Stuart viewed spending the time on practices to still the mind with extreme skepticism. As the owner of a thriving design and manufacturing business, he was typically consumed by stress. In 1979 Stuart fired an employee whom he incorrectly perceived to be slow and unproductive.
When the employee returned to collect his termination payment, he told Stuart that he had completed all allocated tasks effectively and efficiently. He pointed out that although other employees had managed to create an impression of 'busyness' and apparent productivity, they had actually been less efficient and had made costly errors. Their constant, though not necessarily productive activity had simply been in tune with Stuart's stressed state.
Stuart was aware that the former employee did some form of deep relaxation or focus practice and casually questioned him about it.
The man replied "it's like having a window in your mind, through which you perceive life. Each time you practice you are cleaning the window. After a while you begin to see life more clearly." He suggested that Stuart could learn to practice and it was at this point that Stuart's life changed.
Not long after, Stuart gave away his seven-year-old business to his staff and began a journey to still his mind and focus his life. He discovered that most existing tools were unnecessarily complex and not that practical. Stuart began to devote his energies to producing a tool that is simple, practical and measurable that would fit into normal daily life.
Within two years Stuart published 'Access Track' in the USA – a comprehensive audio course on how to release negative stress and gain clarity easily, effectively and independently. He later developed the Peace at Work Technique to meet the needs of a rapidly changing stressed out, time poor society.
For the last 31 years Stuart has spread the awareness of having a clear mind for higher personal and business engagement throughout South-East Asia, North America, Europe and Australia.
