moving beyond stress wiifm … understand the impact of stress on your life evaluate life...
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mOVING bEYOND sTRESS
mOVING bEYOND sTRESS
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WIIFM …
Understand the impact of stress on your life
Evaluate life satisfaction
Learn steps to restore balance
Implement practices to reduce stress on a personal level
Implement steps to reduce stress in our organization
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Benefits
Enhanced relationship at work & home
Control Distractions Less wastage of time
Increased Productivity Effectiveness
Focus on tasks at hand
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History of stress Agricultural Age
stress from threat of catastrophic weather in destroying crops
Industrial Age
stress from new ways of doing things involving new machinery and techniques
Information Age
stress from technology keeping us connected “24/7” – causing overwhelm with information and with emails, faxes & phone calls
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What is stress?
- A perceived threat - real or imagined to one’s mind,
body, spirit or emotion
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What is work stress?
Harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not
match the capabilities, resources or needs of the
employee
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Stress at home
Two-parent family working long hours/commute
time caring for children & elderly
parents household responsibilities
Single parent family same as above but challenges
are more extreme
Struggle with work/life balance leads to eating fast/unhealthy
diets little personal time
Problems with sleep/fatigue anger management more…
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Causes for Stress fear
of the new, the unknown
of conflict
of taking a risk
of developing trust
of inability to cope with changed circumstances
feelings of personal insecurity
of vulnerability
of rejection
need for approval
lack of tolerance for ambiguity
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Levels of Stress
DISTRESSDISTRESS HIGH LEVELHIGH LEVEL
EUSTRESSEUSTRESS
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How to respond to Stress
Change the situation
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Time Management …
Decide what is more
important
Value your Time
Know what is it, you
want time for
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Communication …
Share Information
More Ideas
Acknowledge Concern
Get Solutions
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Communication
They own
I own
WE OWN
Determine who owns the problem
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Change the Outlook …
It’s Overwhelming
Here we go again!
This won’t work
I will not be able to correct this
I’ll take it step by step
This time things will be different
Let me give another try
It’s OK to say no sometimes
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Change the Situation …
I have to be …
I can’t Stand all this …
It’s always or never
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Stress has been linked to… Illness
Heart disease Cancer Depression and Anxiety Stroke Immune disorders Gastrointestinal problems Diabetes Lung Ailments
Accidents
Suicide
Depression
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When will it end?
Stressors change STRESS is CONSTANT
Many lack skills/knowledge to counteract or avoid the stressors in our lives.
Life is 10% how you make it & 90% how you take it
Life is 10% how you make it & 90% how you take it
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The Good News
It’s possible to be proactive
Skills can be learned to counteract the effects of stress
Programs and resources are available to support a healthy body/mind and a healthy organization
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“I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time.”
Charles M. Schulz
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Wheel of Life Exercise
Identify areas of highest and lowest satisfaction
o Career
o Money
o Health
o Friends/Family
o Significant Other/Romance
o Personal Growth
o Fun/Recreation
o Physical Environment
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Wheel Of Life
Identify one area where you are most dissatisfied
Write 3 action steps to increase satisfaction in this area
Set time limit to complete these steps
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Identify Energy Drainers
Be mindful of what drains your energy in the following areas:
o Food (caffeine, refined carbs, sugar, fat, fast foods,nicotine etc.)o Thoughts (negative, judgmental, rigid - attached to beliefs)o Feelings (fearful, anxious, hopeless, worried etc.)o Sleep (caffeine, TV, other media, relationship or care-giving
issues)o Environment (television, noise, pollutants, chemicals, computer,
cluttered space etc.)
Develop 3 action steps to help restore balance
Set time limit to complete these steps
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“Human beings are remarkably resilient. They can deal with almost anything as long as they do not become too isolated.”
Harvard Business Review
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7 Steps for Personal Stress Reduction
On a regular basis:
1. Develop sense of belonging
2. Practice one body/mind exercise 2-3X week
3. Practice meditation 10-20 minutes 1-2X daily
4. Learn to think/speak more objectively and being nonjudgmental
5. Practice sound nutrition/aerobic exercise
6. Use art, music, humor, nature for increased energy
7. Develop a belief system
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Major points revisited
Understand the escalating impact/cost of stress at home/work
Importance of identifying stressors and being proactive
Learn to monitor reactions to stressors
Develop body/mind skills to counteract stress
Develop steps to reduce stress on organizational level
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