The StarTrec Brochure
Below you will find a brochure summary detailing many of the issues addressed in the StarTrec manual. Currently, this manual is available through Pete Lautrec only, but will hopefully be available through all major book outlets soon as the manuscript is currently being prepared for publication on a national level.
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IT’S ONLY FLAT ON THE BOTTOM
A low threat non axe grinding presentation. Revealed are interesting facets of employment unrealized by much of industry and long term career workers. These groups say there is no real problem. That is, until it happens to them.
• More Americans age 40 to 50 are becoming long term unemployed.
• Many industries claim they don’t have time to train you.
• Industry is increasingly critical of candidates (say what they want to hear).
• Interviewers are reticent to trust a candidates verbal response.
• Increasing mistrust of people has lead to more “politically correct” rules, regulations, and excess documentation.
• The world of work is no longer competitive. It is no holds barred rivalry.
• Existing stressful conditions induce implementation of” BREAKOUT” policies.
• Stress affects Industry in ways not realized by many. One example is future job references.
• At the ever faster pace of society, few realize the damage done by such work ethics.
SUMMARY
Therefore, the question becomes, is YOUR FUTURE really that secure? Discounting personal performance, does downsizing, corporate buy out, lateral "promotion” sound familiar in YOUR CAREER or someone you know?
Find out how it got this way. Why does it just “seem to be there”? Learn how simple acts of trust and kindness can rekindle trust and communication. Discover how you can pick up on the energy of kindness. SADLY, if you think that the “tire is only flat on the bottom”, you are susceptible. The focus of this unit is to cause you to think. Even if you feel successful, at the increasing rate of world of work interactions, what will your children and grandchildren have to do to survive a full and complete career?
YOU OWE IT TO THEM TO ATTEND THIS PRESENTATION
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WHY CAN’T I GET A JOB NOW A DAYS?
This unit starts with an introductory speech revealing what has happened in
• Recognize industries shift of who interviews.
• Discover facts of pitfalls of timeliness of training; diploma, degree, certification, licensing, permits, ad. Infin.
• Realize frustrations of application process, (“hooping”, excess documentation, extreme lack of trust by interviewers).
• See effects of: No experience, NO JOB.
No recent experience, NO JOB.
No relevant experience (pink suede shoes) NO JOB.
Too much experience, NO JOB.
• Ascertaining percentage of employability (200 openings, 2,500 applications taken).
• Dealing with the false facade of “anti-discrimination”.
• Industries attitude during interview affects your true presentation of yourself.
• Understanding criticality of references.
• Become aware of peoples’ need to work, not just survive.
SUMMARY
If you think about it, this subject affects EVERYONE in
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I DON’T FEEL SECURE, HOW AM I GOING TO KEEP THIS JOB?
Can you name anyone today who is truly secure in his job? Why is this so? What is this “shadow” that pursues us in today’s world of work? In this unit, the causes and effects of security are discussed and clarified. The participants become re-oriented with basics of honesty of communication, generation of trust, and true team work for the sake of the work environment. Revealed are facets of this “shadow” and the poison it has spread throughout the work atmosphere. See that there IS something YOU can and MUST do about it for your present job and those of the future.
• The shadow. What ,where, when, why, whom?
• How did it get this way? Where are we headed with this approach?
• Is it the pace, or can I no longer smell the roses? (When is the last time you looked at the night sky at
• Assessing level of anger, and transference of it in all you do (--it flows downhill).
• Is backing off from “poor bosses” advantageous to your work environment?
• Effects of POLITICS on the job. (Are YOU the implementer, facilitator, or victim?)
• The power of judgment on the job.
• How emotionally productive on the job are you?
• Are you a “lousy complainer” or a concerned participant on the job?
SUMMARY
Nowhere today do we find it more true, “We are a product of our environment”. We increasingly find indications of the mesmeric hold Industry has over most of us in our work environment. Most workers are so inculcated in everything we say or do, that many fear to say or do what would make a truly cooperative work environment. Much of management acts in the sole interests of the bottom line.
