How to alleviate stress

October 27, 10:49 AMBusiness Strategies ExaminerDrew Stevens PhD

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The recent economic issues wreak perils on employees and families. Stress levels are as high as the September 11 terrorist attacks. Many people worry about retirement accounts, house payments, and employment status. Add to this the upcoming holiday season and stress is raising! Ironically, there are things you can do to calm stress.

1. Ignore the small stuff. There is only so much that one can control and we cannot control everything. Only worry about things that matter. Automobile issues are for mechanics, the rising price of produce will not stop because you complain, and rude people will always exist. Ignore the pressure to respond. Let the little things, (and they are little) roll off your back like rainwater on a rose.
2. Learn self-mastery. Frustration arouses us because we have not mastered a sense of self. It is imperative to look in the mirror and recognize our accomplishments. We must rationalize our success. Stress stems from a focus away from self onto others. Learn to become a master of the mirror and see what lurks within.
3. Stop limiting beliefs. “Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and getting the same result?” If you seek new methods then you must change your limiting beliefs. For example, if you believe you are poor, you are, if you believe you make less then others, you do and if you believe you are treated unfairly at work, you are. Limiting beliefs focus on the negative. Stop the insanity, look in the mirror, gain acuity in thought, and realize all you offer. Begin focus on positive issues and positive results happen. What do you think Lincoln, King, Kennedy, and Wright said to limiting beliefs? All you can become already exists!

Stress is the audacious component of heart and liver disease, diabetes, obesity, etc. Extend your life, your passions, and your relationships by learning to downplay stress and expand your capabilities.

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