21st May, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Why are you here? What are you supposed to be doing with your life? What is your greatest value and are you using this correctly? Tough questions to answer. If you read the previous article on finding your passion then you may have a good start to finding your purpose but the two might be » Read More
21st May, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Easier said than done. AND, how can you turn a passion into a success in your life? (or how can you make money doing what you are passionate about?) Finding your passion is the first step. Translating your passion into a career path might be challenging or not even necessary. Dictionary.com defines passion as: 1. any powerful » Read More
18th May, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Most people can not achieve their major dreams without a plan. Yet, most people do not take the time to create a workable plan to reach their goals. You might make a list of what you need to accomplish in your daily schedule but a real 10 year planning session seems to be so overwhelming » Read More
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
27th March, 2011 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Every situation is unique because the people involved are different. With that said, this blog can offer a basic introduction on strategies that may assist you when you are confronted by anxious/angry clients or customers (consumers.) The event that brought these people into confrontation with you is important to understand and needs to be worked into » 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
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
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
24th July, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Over the past week I was working with my neighbor to mend his back deck. He is very thoughtful regarding how to get the results that he wants, as most of are when we are working on something that we care about. For him, it was more than just replacing a few boards. We all » Read More
