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Are you stressed? Stress can be looked at simply as the result of the
imbalance between the demands being made on you (or by you) and the resources
you have to cope with those demands.
- Demands - Money, costs, parents,
deadlines, urgency, spouse, family, high expectations, time, friends etc.
- Resources - Money, tools, mental tools,
abilities, thoughts, inner strength, support etc.
Do you see the stress in your life as a negative force? Has
your own company burnt you out? You do not need to! Stress is a valuable message from your inner-self that
you are currently living out of balance. Take notice of the valuable
advice from within. Do you ignore your inner self? Even worse than
ignoring your inner self, do you turn off the message by taking a "pain
killer", "relaxant" or indulge in a side-track habit.
Stress is the tension that manifests in our entire mind-body when you are not
honouring your true self, your values or your basic human abilities.
Stress is a signal to you that change is needed in your life. Your
incredible body knows that you are out of kilter, and is telling you so by
giving you a complete mind-body experience (feel it, you are carrying it in your
muscles, and it is affecting your thoughts and feelings) called stress. If
ignored, stress will embed itself into your mind-body with disastrous results
called dis-ease. It is sometimes hard to see the full picture when you are
in a state of panic; I can help you.
Listen to what your body is saying and seize the opportunity of confident
ongoing change towards a state of inner-peace and stress free living. As a
life and stress management coach I help you tune into the messages that your
stress is trying to reveal to you, sharing with you valuable skills that you can
apply through your entire life, training you in using bodily awareness and
intuition techniques that can transmute your stress into guidance that will
allow you to assert yourself and change your life for the better. Stress management becomes intuitive
guidance, which becomes an agent for starting to live a peaceful, fulfilling
life. Alchemy in action. Think about it, if you were not stressed,
you would not have read this and you would not be considering making lasting
positive changes to the way that you living.
The
law that ‘what YOU perceive, think and believe, is reality’ will be
the ‘life, the reality and the day-to-day living’ – which you will
experience.
Stress management life coaching will make great use of the arts of intuitive
awareness and life purpose coaching as well as the opportunities that are
presented creating balance in your life, by life change in general, or maybe a
career change. The coaching goal is to create a state of lasting peace and
happiness. As a stress management coach I customise a program for you that
takes your stress and turns it into the basis for creating a great life for
yourself.
Reflect on your stress, you will see that the
stress you feel is not a result of what is actually happening to you, much of your
stress comes from what you think about that isn’t happening at the
moment -- you are worried about the future or angry about the past, or just
consumed and overwhelmed by the demands our capitalist
culture place on you... As a Life Coach I help already successful people
navigate the challenges, changes and dreams that arise through adult life.
I relish change as the most powerful tool we have to get what we want out of
life. I will support you through the changes you want to make to achieve
the stress-free life you desire.
Stress impacts on businesses as well
in terms of productivity, absenteeism and staff turn-over. Stress is now the
number one cause of absenteeism at work. The UK Health and Safety Executive
estimate that more than 50% of all sickness absence is due to stress and that
500,000 people are severely suffering from work related stress in the UK
Stress affects attitude,
flexibility, effectiveness and the ability to think clearly. Stress is not only
about workload, the causes of stress and the ways that we deal with it are
different for everyone. Stress can be defined as 'the adverse reaction people
have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them'. The key
here is that you can't always stop excessive pressure or demand - but you can
change your adverse reaction. People are a major asset in business, it makes
sense to look after them. This not only benefits the person, it massively
impacts on the business
Stress can have a massive effect on
any business, not just through absenteeism, but also through lack of cooperative
working, lack of attention to detail, bad management and poor working practices.
A stressed employee is also likely to experience a decrease in commitment to
their job
Common stress symptoms are typically
impatience, irritability, anxiety, boredom or frustration. Stress can also cause
us to feel anything from hopelessness to rage and cause problems that will
eventually effect long term health. We often feel that we can't do anything
about stress, that it's 'just the way it is'. But if we choose to ignore stress
signals, the consequences are enormous. Long term stress is paralysing and
destructive.
Take up the challenge of designing a
stress-free future. Using a safe and supportive foundation of trust, freedom of
expression and commitment, I always work to help you explore your inner
being,
to regain balance in your personal and working life and to align with your true
values and fullest potential. Using a stimulating face-to-face, phone support and
email program customised to fit your current personal development needs, my
coaching focuses on your inner guidance, purpose, skills, beliefs, techniques
and processes necessary to take you into a great no-failure
future.
I partner with intelligent, successful
people who want to excel at their passion, gifts and unique talents in a way
that brings them success, happiness and balance. Otherwise, do what you always did and you will get what you always got!
I
am interested in working with a life coach
Too Stressed to
doing anything about it?
If you are too stressed to contact
Great Life Coach at this time you may be interested in the following self-help
for stress relief!
It's no secret that stress is a big factor in
many lives, but often we underestimate its effect on us and our bodies. Just as aches
and pains can change our state of mind, in the same way, our thoughts and
feelings can affect our bodies. This is known as the Mind-Body Connection. When
we feel stressed, our body tenses up. We get a "tension headache," or
we lose our appetite, or our shoulders get really tight. It's our body's way of
telling us that something is out of balance.
Our bodies weren't really designed to sit in one
position without moving, and yet "work," as many of us know it,
consists of doing exactly that. When we sit motionless while working under
pressure or feeling panicked, we can end up storing that stress physically in
various places in the body, be it a tension headache, sore back, tight shoulders
and neck.
This continues to be a beautiful process to
watch: when we are open to what our bodies are saying to us, we are then open to
our own healing. Pain is our body's way of trying to talk to us, of saying,
"Hey! I don't like this! This really hurts, and I'm trying to get your
attention!" Pain means there's something not quite right. It makes
sense when you think about it really--when we are in a pain-free state, a state
free of tension, we are in a state of ease, balance,
and harmony.
So start to notice your thoughts and feelings
when you feel your shoulders tense up. Take a deep breath, consciously relax,
and try to listen when your body talks. So what can
we do when we find ourselves in a state of physical tension?
Here are ten easy steps to a more stress-free
life:
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Live in your body, not in your
head.
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Remember to breathe
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Become aware of your posture..
change it
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Make a conscious effort to get
up and walk around every half-hour or so.
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Notice your inner dialogue
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Be your own best friend. Ask
yourself why am I nervous? Stressed? Overwhelmed? Why?
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Be realistic about your
limitations
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Cry when you need to
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Maintain a good sense of humour
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Exercise the stress out of your
body... go to the gym
OK now that you
have done that.... are you interested in working with a life coach?
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