For the longest time, before I learnt what stress management really meant, I thought that a holiday would alleviate the stress I was under, revitalise me and allow me to work happily for another 50 weeks. So one day I’d had enough and decided to call in my time-in-lieu, all of it, at once. My [...]
Is a holiday enough?
On June - 24 - 2010
Categories: Conditioning, Environment, Perception, Relievers
In-flight conflict
On April - 6 - 2010
So, following on from the last post with a specific example… Yesterday (April 5, 2010) I flew from Sydney to Singapore on QF31. Wasn’t the first time I’ve flown on that flight, but it was the first time the flight went into full security lockdown. It seems some fellow decided to crash the plane, using [...]
Categories: Environment
A variety of tips to reduce travel stress
On April - 1 - 2010
Travel is stressful. Changes in diet, air quality, movement, worry about catching the connection, lack of good sleep and much more. All these tiny (or not so tiny) events add up to increase the stress you encounter when travelling. Below are some tips that can reduce or even remove some of these stressors and make [...]
Categories: Environment, Ritual
Rewards?
On January - 27 - 2010
In the book, I discuss some methods on how you can, covertly, encourage and shape the behaviour of the people around you. These methods work wonders. And, you can take the ideas behind the methods too far. When you do, not only is the effect reduced, but it achieves the opposite! Several years ago, a [...]
Categories: Conditioning, Excellence
Where is your Safe Place
On January - 19 - 2010
Everyone needs somewhere they can relax and unwind. For some, like myself, it’s usually alone with my thoughts, for others it might be in the company of others. This event, location or activity I like to call your ‘Safe Place’. It’s somewhere you can go to let go of your problems, concerns and issues. Regardless [...]
Categories: Environment, Relievers, Ritual
You are your biggest problem!
On January - 10 - 2010
I say it almost every day: Stress Magement is really Self Mangement. One of the way this saying helps me is keeping my mind focused on removing constraints. Reminding me to remove the things in my life that stop or slow me down. Reminding me to remove the things in my life that add stress. [...]
Categories: Importance, Perception, Rehearsal, Relievers, Ritual
Create a Safe Place
On January - 10 - 2010
From the earlier post, I discussed the place you go or activity you do that recharges you. That you go to ‘get away from it all’. Over the years, I’ve had many people ask me, “So what happens if you don’t have a safe place?” My answer is usually, “Create one intentionally.” The best place [...]
Categories: Environment, Relievers, Ritual, Sleep
Fire Fighting and Stress
On November - 5 - 2009
Problems occur regularly. Every single problem that occurs adds to your stress. Some people are able to anticipate these events, and prepare contingences. If you’re good at this, great, keep doing it! If not, you the following few tips might well help. The best sequence to run through when your schedule has suddenly been ruined [...]
Categories: Breath, Conditioning, Ritual
How to get an hour of free time
On November - 5 - 2009
If you have an office, and are constantly interrupted throughout the day, there is a simple thing you can do to get an hour or two uninterrupted. Yes, an open door policy works well and can be good, however, it can distract and derail your thinking. Invest in a $2 “Do Not Disturb” sign. While [...]
Categories: Conditioning, Environment, Ritual
When stressed, your brain stops.
On November - 5 - 2009
For many years I’ve been using this idea. And not just that the brain stops, but under ongoing stress, we become less likely to be able to make good decisions and de-stress ourselves. Another way to describe this is: The path to burnout. We become so stressed over time that we can’t think of any [...]
Categories: Breath, Conditioning, Perception
