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100 Top Tips For Better Wellbeing

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Reduce Stress

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Our Other Top Tips Series: 2.  Eliminate Procrastination 3.  Increase Fitness 4.  How To Be Mindful 5.  Improve Self-Esteem

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Ask yourself: ‘By saying NO to [Enter toxic situation or person here] … what am I saying YES to?’

TIP#1 Learn how to say “No”

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You know your triggers – be curious about them and the feelings they provoke

TIP#2 Avoid topics that annoy you

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Improve self-awareness around the negative feelings you have (not to over analyse, just to be curious)

TIP#3 Challenge your Triggers

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A simple walk around the office can improve health and helps reduce stress

TIP#4 Improve your movement

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Inhaling fresh air while moving can improve blood flow, enriches blood with oxygen and increases Endorphins

TIP#5 Get Out!

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Find things to do that aid relaxation, but not deaden the mind

TIP#6 Relax!

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Relaxation can greatly reduce cortisol and adrenaline over-production that cause stress

TIP#7 Relaxation

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Plan extra time for journeys and preparation – the extra time “investment” can help reduce stress

TIP#8 Slow Down!

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Practice being mindful when driving, eating, and doing regular tasks. By being mindful, we are being in the moment

TIP#9 Be Mindful

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Commit to being nicer in general – while driving, on public transport, in the supermarket, on the phone!

TIP#10

Smile J

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Commit to one RAK a day or a week – consciously decide to help a stranger for no reason

TIP#11 Random Act of Kindness (RAK)

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Read up on how to improve your interaction with the furniture and appliances you use in your working day

TIP#12 Ergonomics

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Take regular breaks from computer or mobile device use, move around while working

TIP#13 Ergonomics

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Try working while standing for some of your “sitting” time – take the strain off your spine

TIP#14 Ergonomics

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… or put on silent when doing important or difficult tasks – knowing you won’t be disturbed can reduce anticipation of a call/text

TIP#15 Switch off your phone

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If you have an habitual task as your first in the morning, try changing it to see if that reduces stress, anxiety or worry

TIP#16 The First Hour

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Do you need to know of EVERY text, FB update or email on your mobile? Try turning off non-urgent push notifications

TIP#17 Turn off Alerts

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20 Tabs open in your Browser? in each of 5 separate windows? Make better use of Bookmarking or Evernote

TIP#18 Reduce Tab Clutter

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Shut down computers and mobile devices regularly to reduce their stress impact It will improve device performance too!

TIP#19 Electronics

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Avoid sugary quick fixes for your afternoon slump Try some raw nuts or a banana to boost energy

TIP#20 Food

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The process of chewing for 10 minutes can reduce stress causing cortisol – try a healthy chewing gum before attending meetings

TIP Food EXTRA  

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The Smart Train

100 Top Tips for better wellbeing

Simple Tools for maximum impact

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100 Top Tips Series

2.  Eliminate Procrastination 3.  Increase Fitness 4.  How To Be Mindful 5.  Improve Self-Esteem

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