Your Happiness Factor

How you can stay calm under pressure! We all have times when we need to stay calm under pressure, for example, for an important speech or presentation.  Here is a great tip from communication skills coach, Richard Newman, a specialist in body language and presentation skills for business.  The background is lovely, not so the sound, but it is still a great tip.   If staying calm is a real problem for you, then get in touch, I've worked successfully by Skype with people who have had the same issue. Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal

The Dalai Lama On Finding Purpose in Life "Warmheartedness is the gift" Feeling compassion makes you happy. The Dalai Lama on the power of compassion.  From dalailamadvds.com Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com CV review and interview preparation a speciality

It is the Morning of the Earth So Open Up Your Heart Music to inspire you on Monday A montage of clips from Albert Falzon's fabulous Morning Of The Earth surf movie. The tune is Open Your Heart by G.Wayne Thomas which comes from the soundtrack and played out at the end of the movie. Great movie, great music and a great way to start your week. Check out G. Wayne Thomas's new website! http://www.gwaynethomas.com Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more

Dealing With Grief I've just lost someone close to me and I found this short video useful, so I thought I would share it with you. Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com

What is personal development? Personal development is a way that you can develop yourself; sometimes alone, sometimes with support from others. Personal development can help you identity and develop your talents and potential. You can improve your career opportunities, enhance the quality of your life and contribute to the realization of your dreams and aspirations. What is Personal Development ? Personal development includes ; understanding yourself as an individual building your self-image and self-esteem developing strengths or talents improving your opportunities in the job market – your career identifying or improving your potential enhancing your quality of life and relationships improving health and social abilities fulfilling aspirations and dreams developing and carrying out personal development plans What is Personal Development? Personal development enables you to; Expect to succeed Take risks and set challenging goals Keep trying, if a

How food may impact on our moods. This is an excerpt from lesson one of Surf & Turf, an online cooking class teaching how to cook sustainable seafood and grass-fed meat. This excerpt gives a view of how food could  interact with our moods and what a good diet could consist of . You should of course consult your own diet expert (dietitian, physician etc) about what diet is right for you. Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com

10 Tips to help you clear your clutter! Clare Baker, Founder of www.clutterclearing.net and former "clutterholic", explains 10 things that you can do right now to be more successful with your de-cluttering and organizing. These 10 things will really aid your success. By being realistic, following a clear step by step process, Clare cleared her clutter for good back in 2001. She's been completely clutter free ever since. Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel,   The Wolf Project.   Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out

Friday Fish Recipe - Chinese Fish Bean Curd Soup Authentic Chinese fish soup recipe from http://recipes-of-chinese.com The recipe below may vary from the video Recipe Ingredients (You can choose other fish) 5 cups chicken stock (homemade or a good canned stock) 1/2 cup shrimp, shelled,deveined,cut into small pieces 1/2 cup scallops, cubed 1/2 cup crabmeat 8 ounces firm bean curd, in small cubes(tofu) 1 green onion, finely chopped 1 slice ginger, finely chopped 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 5 tablespoons water red wine vinegar (optional) chilli oil(optional) 1/2 teaspoon white pepper Method 1  Bring stock to a boil; add shrimp, scallops, crab meat and bean curd. 2  Add green onion, ginger and salt; bring to boil again and then thicken with the dissolved cornstarch mixture. 3  If you wish, add a splash of red wine vinegar or chilli oil. 4  Sprinkle with pepper and serve Wendy

Breathing Meditation -- A Guided Meditation This guided meditation is from http://www.quietmindcafe.com and is one part of a three-part relaxation and stress management system. Use this sympathetic breathing guided meditation for profound relaxation and stress relief. This breathing technique calms and balances the autonomic nervous system, which drives your fight or flight response.  For a complete relaxation practice use Simple Relaxation to relax the muscles of the body and the somatic nervous system. Use Quiet Mind to restore the experience of calm and balance to the mind and central nervous system. Finally, use Sympathetic Breathing to restore profound relaxation to the heart and autonomic nervous system -- your fight or flight response. Together these three practices form a profound relaxation system that is important for any stress management or stress relief practice. Get the Audio for your iPod or a CD at  this link.  Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She hel