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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO COMMON SENSE?
The intensity of social interaction today has occluded much speculation of “How did the pace of life get so furious?” This presentation offers insight into why we seem to NEED more and more signs, policies, certifications, accreditations, licenses, permits, rules, regulations, laws, ad. Infin. AND, is this the way we DO want to live?
• Common sense is a survival skill.
• We have a subconscious desire to seek security through the government.
• Common sense is an acquired skill, (you don’t just wake up with it).
• Every American MUST G1VE to society for it to work, NOT JUST TAKE.
• We ALL need to teach each other these skills. NO ONE is exempt.
• The focus in
• Our present approach took many years to develop. It will take many years to change.
SUMMARY
This seminar covers the root of Most of Americas problems today. We no longer rely on our skills to achieve a secure and comfortable way of life. Most of our population has been inculcated with a sense of rivalry (not competition). This inappropriate mode pits everyone against the other, at work, home, socially, legally, illegally. It has stained the very fabric and values that formed the “GLUE” that held
Come to this presentation and see what YOU can do to get our country to real time values and security.
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MEN, WOMEN, COMPETITION OR RIVALRY?
When we speak about the “values” of security, interaction between men and women become the foci of this subject. In this unit, critical aspects of our society and its “progress” are revealed and recognized. Surfacing trends in our culture are leading our country to a increasingly furious pace of life. In this presentation, we explore why this is so. We ask ourselves, why are half of all marriages failing? Why is one expected to have ten jobs in his career? Why are we so money oriented and goods focused? Do we need the “shadow” of political correctness to shove us into the next century? Find out if this is the approach we want for our families and work environment.
• Are men and women REALLY equal? Should they be?
• Does society even know what true equality is?
• At what cost does this “equality” function in
• Does “equal” mean being competitive or absolute rivals?
• What effects have this rivalry had on us being willing and able to just be ourselves?
• Rivalry, (such as we experience daily) foments mistrust, and judgment of others.
• The skills of being socially complimentary to each other are fading in
• Many of our children don’t even know these values exist.
• People need to relearn the wonderment of the differences between men and women.
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SUMMARY
At times, we ask ourselves, “What is happening in
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ARE WE REALLY FREE?
When you think about it, we have come a long way on mans ascent into time. In
• Our “freedom” was paid for by great human suffering.
• History repeats itself, and yet we do not learn from it.
• The “progress” of man through the ages indicates we can (and must) conquer the constant erosion of social freedom.
• Society in general has surrendered itself to “the rapture of paperwork”.
• In seeking a nonaccountable system, we continue to initiate a policy (or sign) for every conceivable aspect of life.
• Do we REALLY have freedom of the press? (Is what we read and hear true?)
• Have we made any real progress in crime and how it affects each of us?
• Are we free from everyone knowing more about us than we know about ourselves?
• What about social crime? (scams, rip-offs, virus’ afflictions, white collar fraud).
• With technology at our beck and call, should we tolerate a society that controls every function of our daily lives. CAN, and should we do better?
SUMMARY
This presentation is to allow us to re-think the validity of “freedom” in
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STRESS, WHERE AM I?
This unit discusses STRESS. What is it? Where is it? How is it affecting all aspects of American life today? Until you become aware of the above, you can not realize how saturated our lives are with stress. Stress is not something that will “go away” on its own. The only way to really control stress is to eliminate it! This takes communication, self honesty, (and the willingness to change) and grow. It can be done. We all need to help EACH OTHER toward this goal. Join me in this unit to see where YOU are regarding this fact that has harnessed our lives.
• Stress and time, time and stress. Which way is up?
• Stress, a “challenge” or a problem?
• Where did it come from and why?
• Understanding your part in stress development.
• Why “running away” and denial don’t really work.
• Why do “policies” work against us, and not for us in stress control?
