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Stress Management Techniques

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stress Management Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Living is inherently stressful, but how we manage it will determine the number and severity of the stress related symptoms we experience.

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How to be of More Value to Your Boss

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For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Your boss will see you are saving her time and see you as a stress-reducer.

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

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Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Many companies offer their work-life balance policies to employees at all levels. Participation in family-friendly policies is a career-limiting move. Management will lose control.

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How to Give an Impromptu Speech

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In the example above, a chronological sequence fits. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence. Start to speak : 1) Give a few introductory remarks.

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Insuring Employee Retention

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A gradual diminution in number or strength because of constant stress. Let’s substantiate this large variance with an example. Hence, reducing the attrition rate from 15% to 10%, for example, with its significant positive consequences, could quickly improve an organization’s margins. That’s no small amount!

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5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain's Hard Drive

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You’ll want to “defrag” these items by organizing them into their proper category, for example, work projects vs. home projects, things you need to do on a certain day versus those that are due by a certain day and so on. These same solutions can apply to the problem of a too-full mind.

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7 Lies That Prevent Powerful Results

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One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you. Resource Information: Life Coach Kathy Gates specializes in helping people who are ready to create a simpler, less stressful, more joyful and meaningful lifestyle. Depending on what you THINK happened (i.e. Visit www.reallifecoach.com to learn more.

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