Relationships - How To Avoid An Argument  Arguing is likely always be a part of any close relationship, but when it gets in the way of communication, it is corrosive - it can erode the closeness. Here Starr Calo-oy shares some insights. This is branded as tips for the married but the insights apply to any close relationship.   Marriage101.net  provides important information on marriage and free marriage classes. For this you need to click on the link below http://youtu.be/U9WSDl9eKAg Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel, The Wolf Project.  Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.You can contac

The Wolf Project - A Book To Give You A Warm Glow, A New Novel From Wendy Mason I'm really excited to tell you that my new novel is now available on Amazon.  It is really thrilling for me to be able to share this story with you.  Those who have read it so far have really enjoyed it.  Here is a short summary. "Liz Morris had been a successful TV writer. Then her marriage broke up and she lost both her money and her confidence. Now, she has been asked by the formidable Annabel Meadows to help her husband, retiring American General, George “Jet” Meadows, write his autobiography. Liz doesn’t want the work but she does need the money. What she doesn’t know is that this project and meeting General Meadows will change her life forever." UK readers can find out more at this link  US readers can find out more at this link   Wendy Mason is a Career and Life Coach and Writer and she is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She lives in L

Friday Fish Recipe - Veracruz-Style Red Snapper  Any white, flaky fish will work. Many Veracruz-style fish recipes call for pickled jalapenos, but there’s plenty of acidity in this from the lime and tomatoes,  fresh peppers should be fine. If you don’t want to do this in individual portions, you can certainly do it in a regular casserole dish, but you’ll probably need to give it a few extra minutes. Simply use the same fork-flaking doneness test as shown in the clip. Flakiness never lies. Other than a few minutes of slicing, this couldn’t be easier. Serve simply with some chips, or over rice for a more substantial meal. Either way, I hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy Ingredients for 2 servings:   2 boneless red snapper fillets, about 7 oz each cayenne,  salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 white onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon capers 1 tablespoon caper brine 1 large jalapeno, sliced, seeded 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1

One-Moment Meditation: "How to Meditate in a Moment" Learn to meditate in a moment with this hugely popular animated video, based on Martin Boroson's book, One-Moment Meditation. Reduce stress, improve focus and find peace ... right now.  More info and online training at  http://www.onemomentmeditation.com . "One-Moment Meditation is to the seeker what the Swiss Army knife is to the hiker: an essential tool for survival. Whether it's enlightenment or basic sanity we're after, attention to this very moment is key. Boroson eminently captures the terrain, and the places we can lose our footing, all the while providing a firm handhold." -- Barbara Joshin O'Hara, Sensei, The Village Zendo, New York Video Licence Standard YouTube Licence Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a

20 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU’RE FEELING ANGRY WITH SOMEONE If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.” ~Buddha Tiny Buddha is a blog about reflecting on simple wisdom and learning new ways to apply it to our complex lives–complete with responsibilities, struggles, dreams, and relationships. Over the last three years, Tiny Buddha has emerged as a leading resource for peace and happiness, with more than 37 million views to date. At this link is a wonderful post from Tiny Buddha on handling and learning from your anger http://tinybuddha.com/blog/20-things-to-do-when-youre-feeling-angry-with-someone/ Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can co

How to Break Up with Someone, Tips on How to End a Relationship This is wise advice from the Advice From Justin Channel on YouTube.  You can find more at this link.  http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AdviceFromJustin Music: "Dream Sequence" by Nick & Justin (of the video). He owns the rights. Purchase:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-beginning/id529612896 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nickjustin Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com

Time Management Tip from Dilbert - To Lighten You Day Something to make you giggle! Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com

Friday Fish Recipe - Philipino Escabeche (Pickled Fried Fish) Escabeche is a typical Mediterranean cuisine which refers to a dish of either poached or fried fish (escabeche of chicken, rabbit or pork is common in Spain) marinated in an acidic mixture before serving, and to the marinade itself.  The dish is common in Spain and Latin America, and popular in Catalonia, Portugal, Provence and the Philippines. Influences of the dish appear as far as Asia-Pacific with adjustments to local food staples. It is usually served cold after marinating in a refrigerator overnight or longer. The acid in the marinade is usually vinegar, but can also include citrus juice.  Escabeche is a popular presentation of canned or potted preserved fish, such as tuna, bonito or sardines. In the New World, versions of the basic marinade are often used with other foods than fish and meats, for example green bananas and chicken gizzards (Puerto Rico), jalapeño peppers (Mexico), etc.  The origin of