• Being too close to see the forest for the trees.
• Are we using basic “tools” and skills effectively, or are we in too big of a hurry to Produce and Procure?
• IS THERE anything we CAN do about it for everyone not just ourselves?
SUMMARY
We recently to entered a new century. Few who were born in the 1800’s would have dared dream about flight, supersonic passenger service, walking on another planet, photographing Halley’s Comet from a satellite. Mankind now knows how much our Milky Way galaxy weighs.
In
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PRIVACY, YOURS IS MINE.
In research for these units, various subjects have come to light. One matter of increasing importance is our freedom to privacy. Of course some people say they have no problem with the current ethics of privacy. But many are feeling increasingly uncomfortable as they find out what the government, industries, social groups, and marketing know about them. Most admittedly we are in a world of information. But where does it stop? What are the limits?
• “Hidden” dangers of product questionnaires.
• “Junk”mail. How did it get this way?
• The “case” for excess documentation, (who’s reading all this stuff anyhow?)
• Where DID all this paperwork come from?
• Computers, friend or foe?
• Telemarketing, is that what you have a phone for?
• Implications of “E” money in the future. Things you need to know now.
• Privacy, willful surrender, or inculcated “policy”. The “NEED” to know.
SUMMARY
Privacy is a form of security. All people want this “freedom”. But the erosion of this aspect of American life is so consistent and clandestine, many do not realize the totality of it. AGAIN, the furious pace of life precludes emotional energy being spent on such a “trivial” matter. But it has come true, “THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU THAN YOU KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF!”
It has come to pass that when you donate to “charity” your name and address is far more lucrative than the pittance tithed. Yet many do not realize that when they send for a “free” booklet they are entering a cycle of “computers and labels”. Find out how you can do something about YOUR privacy rights.
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DON’T TOUCH ME, I NEED YOU.
In 1978 I saw the first vestiges of “DON’T TOUCH ME”, in a letter from the Post Office to its workers. Even then, I felt the implications of this policy would not be good for this country. It has proven to be so, and much worse than when it first was introduced into the world of work. As hominids, we ALL need to have feelings of being secure, valued, appreciated, and belonging. This policy today now forces us to focus on political correctness BEFORE we act. It is shutting down one of the last human bastions of communication.
• LONELINESS affects everyone in our society (not just geriatrics).
• Political correctness “approaches” reinforce un-communication. People are increasingly afraid of interacting with others.
• The effects of “DON’T TOUCH ME” are extremely subtle, and long term.
• Our children are being brought up to mistrust and not interact with people.
• This approach keeps us on the edge of “adrenaline feeding” which produces stress.
• Increased STRESS is a major factor in our health and is not yet considered so.
• Living in this shadow, one forgets how to, smell the roses and see the rainbow.
SUMMARY
Many of you may remember the Beatles movie YELLOW SUBMARINE. In it when the Blue Meanies invaded Pepperland, their attack triggered the disappearance of color in the flowers and landscape. This is what we are doing to our country today. We have shifted the focus from living free and enjoying life, to one of being guarded in all we do. Whether we like it or not, we need each other. There is a wide gulf between inappropriate communication and touching and the fulfillment of being all the human that is in us. Join me in discussion about what we need to do to restore the “COLOR” to our Pepperland.
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HAND SHAKE AND THE VALUE OF YOUR WORD
Much research has shown that our society is changing at a increasingly rapid pace. Cultural “niceties” such as bartering, keeping ones word, friendly introduc tion of others, mutual trust, willingness to help others, and to communicate with others has faded from our world. Operating “in the shadow” (as we have formatted societies rules today), precludes meaningful interaction with co-workers, family, neighbors, our community in general. This has bred into us a fear of interaction, due to possible scams, being sued, being laughed at by others. It is a very dangerous “emotional minefield” where one fears to tread. So, more of us spend much of our energy covering our b---s.
• The handshake was a symbol of trust.
