A B C STRATEGY

A = AWARENESS

What causes you stress?

How do you react?

B = BALANCE

There is a fine line between positive / negative stress

How much can you cope with before it becomes negative ?

C = CONTROL

What can you do to help yourself combat the negative effects of stress ?

1.Implementing

time management

2.Increasing physical exercise

3.Relaxation

training

4.Expanding

social support network

Make a list :

What MUST be done???

What SHOULD be done???

What would you LIKE to do???

Prioritizing activities by importance and urgency

Knowing your daily cycle and handling the most demanding parts of your job when you are most alert and productive.

Physical exercises is the way to deal with excessive stress such as :

Aerobics, Walking, Jogging, Swimming $ Riding a bicycle.

These forms of physical exercise:increase heart capacity,lower the at-rest heart rate,provide a mental diversion from work pressures, even slow the physical and mental effects of aging.

Relaxation techniques such as : Meditation

Hypnosis

Biofeedback

There are significant changes in heart rate, blood pressure and other physiological factors.

Social networks includes : Family

Friends

Work colleagues

It provides someone to hear your problems and offer a more objective perspective on the situation than your own.