13th April, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Before the “Information Age” erupted in the late 1970’s, our lives were not driven by 24/7 communication technology. We did have telephones but many of the technologies we now take for granted were not then available. There were no: cell phones, pagers, fax machines, internet, personal computers, I-Pods, e-mail, instant messaging, even as many answering » Read More
12th March, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
We spend a lot of our time engaged in work. For many of us, our work includes regular, perhaps daily, interactions with co-workers. Relationships form with the people who we work with and who we see many days of the week. These relationships can make the work environment positive and productive or, to the contrary, » Read More
5th March, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Since the “Information Age” began in the late 1970’s, we have been struggling to keep up with changes in technology and 24/7 streaming information. Consider the 1980’s and 1990’s when the information explosion included: fax machines, cell phones, personal computers, and the internet (world wide web-www.) In todays world, we often feel that we are » Read More
26th February, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
There are many books and articles regarding the benefits of developing a PMA - Positive Mental Attitude. There is some research that has been conducted to determine whether using the principles of “PMA” can improve: health, life expectancy, productivity/performance, emotional well being, work life/success, spiritual development, and even financial well being. (Actually, I am sure » Read More
29th January, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
World class athletes are using sports psychology to improve their performance. The stress of high level competitions can create situations where an equally matched opponent may win an event because the stress may block the best performance by his closest competition. A small amount of muscle tension may reduce the speed of a track sprinter » Read More
19th January, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Working on stress management on your own can be difficult. A therapist, coach, or teacher can help you to develop the individualized stress management program that may be best for you however, an online course can be a great tool. Some people can not afford the time or financial commitment to get regular professional counseling. » Read More
23rd October, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
If you are therapist, chaplain, coach, lay-counselor, peer-counselor, or clinician consider helping us find and train 10,000 counselors to offer stress management to our Heroes in the: Military, Veterans, Law Enforcement, Fire and Emergency Personnel, and other First Responders. We want to train and certify you to work effectively with this deserving group of Heroes. www.HeroTalk.com, » Read More
21st August, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
The Stress Education Center will be releasing a new audio which is designed to increase your productivity. This technique will help you to focus better and to reduce internal distractions that can lead to mistakes, rob your energy, and minimizes the stress that steals your creatvity. Coaching clients have found that this technique saves them » Read More
30th July, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Almost every one of us has had our sleep interrupted or prevented by uncontrollable thoughts that run through our conscious minds. Reduced quality of rest has a negative effect on our performance and quality of life in many situations. So learning to control these distracting thoughts, or perhaps better, preventing these thoughts from racing through » Read More
20th July, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Working for a Bully Have you ever had to work for a manager, supervisor, or executive who was a bully? I am thinking of a person in a leadership position who treats you like you are not a person with a brain. A person who treats you with no true respect and who expects you to » Read More
