Eat that Frog!!!! Dealing with Stress in the Workplace

On a “sticky note”please write down some of the stressors in your life today.

Ever Had One of “Those Days”?

Putting it to the Test: What Are You Stressed About?

Signs and Symptoms of Stress • Anxiousness/Irritability

• Apathy, Loss of Interest in Work

• Fatigue

• Grinding Teeth

• Headaches and/or Backaches

• Frequent Sweating or Flushing

• Frequent Illnesses

• Insomnia

• Nightmares

• Difficulty Concentrating

• Feeling Overwhelmed

• Overreacting to Petty Annoyances

• Emotional Eating or Drinking (Alcohol)

• Jaw Clenching

Stress Cycle

1. Stressor (Job, Personal, or Environmental)

2. Filter (Why do we find it

a stressor?)

3. Stress response

(Fight or Flight)

4. Coping Skills

(Healthy or Unhealthy)

5. Long-term results (Stress-disease link,

burnout, relationships, memory loss)

Take a Seat & Make a Friend

Tips to Live De-Stressed

• Have “Me Time” • Sleep Enough and Well • Exercise – “It Releases Endorphins” • Eat a Balanced Diet • Count Your Blessings • Don’t “Go it Alone”

Stress Management Tips for the Moment • Resist Perfection • Reframing – “Mind Over Matter” • Create and Check Off “To Do” List • Ask for Assistance • Research and Clarify • Develop and Practice a “Go to” Relaxation Technique • “Shift Your Gaze” – Literally and Figuratively

Dealing with Stress in the Workplace

Prioritize and Organize Balance Your Schedule Leave Earlier in the morning Take Regular Breaks Prioritize Tasks Break Tasks into “Chunks” Delegate When You Can Compromise Don’t Over-commit Resist Perfectionism Clean Up Clutter Flip Negative Thinking Don’t Try to Control the Uncontrollable

Eat That Frog

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” - Theodore Roosevelt

Remember:

“Stressed” is Just

“Desserts” Spelled Backwards!

Marna Robertson

Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

Dickinson ISD

mrobertson@dickinsonisd.org

281-229-6078

Traci Goodwin

Director of Professional Development and

Advanced Academics

Dickinson ISD

tgoodwin@dickinsonisd.org

281-229-6072