Stress Management

A Practical Guide to Reducing Stress in Everyday Situation

Stress seems like an inevitable part of life. The demands of work, home, and society can place a lot of stress on just about anyone. It also results in lost productivity, irritability, and negativity. That’s the bad news. The good news: Stress can be managed. This one-day workshop will help you identify your personal stressors and will explore some ways to manage and prevent stress.

 

In this great 1 day workshop you will learn to recognize the signs and causes of debilitating stress. We will also focus on proven techniques for taking control of job-related stress.

In this workshop you will learn to:

  • Recognize the four phases of stress
  • Recognize good stress from bad
  • Make use of good stress to increase productivity
  • Manage and control perfectionism
  • Cope with good, bad, and ugly stressors
  • Avoid the pitfalls of bad self talk
  • Become more productive and better focused!

 

You will also learn:

  • Three responses to stress and how to manage them
  • The areas of your life where you are most vulnerable to stress
  • The role priorities and expectations play in tension
  • Three life-changing beliefs about yourself that help control stress
  • Five proven ways to fight anxiety on the job

 

 

What We Will Cover:

 

  • Defining stress
  • The causes and costs of stress
  • Understanding and managing precipitating factors
  • Holmes-Rahe stress inventory
  • The triple A approach: Alter, Avoid, and Accept
  • Being flexible in the face of change
  • Dealing with anger and worry
  • Solving problems
  • Building supportive relationships
  • Using humor
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Nutrition, exercise, and sleep
  • Making the most of vacations
  • Redefine your expectations
  • Getting organized at work and at home
  • Delegating and saying no