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Exercise regularly, maintain a proper diet, and make sure you get plenty of rest! Yes, along with being the universal cure-all for everything else in your life, research clearly shows regular exercise, a balanced diet, and proper rest also decrease … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (7) A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR A good sense of humor is one of the best stress management tools. Finding humor in a situation and laughing freely with others is a powerful antidote to stress. When we … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (6) BE AWARE OF YOUR ATTITUDE ! A negative perception can limit your options! It can prevent recognition of positive resources of factors that are armenable to change. Sometimes all that needs to be changed is your own … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (5) BREAK DOWN YOUR GOALS (2) * Accept what is … * Create a vision of what can be … * Take action to make it happen! The important thing is that you keep your goals both … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (5) BREAK DOWN YOUR GOAL  Break down your goals into “doable” chunks.  Achieve success with visions of attainable goals. /    Lay out larger tasks into smaller manageable parts. Completion of each smaller task then becomes an … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (4) KNOW YOUR LIMIT If you know that the situation causing your stress can be changed, explore ways of making this change.  However, if you cannot change a specific situation, then acknowledge this and seek to work within … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (3) TAKE ACTION Once you identify the causes of your stress, you can develop effective strategies to increase your tolerance and manage your stress. First determine your level of control over your stress, by determining what you … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (2) IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF YOUR STRESS Knowledge is the key to managing your stress! So the first step to successful stress management is to identify what is causing your stress. / Some people have a good … Continue reading →

4. TAKE ACTION (1) Types of Stress Response a. PHYSICAL (a) Tense Muscles, (b) Queasy Stomach, (c) Pounding Heart, & (d) Quickening Breath b. MENTAL (a) Change in your view of yourself, (b) Distractibility & Decreased Attention, (c) Forgetfulness, & … Continue reading →

3. SHORT TERM EFFECTS (3) Types of Stress For some of us, the typical stress response is physical, for others it is emotional, and for others behavioral. Usually there is a combination, with some levels being our primary responses and … Continue reading →