy which is still being used to treat cancer.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus 'accidentally' discovered America when he left Spain looking for a direct route between Europe and Asia.
The point is yes, AI is here to stay. We can benefit from all of its fantastic capabilities but it’s the wonderful combination of creative humans with AI that makes our future look that much brighter – and hopefully, a little funnier too.
Until next time, laugh long and prosper.
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!”
Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

Playing To The Back of The Room
Hi there, I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of 'Laugh Long and Prosper' – Shelf Help with a Smile. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'.
As comedians, we sometimes play to the ‘back of the room’. You’re on the road with two other comedians and you’ve heard each other’s sets three or four times already, so you start yelling out ‘requests’ from the back of the room during a late Saturday night show. Obviously, nothing to throw your friend off, but maybe a request or tag (additional joke) to an already established bit. Even though comedians usually know their material inside out, it’s kind of fun to hear a fellow comedian laugh or say something out loud about one of your punchlines. It’s considered a compliment coming from one of your colleagues whose writing you respect.
Comedians feed off of good spontaneity vs. bad spontaneity (i.e. a heckler who needs to be thrown out). A little spontaneity every now and then is good for the soul. That’s why I became intrigued when I heard this story about Martin Luther King Jr.
Apparently, Dr. King had a favourite opening act on his speaking tours- the renowned gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia could inspire a crowd like no one else before she brought Dr. King on stage. While she performed, Dr. King would sometimes shout out a request for a song that he knew Mahalia would sing. Likewise, Mahalia felt equally as comfortable calling out a word or phrase that would inspire Dr. King to talk about a particular topic. Even though they both knew their material, there was that extra boost of inspiration to play to ‘the back of the room’.
One such moment happened on August 28, 1963 at the historic march on Washington.
Dr. King was supposed to give a speech about freedom, in front of an audience of 250,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He had worked on it all night.
He had his notes on the podium. However, during one of his pauses, his ‘opening act’ felt comfortable enough to prompt her friend to talk about a theme (or, as comics say, a bit) she knew that she had heard him talk about before. Mahalia whispered, “Tell them about the dream, Martin.”
As old film footage shows, Dr. King put his prepared notes aside and then delivered one of the most iconic speeches of all time. Of course, Dr. King was prepared, but perhaps a little message from a respected colleague gave him the challenge and inspiration to be spontaneous and to play to the back of the room. As a result, Dr. King delivered his famous words that ultimately helped bring to action the Civil Rights Movement.
Until next time folks, love one another, laugh and prosper.
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Feel free to check out this latest blog on my website at
https://judycroon.com/playing-to-the-back-of-the-room/
Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!”
Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

TAKING YOUR MIND FOR A WALK
Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a Smile. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'.
As many studies have shown throughout time, exercise is not only good for our bodies but it’s also good for our brains.
‘Big Brains’ throughout history have known the benefits of exercise.
Scientist and Nobel Prize winner Marie Currie loved to cycle. She spent her honeymoon with her husband cycling and touring through France.
During his imprisonment on Robben Island for 27 years, Nelson Mandela kept up his physical and mental strength by maintaining the daily fitness of a boxer. Even after being released in 1988, he kept up with a daily routine of 100 push-ups, 200 sit-ups and running on the spot for 45 minutes. Mandela said, “I worked better and thought more clearly when I was in good physical condition.”
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!
Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!”
Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a Smile. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'.
In this episode, I talk about 'Laughing Your Way to Better Health'. I share the medical benefits the laughter!
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!
Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!”
Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a Smile. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'.
In this episode, I talk about 'Laughter Yoga'. I share the medical benefits the laughter!
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!
Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!”
Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.

Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'.
On the podcast with me today is Andy Cleghorn from http://www.FullCircleATC.com ATC stands for Art Therapy Centre.
Full Circle - Art Therapy Centre is a Toronto based Art Therapy clinic, located in the Danforth community. It was founded in 2014 by two art therapists, (Pearl and Lacey). Their mission is to provide a safe space for people in need of mental health support, by helping them heal through creative processes.
Andy is a registered Psychotherapist.
She is a huge believer in the strong connection between humour and mental health.
Today we talk about creativity and art and how Andy uses it to help heal individuals who are suffering from a variety of mental health issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other forms of self harm and now, sadly COVID.
Andy says people remember many of life’s moments in images which can be difficult to put into words. Art Therapy provides an outlet to look at and understand and work through the given memories, perceptions and feelings.
She has always been interested in what makes people tick the way they do. On a post university travel experience, she spent a month trekking in Nepal and became fascinated with the level of happiness that she saw amongst extreme poverty. Having done a Bachelor in Fine arts, Art Therapy was a natural course to follow.
Andy has been a practicing art therapist since 1995 and have lucky enough to have worked for several years in Calgary, Vancouver and surrounding areas, and Toronto. Every client brings their own uniqueness and she loves being able see growth and change throughout the Art Therapy process.
Today we talk about a discussion that was sparked by an article that my friend and fellow comedian, Denis Grigon contributed to the Toronto Star.
Check it out here.
https://www.thestar.com/life/2021/06/16/toronto-bowmanville-and-lindsay-kids-start-rock-snakes-to-keep-the-good-vibes-flowing.html
Again, you can reach Andy at the following contacts:
https://affordabletherapynetwork.com/therapists/andy-cleghorn/
and http://www.FullCircleATC.com
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!

Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That’s means it’s time for 'Just Another Mindful Monday'.
On the podcast with me today is Andy Cleghorn from http://www.FullCircleATC.com ATC stands for Art Therapy Centre.
Full Circle - Art Therapy Centre is a Toronto based Art Therapy clinic, located in the Danforth community. It was founded in 2014 by two art therapists, (Pearl and Lacey). Their mission is to provide a safe space for people in need of mental health support, by helping them heal through creative processes.
Andy is a registered Psychotherapist.
She is a huge believer in the strong connection between humour and mental health.
Today we talk about creativity and art and how Andy uses it to help heal individuals who are suffering from a variety of mental health issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other forms of self harm and now, sadly COVID.
Andy says people remember many of life’s moments in images which can be difficult to put into words. Art Therapy provides an outlet to look at and understand and work through the given memories, perceptions and feelings.
She has always been interested in what makes people tick the way they do. On a post university travel experience, she spent a month trekking in Nepal and became fascinated with the level of happiness that she saw amongst extreme poverty. Having done a Bachelor in Fine arts, Art Therapy was a natural course to follow.
Andy has been a practicing art therapist since 1995 and have lucky enough to have worked for several years in Calgary, Vancouver and surrounding areas, and Toronto. Every client brings their own uniqueness and she loves being able see growth and change throughout the Art Therapy process.
Today we talk about a discussion that was sparked by an article that my friend and fellow comedian, Denis Grigon contributed to the Toronto Star.
Check it out here.
https://www.thestar.com/life/2021/06/16/toronto-bowmanville-and-lindsay-kids-start-rock-snakes-to-keep-the-good-vibes-flowing.html
Again, you can reach Andy at the following contacts:
https://affordabletherapynetwork.com/therapists/andy-cleghorn/
and http://www.FullCircleATC.com
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon
On Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!

Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That means it’s time for Just Another Mindful Monday.
On the phone with me today is Dr. Richard Amaral. Richard is a registered psychologist in private practice with offices in Markham and Whitby, Ontario. He provides psychological services in-person and online to adolescents, adults, and families.
Dr. Amaral received his Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in applied psychology. He received his Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, focusing on adolescents and addictions. His Bachelor of Science degree, also in psychology, is from the University of Toronto, the city where he is proudly born and raised.
Dr. Amaral has special interests in addictions, anxiety, anger management, stress, trauma, and balanced living. He utilizes a variety of evidence-based strategies to help people heal, achieve balance and growth.
Richard has recently almost completed his first book on a life strategy wheel that is very much in compliance with the indigenous medicine wheel philosophy.Which, right now, is also noteworthy and relevant to raise awareness.
Richard did his residency in an indigenous community for 4 years near Calgary
The book is called The PROMISE Wheel: Psychology for Growth and a Balanced Life.
You can find out more about Dr. Amaral and his online work by visiting his website at www.PsychologyForGrowth.com
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon on Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!

