In Stress Solutions, you'll learn...
- How to balance the multiple demands of career, family and personal life
- How to rethink your priorities so you’re in control of each day
- How to nurture yourself without feeling self-indulgent
- How to keep your energy level high, your concentration sharp and your productivity up when the pressure is on
- And much more!
You owe yourself a day away from work, parenting and your other responsibilities to step back, rethink your priorities, realistically assess your limits and develop a stress-reducing program that will change your life. This enlightening workshop was developed to help you pinpoint your personal stressors and teach you assertiveness skills, priority management and goal planning techniques focused on helping you find the solutions that best fit your lifestyle. Invest in yourself for one day and reap lifetime benefits of renewed energy, lasting relationships and peace of mind.
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Understanding your body’s response to stress+
- Understanding the 3 stages of stress and how your body tries to cope with each one
- The mind-body connection: Understanding the relationship between stress and your health
- When stress reaches the point of diminishing returns: Understanding the fine line between good stress and bad stress
- The role your personality type and attitude play in the way you react to stress
- How tuning in to your personal stress cycle can help reduce tension
- How blow-ups can lead to burnout: Understanding the link between anger and stress
- Relighting the fire: Steps for regaining your enthusiasm, drive and confidence when chronic stress leads to burnout
The special stressors+
- Getting to the heart of the self-esteem issues that contribute to your stress and keep you from achieving your full potential
- Avoiding the high price of achievement: How to avoid the damaging effects of stress that come with “success”
- How to counteract the hidden sources of stress that take their toll on you every day
- Tips for reducing everyday stress without radically changing yourself or your lifestyle
- It’s okay to be “good enough”: How to stop perfectionism from becoming pressure
- Why it’s important to feel good about who you are and not just what you do
- How to eliminate the victim-type thinking that reinforces your stress cycle
- How to use positive pep talks to drive away the negative thinking and anxiety that compound your stress
- Overcoming the mistaken notion that worrying means showing caring and concern
- How to counteract the 12 components of faulty thinking that drive you to “overdo” it
Identifying the stressors in your life+
- A checklist for assessing the stress hot spots in your life
- Recognizing the special stresses of being a working parent—find out just how it’s affecting you and what actions you can take to deal with it
- 10 questions you must ask yourself to assess your priorities and retake control of your life
- How to cope with the situations in your life you simply can’t change
- Confronting burnout: 10 sure signs that you’re overdoing it
Stress recovery tools and techniques+
- The Number One rule you must keep in mind for any stress management program to be effective
- How to short-circuit tension and pressure before they invade your vulnerable areas
- Quick energizing techniques to get you through high-stress periods
- How planning ahead can help you cope during difficult times
- Proven relaxation techniques that provide long-lasting relief from stress
- Food for the soul: A dozen ways to nurture yourself when no one else will
- 5 mental tricks for making it through the daily stressors in your life
- Maintaining your “tranquility quota”: How to find refuge from stress as you go about your everyday activities
- Why having a strong support system is vital to any stress recovery program
- When putting the focus on others rather than on yourself can change your outlook
- Why what you eat affects how you deal with stress
- 6 quick pick-me-up exercises that anyone can fit into a schedule
How to balance multiple roles and responsibilities+
- Concrete steps you can take to smooth the transition from work to home
- Time management techniques designed to de-stress schedules that are in distress
- Delegating doesn’t mean declaring defeat: How to get it all done without doing it all yourself
- Solutions for coping with the most common causes of 9-to-5 stress
- How taking care of yourself first actually helps you to take care of others better
- The 2 cardinal rules of parenting you must follow to take the pressure off yourself and your children
- How practicing “selective” insensitivity can actually improve the relationship between you and your partner
- 12 guidelines for keeping your expectations of your partner realistic
Keeping the stress of others from becoming your own+
- Assertive communication techniques for getting others to solve their own problems instead of giving them to you to take care of
- How to defuse the anger and stress that sabotage intimate relationships
- How to offer support when tragedy strikes
- 10 reassuring ways you can help your family members, friends and co-workers manage their stress more effectively
- 6 techniques for overcoming the common communication pitfalls that create stress in relationships
- How to disarm and redirect the angry attacks of others rather than combat them
