STRESS REDUCERS (4)

Stress Reducers
''The ROAD to WELLNESS''
 

1. Schedule a realistic day. Avoid the tendency to schedule back-to-back appointments. Allow some time for a breather.

2. Become more flexible. Some things are not worth being perfect and some issues are fine to compromise upon.

3. Eliminate destructive self-talk. ''I'm too old to...'' or ''I'm too fat to...''

4. Use your weekend time for a change of pace.

If your work week is slow and patterned, make
sure there is action and time for sponaneity
built into your weekends. If you feel you aren't
accomplishing anything at work, tackle a job
that brings you satisfaction on weekends.

5. Take care of today, the best that you can. The

yesterdays and tomorrows will take care of
themselves.

6. Do one thing at a time. When you are with someone be with that person and no one and nothing else. When you are busy on a project, concentrate on that project and forget about everything else you have to do.

7. Allow yourself time-everyday-for privacy, quiet and introspection.

8. If an especially unpleasant task faces you, do it early in the day and get it over with, than the rest of the day will be free from anxiety.

9. Learn to delegate responsibility to capable others.

10. Don't forget to take a lunch break. Try to get away from your work area in body and mind, even if it is just for 15 or 20 minutes.

11. Forget about counting to 10. Count to 1000 before doing something or saying anything to make matters worse.

12. Have a forgiving view of events and people. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world.

 13. Have an optimistic view of the world. Believe that most people are doing the best they can.

 

(The Last Set of 13)