Hi there,
I'm Judy Croon. Welcome to another Episode of Laugh Long and Prosper – Shelf Help with a dash of humour when appropriate. I believe that humour is one of our best coping mechanisms-especially when we are facing stress and unknown times like Covid.
Today is Monday. That means it’s time for Just Another Mindful Monday.
On the phone with me today is Dr. Richard Amaral. Richard is a registered psychologist in private practice with offices in Markham and Whitby, Ontario. He provides psychological services in-person and online to adolescents, adults, and families.
Dr. Amaral received his Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in applied psychology. He received his Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, focusing on adolescents and addictions. His Bachelor of Science degree, also in psychology, is from the University of Toronto, the city where he is proudly born and raised.
Dr. Amaral has special interests in addictions, anxiety, anger management, stress, trauma, and balanced living. He utilizes a variety of evidence-based strategies to help people heal, achieve balance and growth.
Richard has recently almost completed his first book on a life strategy wheel that is very much in compliance with the indigenous medicine wheel philosophy.Which, right now, is also noteworthy and relevant to raise awareness.
Richard did his residency in an indigenous community for 4 years near Calgary
The book is called The PROMISE Wheel: Psychology for Growth and a Balanced Life.
You can find out more about Dr. Amaral and his online work by visiting his website at www.PsychologyForGrowth.com
If you like to catch up on all of our Laugh Long and Prosper episodes, check me out Judy Croon on Spotify and/OR Soundcloud or you can go to my website www.JudyCroon.com
Until next time, laugh Long and Prosper!

Hey there, I'm Judy Croon. Canada's Keynote Humourist.
Welcome to Laugh Long and Prosper. Shelf Help with a Smile. Stress Busters with a smirk. You get the point. So let's get started.
Today is Friday so that means it's time for Psychic Friday!
My guest today is Psychic Medium Mark Hamilton -otherwise known as the Olive Reader.
We're talking about Mark's latest book, ' What the F#%%$ - The Life of A Medium.'
The Olive Reader, Mark has been professionally seeing clients since March 2012. Since this time, he has successfully seen many people.
Mark, who began his career as working in social work and a Parenting Practitioner, is a talented Medium who relays information from friends and loved ones who have passed into Spirit.
Mark has known about Spirit Folk from the age of 7 in the form of premonitions and deja vu. Since seeing clients professionally, Mark has successfully helped many families achieve closure by passing on messages of healing and love from loved ones who have crossed over. He has also worked with groups, helping members to achieve objectivity and understanding of their loss.
In addition, Mark is also an extremely talented Reiki Master helping a number of clients with ailments of the body and soul.
Mark is an accomplished teacher and mentor. He offers coaching and mentoring to both groups and individuals with a view to helping students unlock their own psychic gifts. He also offers classes on a regular basis covering all aspects of Mediumship and Psychic Development
The Olive Readers were named purely from spirit. In fact we don’t actually like olives!
Contact Info:
We are based in Ontario, but we work worldwide using Skype and the telephone.
Telephone: +1 647-455-5431
Facebook: olivereaders
Please note: it’s a closed Facebook group and you have to join.
olivereaders@gmail.com
These are the books that Mark Mentioned in this Podcast:
Pocket Guide To Spirit Animals
The Psychic Development for Beginners
Intuition for Beginners
For more information about Laugh Long and Prosper, Judy's keynotes or comedy workshops, go to www.JudyCroon.com
Judy Croon is Canada’s Keynote Humorist, Tedx motivational speaker, comedian and stand-up coach at Second City. She has worked with many celebrities including; John Cleese, Jon Stewart, and Joan Rivers.
Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
She is a co-author of ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!”
Judy draws from her standup performance and coaching experience to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynote entitled, ‘Relieving Work Related Stress with Humour’.
Judy is the creator/host of ‘Laughlines’ and ‘Stand Up For The Girls’ which have both helped raise over $650,000 for breast cancer research.