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3. SHORT TERM EFFECTS (2) Short Term Effects of Stress Immediate effects of stress can be in response to significant feelings or thoughts, or to something or someone that has a direct bearing on our immediate goals, dreams and desires. … Continue reading →

3. SHORT TERM EFFECTS (1) Stress Defined (2) The question is not whether we are experiencing stress. We all experience stress every day. The best question is how are we responding to and managing that stress? Once we accept the … Continue reading →

3. SHORT TERM EFFECTS (1) Stress Defined Stress is the experience of strain due to real or imagined conflicts, frustrations, and demands.  Stress takes the form of predictable physical and psychological responses at every level of human experience. Ironically, this … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (6) POSITIVE VISUALIZATION Here’s how it works!  Just imagine yourself doing whatever you intend to do and doing it well. Start at the beginning and imagine what you would see, hear, feel, smell, and even taste if … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (1) VISUALIZE SUCCESS Athletes’ success stems from their training and practice, which give them skills to perform their best under stress. However, most athletes struggle with consistency in performance.  Whether or not we are practiced athletes, the … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (4) BREATHE DEEP  Feeling stress? Take a deep breath and exhale slowly.  When you do this just 7 or 8 times, the deep breaths will calm your nerves and clear your mind.  Suddenly you are ready to … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (3) … AND KNOW WHEN TO RELAX All things change. It has been said that we never step in the same river twice. The current flows with small but continual changes in water, rock, and sand. Remembering … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (2) KNOW WHEN TO TAKE ACTION c. TAKING ACTION TAKING ACTION to make it happen is usually fruitless unless we envision success.  But, more than that, it requires putting one foot in front of  the other to step … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (2) KNOW WHEN TO TAKE ACTION b. CREATE Creating a vision must be based on reality to result in practical action. It does us no good to consider the use of an umbrella if none is available. … Continue reading →

2. STRESS SKILLS (2) KNOW WHEN TO TAKE ACTION a. ACCEPTING WHAT IS ACCEPTING A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT means we consider all positive resources and negative elements at hand. When do we have that can be brought to bear in this situation? … Continue reading →