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 »
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17th May, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
lega·cy (leg?? s?)
noun pl. legacies -·cies
1. money or property left to someone by a will; bequest
2. anything handed down from, or as from, an ancestor
3. a student applying or admitted to a college or university who is a relative of an alumnus
Though I must admit, I have never really considered what my relationship is to this »
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1st May, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Both words begin with the letter “L” but these two concepts are tied together by more. All good communication training begin with the principle that to have a good communication you must first be ready to listen and to understand what your communication partner is attempting to convey. Good leadership involves good communication and so »
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21st February, 2010 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
There are a lot of angry and rage driven people in this country (and the world) and they are always right, at least in their belief system. Most of these people have developed their habitual “knee-jerk” reaction to any opposing thought, by allowing their anger and rage to rise to the surface, and without any »
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10th December, 2008 - Posted by L. John Mason - No Comments
Communication challenges cause stress, loss of productivity, poor organizational performance, and reduced quality of life, both on and off the job. Consider the most stressful interpersonal challenges that you have had and chances are good that poor or inappropriate communication contributed to the problem.
At the core of many (if not most) stressful situations are interactions »
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