Do you find yourself rushing through life so much you forget to stop and smell the flowers? When we do that, we tend to stress more, enjoy less, and possibly put ourselves at risk for burnout.
Continue readingJust because thoughts cross your mind, doesn’t make them true! There are several key questions you can ask yourself regarding each negative thought that you identify as cropping up with distressing regularity. Below is a quick reference guide that will help you challenge your negative thinking.
Continue readingThe next time you feel any negative emotion (overwhelmed, depressed, irritated, impatient, or hopeless), list the specific thoughts that went through your mind just before you felt that emotion. This is the first step in recovering from your stress.
Continue readingRecognize that you are not a prisoner of past programming. Just because you heard negative comments from your parents and others, does not make those statements accurate. You can choose to disregard them, and you can decide not to repeat them to yourself. Instead, repeat healthy, optimistic thoughts to yourself daily.
Continue readingStress Mastery Rx #8. Events in your life represent only about 10% of your stress. What you DO about those events – particularly what you SAY to yourself about those events – represents the other 90%.
Continue readingThe prescription for today is: Let go of resentment y0u are harboring toward anyone or anything. Don’t harbor grudges. Forgive those who have hurt you and move on.
Continue readingDeal better with stress by recognizing that not all change is bad. Embrace it and learn to cope with it by being more fluid with your thoughts.
Continue readingOne of the most effective and oftentimes free ways to reduce stress it simply to get and stay fit. Run, bike, swim, walk with your dog, kids, spouse or friend and enjoy the fresh air and scenery. Or find a great place close to home to hike each week. Aerobic (heart rate increasing) exercise releases endorphins. Other ways to benefit from exercise are dancing, gardening, or raking leaves. You don’t have to engage in vigorous activity to benefit.
Continue readingChange is not necessarily a bad thing. Embrace it, and find ways to see the positive outcomes of change for you. I suggest you sit quietly with a notepad and pen and list what coping and buffer skills you need to work with.
Continue readingThe best balance is achieved by managing the way you deal with each stressor that comes along. rather than trying to eliminate each from your life altogether. Ask yourself what calm people do to maintain their stress levels and model their behavior when possible.
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