Mark Hood was the marketing director and facilitated clinical groups at Parkview Hospital. He received his associate's degree in the Philippines and a bachelor's and master's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri. Mark then received specialized training in biofeedback and stress management from the Menninger Clinic. He was previously the director of biofeedback at North Hills hospital in Kansas City.

Mark is affiliated with Leadership of Greater Topeka, United Way, YMCA, Valeo Behavioral Health Center, and the EMS Advisory Board. He is a member of several national speakers' bureaus. Mark has been the host of radio and TV programs and produces a weekly advice column on mental health through optimism. He has also taught psychology courses in Kansas and Missouri colleges.

His primary interest has been in detecting the factors within stress resistant personalities and then implementing these into people's lives. He enjoys community presentations, stress, exercise, being very quiet and his wife Melissa.

His recent and most comprehensive books are called, "Oh, To Be A Glow-Worm" and "Live Before You Die". They are available in bookstores, on all major Internet book sites and as an abridged 2 CD set. His final project, "Here It Is, There It Was, and So It Goes" was released in 2004.

MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:

If You Can Change Your Underwear, You Can Change Your Attitude

Ultimately, attitude is an inside job. Everyone has an attitude! Some are optimistic, some pessimistic, while others are neutral. In this program Mark will delineate the key components of individual responsibility, personal choice, learned optimism, and ways to improve one's disposition. So lets all get to work.

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

We all born stress free, humorous, and programmed for success ... then life begins to degrade. Life becomes more stressful, laughter becomes restrained, and success is always possessed in the other person. Advanced research studies reveal the benefits of laughter and internal humor in your life. Come prepared to learn, laugh, and live more fully.

Life (Stress) Management

Life management focuses on our ability to take a proactive approach in responding to the many stressors we face each day. The research presented in this session examines characteristics of stress resilient personalities, the mind-body connection, and what we can do to improve our overall stress resistance resources.

The Hallmarks of Success

Have you ever contemplated "What are the keys to success?" People view success in many different ways. Based on his two research projects with a variety of accomplished people, you will be given insights into common traits among successful individuals, as well as ways that we all stifle our own potential.

Management and Leadership Training

Great organizations possess great managers! In this full day training session, two comprehensive tools will be utilized: The Keirsey Temperament Scale and the Management Review Summary. The Temperament Scale gives an individual insight into the personality type that he/she operates under ... from Extravert to Introvert, Sensing or Intuitive, Thinking or Feeling, and Judging or Perceiving. The Management Review Summary is an extensive questionnaire surrounding a manager's performance as judged by themselves, their immediate supervisor, and those employees directly under him/her.

Team Building Experiential Workshop

This type of active training approach will present the individuals with "challenges" that can only be accomplished through a cooperative group effort. The goal is to provide a safe environment that will promote growth, understanding, responsibility and eventually empowerment in decisions. A non-judgmental processing will occur to integrate the way in which the "challenge" was mastered and its' application to life challenges.

The Psychology of "IT"

Self actualization, peak experiences, focus, control, joy, happiness, in the zone, alpha-theta, mental mastery, flow, stress-free existence, nirvana, positive mental health, optimism, etc... Call it what you want, there is a potential that is within you that has yet to be fulfilled. It is not that we can't achieve it, but rather, we have found ingenious idiosyncratic methods to block these experiences. We all possess the potential to achieve it, so we will explore the ways to retrieve it!

Organizational Change

Is it really possible to use change as an opportunity to build strength and commitment? There is no denying the fast pace change that is taking place on all organization levels throughout the business world. Equip yourself with the right tools to confront the issues of challenge, anxiety and stress that these changes bring.

Public Relations

Learn to use a multitude of strategies that can be utilized to ensure that the mission and positive image of your business is understood.

Public Speaking

Learn certain techniques that will turn you into a polished professional. It is the learned ability to create a flowing outline to get your ideas across with poise and getting to know your audience before you present your presentation.

PRODUCTS:

Live Before You Die

(Book) - $13.95 Filled with wit, wisdom, and insight, this book will give you the opportunity to recognize who you are and who you can be. (also available as a two CD set - $24.95)

Oh, To Be a Glow-Worm

(Workbook) - $16.95 This comprehensive workbook has been designed to pull you into thinking about the ways in which you need to live, as well as the ways in which you block yourself by setting the stage for an unfulfilled life.

Here It Is, There It Was, and So It Goes

(Book) - $25.50 - The ultimate book on psychological truisms, accompanied by award winning black and white photography.

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