Enable Success & Balance, Stress less Relax for Performance

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A look at the effects of stress, its origins and how to ovrcome stress through relaxation

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© Success Partners

Enable Success & Balance:

Stress-Less & Ree-Lax

April 2010

Julie Silfverberg

Circle of Concern

Influence or Concern

Circle of Influence

Control over:• Think• Say• Do

Competing Demands

YouFamily

Work

Hobbies & Fun

FriendsFinances

Health

Partner

Emotional Intelligence

General Mood

Effective Performance

Intra-Personal Inter-Personal

AdaptabilityStress Management

What am I Learning?

Live Now!

Guilt What if..

FuturePast NOW

Energy Management

Time

Energy

90 Minutes

Key Imperative

• Learn how to rhythmically spend & renew energy.

The Power of Full Engagement – Loeher & Schwartz

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State

Inte

nsity

Energy / Stress

Time

Stress AccumulationIn

tens

ity

Time

Fight or Flight

Effects of Stress• Cortisone• Thyroid• Endorphins• Digestive shutdown• Sugar + Insulin• Cholesterol• Heart rate• Oxygen

• Allergies• Metabolism• Pain killer / high• Blood diverted• Energy• Long distance• Blood pressure• Breathing

Impact of StressHeadaches

Neck & Back Pain

Joint pains & Aches

Chest tightness

Stomach

Stress

Paradox

• “The best moments [in our lives] usually occur when a persons body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult & worthwhile”

– Flow --Mihaly Csikszenmihailyi

• Live in world celebrates work & activity• It ignores need for – Rest – Renewal & – Recovery

• And it fails to recognise• Both necessary for sustained performance

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Workaholics• Significantly higher incidence of:– Alcohol abuse– Divorce– Stress-related illnesses

Study – America Online - 2000

• 47% Laptops on holiday• 26% Checked emails every day• PDAs?

Stress AccumulationIn

tens

ity

Time

Fight or Flight

Freeze

Flexible

Stress ManagementIn

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Time

RecoveryExpenditure

RecoveryExpenditure

Stress-Less

Stress-Less• And

•Ree-Lax

Choosing Self Care• Accept compliments• Give compliments• Speak well of yourself• Praise yourself• Separate your behaviour from

yourself• Treat your body well

Choosing Self Care• Let people know how you expect to

be treated• Get around good people• Have pleasure (let go guilt)• Read books for ideas & to be inspired• Picture in your mind’s eye how you

want to be.

Choosing to Ree-Lax• Learn Progressive Muscle Relaxation• Develop the Ree-Laxation Habit

• Decide to be happy & relaxed• Accept you are centre of your life• Notice your ability to choose• Discover the value & joy of time out• Take time to smell the roses

• Decide to be happy & relaxed• Accept you are centre of your life• Notice your ability to choose• Discover the value & joy of time out• Take time to smell the roses

Up Coming Training• Words that Change Minds– 22 April, 6, 20 May, 3 June 2010– 4 x ½ Days 14:00 – 18:00

• NLP Practitioner Certification– 17-24 July 2010

• Call Julie for special Network Savings

Julie SilfverbergSuccess Partners

www.successpartners.ie

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