by John J. Pelizza, Ph.D.

The goal of this session is to help individuals develop practical action plans to prevent and cope with stress.  Specific techniques for recognizing and effectively dealing with stress will be presented.  Analysis of how stress impacts on an individual's personal and professional growth will be explored.

Participants will learn how to:

•Prevent stress

•Take control of their thinking

•Make stress a productive force in their lives

•Apply the most important factor in controlling & managing stress

•Apply Pelizza's stress model

•Recognize signs and symptoms of stress

•Enhance their immune system to reduce heart disease & cancer

1. • Implement simple ways to prevent stress
   

2. • Apply the KPACE model
   

•Use “journaling” for preventing & dealing with stress

1. • Create hope and energy in their lives
   

           

           

by John J. Pelizza, Ph.D.

Mixing personal insights, humorous stories and scientific mental technologies, John will share the “8 Mental Thoughts” from his latest book, A Journal to Live By. He will also present the latest research that clearly supports the use of “journaling” as a strategy to improve work and life performance. 

Attendees will learn how to apply the following eight mental thoughts to live and work by:

1. •Set goals that are Emotional and Personal!
   

2. •Jump out of your box!
   

3. •Take action!
   

4. •Thoughts are Everything!
   

5. •It’s all Interpretation!
   

6. •Change before you have to!
   

7. •Make it better!
   

8. •Dance with your Work