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De-attachment

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Resilience

Self Awareness

Realise your true potential - 7 ‘Attributes’ for Success

RESEARCH - Can online stress intervention programs help?Chris Gibbons (Queens University Belfast) Patricia Elliot, Mindcircles

ResultsIndicate that Steps for Success online program is an effective complement to any stress management initiative and an effective tool in its own right.

AbstractCognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour modification and Humanistic treatment interventions are long established, as is their increasing use through integrated, eclectic programmes. What is relatively new are attempts to offer such provision online. This study assessed the effectiveness of Steps for Success an online stress management program.

MethodThe program was undertaken by employees from the public sector who completed all eleven sessions. It was a six month longitudinal study with users completing a self-review of their psychological state each month. They were asked to circle the descriptors that best reflected their psychological state. These comprised of both positive and negative terms, such as ‘Balanced’, ‘Uncertain’, ‘secure’, ‘Stressed’, ‘Helpless’ and ‘Unworthy’. Positive

Negative

Positive – Self Awareness & Esteem/ConfidenceNegative – Stress/Absenteeism

SolutionSolution

Ongoing Benefits

= continuous flow

Environmental Improvement

DUTY OF CARE

Contributing to Growth Increased wellbeing

Individuals & Organisations

Risk Assessment &

Reporting

Action Planning

Time & Stress Management EnergisingPositivity

Challenges into Opportunities

Innovating

For individuals & organisations

Risk Assessment

Circle Safe - Risk assessment - Problem Identification

Stress

Work

Personal

RelationshipsCommunication

Teams

Leadership

Take the CircleSafe Questionnaire – online access & results

Demands, Control, Support, Change

Stress symptoms, General Health etc.

Work & Personal

Cross Culture etc.

CircleSafe Results graphCircleSafe Results graph

CircleSafe Questionnaire

General Stress General Health Common Response Work Demands

Work Control Work Support Relationships Work Role

Work Change Coping Managing Your Average Level

Stress Level Indicator

Question Groups

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

Life improvement/coping Strategies

(my) ABC

Steps for Success

proven psychological strategies

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Correlation between

Stress and Coping Strategies

How powerful is the mind?

Mind Solutions – short but powerful

Energising Exercises Calming

Exercises

Relaxation Exercises

Creativity Exercises

Positivity Exercises

User Anonymity & online

Solutions

Imagery

Challenge

Whole brain

Long Term Solutions for Prevention

Identify Challenging Situations

Understand Yourself

Identify Different Types

of People

Learn How to CopeAction Planning

User AnonymityRecommended first time route – 1 to 5

Then flexible throughout the one year licence period

Recommendations

Solution

Calm

Challenge

Psycho-geo

Paradigm ShiftLabels

Relationship-self

Life Circles

Whole brain

Communication

1

3

5

4

2

LABELS

What labels have you been given throughout life?

Have they been negative?

Have they been positive?

Identifying Others

Before you can identify others you need to know WHO YOU ARE!

When you know yourself this changes the way you view others, how you deal with them, how you work with them, how you approach them, how you work individually as well as in a team

Take the shape test

in my

7 Attributes for Success

(Inner Success & Happiness)

book

Relationships?

Who do you have the best relationship with?

Identify Challenging Situations

Increasing self awareness results in you viewing situations in a different way

Positivity/innovation assists in changing your views of challenging situations

Knowing how your mind works helps in problem solving and other situations

PARADIGM SHIFT

Personal Pattern

Self Awareness

Identify Positive and Negative Feelings

Changing Beliefs

BALANCE YOUR THINKING

Left Brain Right Brain

WHOLE-BRAIN

Towards success

Analytical Creative

Balanced Thinking

Be Calm & Relaxed

through

Breathing!Scientific research shows proper breathing increases and oxygenates – enabling calmness and relaxation

‘Proper’ breathing takes only a matter of minutes!

By using my proven psychological strategies regularly you become more time effective and assertive in most situations

It encourages open effective communication and thereby better relationships

Time & Stress Management through

Mind exercises

When you are self aware you are less likely to blame others and therefore your environment improves

You can and will communicate your needs more openly and effectively. You will be able to make suggestions for improvement in all walks of life

Social interaction

Stop blaming!

Effective Communication - use this Listening Model

Focus and Attend

Acknowledge

Clarify

Respond

THE CHALLENGE EXERCISE

Think of a challenge or problem (or thoughts) you have at present whether at work or in personal life –

Think about how you FEEL

Imagine you are holding a balloon or ribbon in your hands

THE CHALLENGE EXERCISE

Now without analysing, think of a colour – you’re balloon or ribbon is now this colour

Slowly let the balloon go or pull the ribbon through your hands

While doing this affirm that there is a positive outcome to your problem/challenge/thoughts

Say to yourself

I feel positive

What Colour was your ribbon or balloon?

Want to know the answer? email pat@mindcircles.co.uk

Mind Strategies - the Benefits

• Improves your day and makes you feel good

• Improves relationships with yourself and others

• You can do them by yourself

• Get support when you need it

• Widens your appreciation of life

Self Growth Reduces

mistakes

Improves interaction

Improves time management

Reduces Negativity

Improves awareness

Increases energy

More responsible

More creative

Reduces Stress

Ongoing Benefits

Powerful mind exercises - benefits

Know How

Value

Encouragement

De-attachment

Audacity

Resilience

Self Awareness

Realise your true potential - 7 ‘Attributes’ for Success

My mind exercises

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well-being

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THANK YOU

for listening

Realise YOUR true potential and enjoy improved overall

health and well-being

Patricia Elliot

pat@mindcircles.co.uk