A new book loaded with research, strategies, tips and examples helps teachers build resiliency to stress, avoid burnout and regain teaching effectiveness. When a summer break becomes just a memory and the back-to-school excitement wears off, frequently what’s left are long hours, loads of homework, after-school activities, large class sizes, testing requirements, and relentless pressure […]
Continue readingAccording to a study, 40% of the American employees feel that their job is very stressful. As the issue of job and related factors causing stress is a persistent one, workplace stress needs to be dealt in a proper way.
Continue readingFLYGT, the maker of the world’s best underwater pumping systems, wanted a speaker to motivate and inspire them during these challenging times with cutting edge skills, and to do it in an uplifting and entertaining fashion… right up my alley! My keynote is titled: “POWERFUL, PROACTIVE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PREVENT HARDENING OF THE ATTITUDES DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES”.
Continue readingTake care of your emotional health by taking care of your physical health. Consider visiting a licensed Naturopathic Physician to learn about foods and natural supplements that have been proven to reduce and prevent stress.
Continue readingI get so many calls from people suffering from stress that I wanted to share some stress mastery tips with you each week. Please bookmark this site and visit each week for the newest tip.
Continue readingAs they get older and put more mileage on their bodies, proactive thinking professional athletes look for an edge. Much of the training and coaching that professional athletes receive works on the logical brain, the left brain. Game plans, strategies, knowing what to do in a specific situation…all fire up the left brain.
Continue readingWise old Abe Lincoln described a pessimist as someone who “finds difficulty in every opportunity,” while an optimist is someone who “finds opportunity in every difficulty.” This principle is particularly true in athletics. Much research has shown that athletes and teams that have an optimistic interpretation of their performance (especially after losing) will consistently outperform […]
Continue readingHow Meeting Planners can make sure that their business meetings and events are infused with fun and excitement. People attend meetings and conferences for all kinds of reasons. Some go because they are required to. Some are obviously looking for knowledge and inspiration. Some want to “recharge their batteries” and need a break from the daily […]
Continue readingJob burnout is an insidious problem in the American workforce, among all levels of employees. Frequently undiagnosed, burnout may appear in job statistics of absenteeism statistics, in suicide rates, or in the development of chronic illnesses that keep employees from working. Ultimately, working oneself to death can be the disguise for job burnout.
Continue readingMore than twenty years ago, stress was the cover story in Time magazine. Stress was referred to as “The Epidemic of the Eighties” and it was referred to as the nation’s number one health problem. Flash forward to 2007. Results were released on December 12, 2007 from “Stress in America,” the American Psychological Association’s annual […]
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