Stress Management for Peak Performance
How Stressed Are You? You’ve seen them – those quizzes in the magazines. Answer these 10 or 20 questions and find out where you stand on the stress scale. Mostly, they don’t tell you anything you didn’t already know, right? And you already did what they suggest and it wasn’t enough.
I read an article this [...]
We all know that stress levels in the workplace are reaching unreasonable levels. And most sensible human beings will agree that we have to take action to fix this problem.
However, some government agencies and, I must say, some consultants are all for creating yet another paper and theoretical exercise that will have little benefit to [...]
So are you ready to learn about stress related behaviors, symptoms and illnesses? Studies show that when people are under stress they tend to overeat and crave foods that make them feel good. Men often go for fatty foods such as potato chips and cheeseburgers and women go for sweets like chocolate or cookies. Obviously, [...]
For most people, stress has become an inevitable part of their lives. It may be hard to believe, but stress can be beneficial for us. During the ancient time, stress made our ancestors react to danger and helped them to survive. Today, it can help motivate you to achieve your career goals and the quality [...]
The “I Need to Be in Control” Stress Hot Button
If you are feeling out of control and angry, anxious or revengeful — again! — you probably have a stress hot button labeled “I need to be in control.”
What Not to Do and What to Do Instead for Stress Reduction:
1. If another person challenges your [...]
Stress is a common problem that everybody faces everyday. People have different environments that cause stress: work, home, traffic, etc. It is hard for you to find a place to work that does not have some stress. Feeling stressed out lately? These tips are designed to ease and relieving your stress. Not all of them [...]
Stress Out
We’ve all said the infamous and useless phrase, “I’m stressed out!”
Here’s my question – “How many times do you have to say ‘I’m Stressed Out!’ before saying it starts to help?”
Similar to saying “I’m having a nervous breakdown”, this is a meaningless phrase that only serves to make us feel sorry for ourselves, and [...]