dealing with stress

Here are some top tips on how to effectively combat stress-


Stay Organized

Find ways to keep things where you can find them.
Scrambling to find things creates unnecessary, avoidable stress.
Investigate solutions to organizational challenges.


Seek Balance in Your Life

If you are overworked and run down, you can become sick.
If you are sick, you will be unable to rise the challenges in your life.
Do what you need to do to take time to rest and play along with all the work you do. How you manage your downtime will help you be at your best during up time. Take the time to recharge and rejuvenate.


Don't Focus on Negative Things

Life may present us with problems, but obsessing on them only makes them more of a burden.
Recognize them, acknowledge them and move on.
Look for positive things in your life that bring you happiness.
Be grateful for supportive friends and the wonderful things around you that bring you joy.
Contemplate sources of happiness in your world.


Surround Yourself With Support

Seek out people who are healthy for you.
Friends and loved ones who care for you want to help, enjoy the opportunity to help. Often talking with someone can go a long way in sharing the burden.
Avoid people who are negative and destructive or minimize contact with them if possible.


Take Good Care of Yourself

Eat properly ... nutritious, healthy foods are the fuel that will help keep you functioning at your best. look at the things you are putting in your body ... they affect your body chemistry and make a big difference in how you cope with stress and rise to the challenges of your world.
Exercise ... find activities you enjoy to help you stay active and perform at your best. Exercise helps us feel alive and rise to the expectations life will present us. Take the stairs instead of the elevator ... go for walks, or find some other outlet to increase your physical activity.
Invest in yourself ... make the time to do the things that you need to do for you, so you can be at your best ... healthy and strong.
Be your biggest supporter ... use positive affirmations to reinforce the good things in your life.


Stress is inevitable. Life presents us challenges daily ... some small, and some huge. How well we cope with stress depends on how well we’ve prepared ourselves for life’s bumps and bruises.
Investing in yourself empowers you to conquer the challenges and be at your best. Believe in yourself … you have what it takes to minimize and overcome stress.

Stay healthy and arm yourself with the necessary tools to thrive.