timism of the day: Alot of people that I work with have been learning to be unhappy much of their lives. The tendency is to compartmentalise their lives and say that they are doing great at work but their home life is a mess or vice-versa . This is a false dichotomy . You have one life - not a "home life" and a "work life" and a "something else life." And if any one aspect of your life is out of whack, your life is not working and the ramifications are felt everywhere.
Indeed there is no shortage of practitioners in this field and some are very good and some are charlatans. Most tend to use techniques to "fix" problems. For example, if an executive's problem is anger outbursts he might be advised to breathe deeply before speaking or to count to ten slowly.
I don't play in this arena. I help executives identify the mental models they use that precipitate the unsuitable behavior and make changes in these models. This approach frequently solves a whole raft of "problems " simultaneously. Thus many, who have taken to my approach report that they feel less stress, have better relations with bosses, peers and subordinates and get more done in less time. Just sayin. Take it. Test it. Teach it. tim
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