• Eye contact was a comfort producing manner of “bonding”.
• The erosion of these skills has led to formats such as ‘pre-nuptial agreements’.
• You can’t take your money “with you”, but your word will follow you as your reputation.
• We ALL need to be liked and trusted. The quality of your word and handshake will encourage this.
• The coming century will usher in a really furious pace. We need to be ready to spend our energy on quality of life, not covering our b---s.
• The purity of life SHOULD be what you can do for others, NOT what you can get off of them.
• These skills take a long time to develop with consistency. Work on them now.
SUMMARY
The beautiful reason I have decided to make this concept into a presentation, is that WE CAN re-learn to trust each other. WE CAN re-program ourselves so when we walk out our door in the morning, it is with a feeling that we will “get a fair shake” at life. I learned that “WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND!” I for one, desire to live in a society that can trust each other, where MONEY, MONEY, MONEY isn’t the main obsession, and people help each other to learn and share, and care, and give, and help. IT ALL starts with a good firm handshake. It has been said that the tradi tion of shaking hands started in Neolithic times as “proof’ that one did not have a weapon in hand. It was the initial BONDING of trust. IT ALL finishes with how you are seen by others as to can you be trusted to keep your word? Join me and see where you rate on the scale of humanity and the skills of interaction.
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JUST SAY YES
Have you ever paid attention to “having a ‘bad’day”? Next time you do experience a hopeless day, allow yourself to view as an “outsider” (from a distance), the causes of this. You will find that most of the time, it is because:
1. Someone told you NO!
2. Some apparently ridiculous policy said NO!
3. You expended energy in anticipation of a NO!
Life occurs in tiny notches of time. The wonderment of time is that at every moment you have an opportunity to say yes. As Clint Eastwood would say, “MAKE MY DAY!!!!!”. You also have the same ability to say NO’ Again, you can be sure by saying NO!, YOU ARE making someone’s day!!!!!
• WE CAN’T, WE DON’T, WE WON’T, WE DIDN’T, WE SHOULDN’T, WE HADN’T, THAT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, IT IS NOT ALLOWED.
• Life is not some insane game. There is way more involved than meets the eye, when we say NO!
• It is normal humanity that fearing a NO!, we gird ourselves and are forced into a battle of conniving, lying, cheating, ad. Infin.
• A YES, where ever possible works wonders emotionally as well as productively.
• When you say YES!, you are free to go on to other items, and get them done.
• When you say NO!, you (most probably) will have to battle it out, as people are quite intent on getting their way in the end.
• The NO’s induce STRESS. Believe it or not, STRESS never really goes away. STRESS, or anticipation of more STRESS creates MORE STRESS.
• WE ALL like a YES!, you too can become a yes person.
SUMMARY
What we are talking about here is a long term approach to STRESS MANAGEMENT. One finds at middle age, that he has only so much energy per day to get his agenda done. EACH OF US have our own agenda. When we are STRESSED OUT, we lower our resistance to headaches, pains, colds. And when we are miserable we feel depressed. This leads to further embitterment in our daily interactions with others. NOBODY WINS, we ALL just tire each other out. When you review a bad day by holding it “away” from you, you can see there is usually no need for all the NO’s! we experience each day. Think HOW GOOD you feel when you have a GOOD DAY. Think, how good you’d feel if someone made you have a GOOD DAY with a yes! OH YES,,,,, HAVE A GOOD DAY, will ya?????????
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ETHICS, ACCOUNTABILITY
The Measure of an American
From time to time, one reads articles in magazines that attempt to clarify what is happening in
• ETHICS, what is it?
• Accountability, where does one find it?
• Differentiated foci, friend or foe?
• What is the measure to achieve common sense?
• Relearning skills presently lost in Society.
• Time tables versus people lost forever.
• Allowing Educators to teach a broadband spectrum approach.
• Learning can be fun, why do we not have fun any more?
