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“I’m not a real planner. 
I like to create something 
small and see how it feels and 
what shape it will take. Kind 
of like making dough … 
Will it turn into challah or a 
pizza?” Sherizen said. 
Recently, he started 
coaching companies on how 
to build a culture of gratitude 
in the workplace. 
“It’s not about turning 
into happy-clappy hippies, 
but rather making the entire 
workplace more pleasant. 
That, in turn, will make 
employees more productive 
and the entire company more 
profitable,” Sherizen said. 
“Investing in gratitude is the 
easiest way to increase your 
bottom line.”
He organizes gratitude 
challenges and improv 
workshops, designed to 
encourage the workers (and 

CEOs are invited to get in 
on the fun, too) to turn 
inward, focus on something 
positive and get to know each 
other on a different level. 
Participants are rewarded 
with small gifts. 
“It helps people focus on 
the good that’s already in 
front of them. There’s so 
much good, right here, right 
now … And who doesn’t like 
swag?” Sherizen said. 
He gives out bracelets, hats, 
T-shirts and insulated mugs 
with messages like “gratitude 
changes everything” and “a 
grateful life is a great full 

life.” 
Sherizen also spreads 
humor by posting daily 
random observations and 
amusing videos on his 
WhatsApp status. 
“My statuses are 100% fake 
news,” Sherizen said. “Of 
course, I have challenging 
parts of my life, but I try to 
focus on the good. At the 
end of the day, I look back 
at the highlights and it’s easy 
to forget the hard stuff and 
think, ‘Actually, I did have a 
pretty good day.’”
One of Sherizen’s favorite 
status rituals is a daily dance 

video done by his fingers 
as he prepares his morning 
coffee. 
“I drink plain black coffee, 
but this helps me really 
appreciate it. It’s mindfulness, 
I’m so grateful for my 
coffee!” Sherizen said. 
He was thrilled when a 
friend shared that he brought 
the joke book on a hospital 
visit and how it was enjoyed 
by both the patient and the 
nurses. 
“Life can be so stressful and 
serious; laughter is so import-
ant. That’s what I love doing 
— to spread more smiles and 
joy,” Sherizen said. 

The World’s Funniest Joke Book 

is available at Borensteins and on 

Amazon. To contact Moshe Sherizen or 

learn more about his projects, check 

out www.MosheSherizen.com or email 

msherizen@gmail.com.

“GRATITUDE IS THE KEY TO 
TURNING AN ORDINARY LIFE 

EXTRAORDINARY.”

— MOSHE SHERIZEN

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