From Stress to Success

Tending to Your Inner World to Improve Your Results... at Work and in Life

Stress is a critical issue - and becoming ever more so - in determining the quality of our days, our lives and the world we leave to our children.

We are faced with information overload, expectations of ever greater speed AND accuracy and increased demands for greater competitiveness in the workplace; frequent transition and uncertainty in our lives; and a bombardment of negative news about war, economic turmoil and climate degradation on our planet, just to mention a few of the more common stress triggers.

The changes we are now required to make in our society if we are to survive as a species require the participation of many minds. Our "ship" needs “all hands on deck”.

We are continually being faced with new challenges which we must learn how to handle in new ways.

Beyond all of the reality that we face, my desire is to build a world in which everyone is valued, all contribute, and the common good is elevated.

If you share this value, and if you would like to create a life of greater ease, simplicity, effectiveness and joy for yourself, your family and those you work with, I highly suggest you master the art of managing your stress and, more essentially, your energy and attention.


There are specific reasons an organization should consider assisting its leadership, management and staff in accomplishing this.

The Benefits an Organization Receives from Managing Stress are

* More resilient workforce

* People open to new ideas and change, which creates a readiness for new challenges

* More local improvements as people take on more responsibility

* Fewer sick days

* Higher productivity

* Greater innovation from a larger number of engaged minds

* Greater enjoyment and satisfaction throughout the organization


I can offer you a series of workshops that teach the relevant concepts, strategies, skills and tools.

In These Workshops Participants Learn

• How to recognize stress indicators and dysfunctional coping mechanisms.

• Various practical definitions of stress and the difference between positive and negative stress (including the role of tension in growth).

• The latest science about the brain as it reacts to stress and the role of the heart in moving beyond stress toward higher states of awareness, productivity and creativity.

• How to make better use of their specific style of and capacity for learning, work and relationship.

• The polarities along which they find themselves and may shift in response to life.

• A 3-part strategy for responding rather than reacting to the events of their lives.

• 4 categories of means to reduce or prevent negative stress, namely Connecting, Adapting, Communicating and Problem Solving.

• A toolbox of tools and techniques to reduce stress and be more effective on the job and at home.

• How stress affects them individually, and as a member of an organization and society.

• Options for individual and collective growth and evolution.

• What keeps them from acting on a commitment to self-care and how to stay on track.

Interested parties may choose from 3-hour, 1-day or 2-day options or blocks of time on site for individual coaching. Workshops are appropriate for employees, managers and leaders.

These workshops are offered by Integrity Matters Business Services in conjunction with Flath Associates. For information about fees and scheduling, contact me through the About Me page.