Chapter 10 - Stress Management (continued)
Stress management techniques are crucial for helping a person decrease their stress. Each one is
individual. A certain technique might help one person and not help another. However, I would encourage
you to try each one and see what works best for you!
Stress Management Techniques
#1 The first most important step is to identify the stressor.
#2 Identify stress related symptoms.
#3 Choose and employ a stress management or relaxation technique.
Listed below are various stress management techniques that can be used on a daily basis to help
decrease the stress in your life
#1 Time Management
Issues with time frequently cause much of our stress. Being over committed, having too little time to do a
job well and not managing time well can lead to stress. Frequently when we don’t manage our time well,
we experience fatigue, despair, discouragement and illness.
What are some time management tips?
1. Keep a log of your activities for a week. Record what you are doing at half-hour intervals. At the end
of the day, evaluate and see where you may have wasted time.
2. Set long-range and short-term goals: Make sure that you follow the S.M.A.R.T goals guidelines as
discussed in Chapter 2.
3. Prioritize what needs to be done today, tomorrow, next week, next month etc.
4. Use a daily planner : Only have one planner/calendar. When you have 2 or more, it can make things
much more difficult!
5. Learn to delegate – make sure that you find someone that you trust to do the work! Otherwise, you
will be looking over their shoulder. Check with them periodically to see where they are at. Reward them if
they complete the project successfully.
6. Learn to say “no” and mean it
7. Protect against boredom: Here are some common time killers:
Watching television
Sleeping
Eating
Daydreaming
Shopping
Worrying
Procrastination
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