SUMMARY
When we attempt to speak on a subject such as the above, we are met with instant resistance. Is it because “all is well”? IS IT? Is it because people just do not care about the state of this country? Could it be there is no emotional time to consider such subjects? Why then, are so many extremely defensive when ethics is approached? It took years of research and observation to come to the realization that more and more Americans no longer know the parameters of what ethics and accountability are. In the “chase” of life, as we move into the new century, we are blinded by the “glass is half full” theory. I am NOT saying that, on the one hand, this is a bad theory!!!! But I AM saying that if one constantly focuses on the good news, he tends to disregard any semblance of bad news. And as time goes on, recognizance of “bad news” becomes more difficult. The good, and perhaps saving point, side of seeing the glass as half empty, is you realize that there is no perfect ride to be found in modern life. Discovering this, you can then work with confidence that IF you conquer the “half full” view, your work is done.
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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, the disease of the 21st. Century
This topic is included in StarTrec Program because more and more Americans today, are operating in this social mode. Many companies demand such a self-limiting ‘system’. Schools increasingly, are ‘finding’ verbal responses, items in a students possession, joke telling, AND social touching as a “threat”, and offensive. This topic is important to you and your family, since the life blood of
• What is Political Correctness, REALLY
• Who is susceptible to P.C. and WHY
• What are the REAL goals of this Social Anomaly
• Who in
• P.C. breeds mistrust of others, and “OSTER-izing”
• How does P.C. (political-correctness) affect our youth
• Where will P.C. lead
• What can YOU do to minimize this process/trend
• Life is something you LIVE, not live in fear of
SUMMARY
This topic is the most destructive of any dynamics affecting
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RACISM, isn’t it time to understand ‘it’
For much of the history of
• What is Racism., and who is affected
• How did such a dynamic come to focus in any society
• What is YOUR part in being (supposedly) of this ilk
• Who gets ‘hurt’ from pro-racist remarks
• Who is aided by pretending you are not “racist”
• Does NOT being “racist” tell the REAL-STORY
• IS there any hope to erase this dynamic from
• What ‘we’ (as Educators) SHOULD be telling our children
• How has ‘media’ affected the progress of race-relations
• Racism vs. “Affirmative Action” does ANYBODY want ‘it’
SUMMARY
SADLY, “Racism” is a ‘dangerous’ topic.. But wondrously this topic IS discussable with participants, IF they will just TALK as humans to each other. AND-D-D-D LISTEN to the ‘hearts’ of the ‘other’ person. We do not have the right to hate for ‘color’.. We DO have the right to ask ALL Americans to participate in a climate of reasonable behaviors. It is a “DOUBLE EDGED SWORD”... No one, likes to be ‘put-down’, and denigrated, no matter what the color/race. But the TRUTH behind much of what is called ‘Racism’ today, is BEHAVIOR based, NOT COLOR. We as the team “
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The DISCIPLINE of LOVE
This is a beautiful topic for
We ‘see’ such discipline in animal orders of all species. Discipline is THE KEY to a successful culture, at all levels. We have long failed at making mid-course corrections for our “executives”, Law Enforcement, Courts, legal representations. IT IS NOT JUST OUR CHILDREN who do not receive proper “guidance” today. This topic will reveal the IMPORTANCE of facing the truth, A Society cannot exist if it does not have a common thread of trust, and willingness to abide by social rules.
• What is the term Discipline of Love
• WHY is ‘it’ called “of Love”
• What does ‘trust’ have to do with discipline
• The hominid “learning-curve” + and — (plus/minus)
• Is ALL discipline “child-abuse”
• What ‘rights’ do political systems/entities have to interfere
• How MUCH is lack of discipline costing EACH of us today
• Who pays, Socially, emotionally, financially
• How does Law Enforcement feel about interfering
SUMMARY
This is a sad topic indeed. For approximately 30+ years,
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If you found this brochure to be interesting, contact Pete Lautrec at lautrecp@uwstout.edu
