Feeling stressed out?
Anxious?
Overwhelmed?
Welcome to the club!
Stress is always going to be a part of the life equation.
That's why we need to learn how to manage stress effectively.
And that's exactly what we're going to do in this video.
Life is a series of changes we need to adapt to.
Every change no matter whether it is positive or negative is stressful to an extent.
When you are feeling stressed, it's because you perceive that the environmental demands
exceed your adaptive capacity.
There is a very important word in this sentence, which defines whether something will stress
you out or not.
Can you guess which one it is?
It's the word perceive.
Yes, changes are always stressful however the extent to which you are stressed by them,
depends on your perception of the situation or event.
Because… is problem really a problem, if you don't think it's a problem?
It's also important to say that stress is not all that bad.
Adapting to new situations in life is how we learn and expand our comfort zone.
That's why we have to differentiate between eustress and distress.
Eustress or positive stress, is perceived as motivating.
It improves your performance and feels exciting.
It's a short term mobilizing force helping you take action.
Important thing to note here, within the scope of the positive stress you feel like whatever
you are challenged with is within your capabilities.
Distress or the negative stress on the other hand, feels draining and unpleasant.
It's the feeling of being overwhelmed and you begin to perceive tasks as being outside
your coping abilities.
This type of stress decreases performance and may lead to mental and health problems.
Entrepreneurs are especially at risk here, because of their heavy workload, long working
hours and higher-than-average need for achievement.
But What are some of the effects of psychological distress?
First of all, it suppresses your immune system.
Stress has also been found to be connected with depression and there's more research
emerging, which links stress to respiratory tract infections, asthma autoimmune dis- eases
and problems with wound healing.
So what's the take away message?
Want to keep yourself healthy?
Learn how to deal with stress!
Which is exactly what we are going to do now.
Here's 6 strategies which will help you cope witch stress:
Firstl of all, practice self-awareness.
Self-awareness means having the ability to take a step back and evaluate your way of
thinking and acting.
This point is actually connected to your emotional intelligence, but we will focus on that in
more detail in future videos.
Secondly, practice changing your point of view.
This tip is about approaching situations with a positive and open-minded attitude.
For example, it could mean that you choose to perceive failure as a learning experience.
Tip number three, put things into perspective.
Ask yourself, is whatever I am stressing about right now going to matter in one year?
We often let the smallest things get to us, even though none of them will really matter
on the larger scale.
Tip number 4, express yourself.
Talking and sharing ideas with friends and colleagues will help you to declutter your
busy mind.
If you are going through a tough time, talking it through with people might even help you
find solutions to your problems faster.
Our fifth tip for a stress-free life is know your limits.
We all have a limited number of resources everyday.
And I am not talking about money here.
Your resources that you spend everyday include your time, attention and emotional energy.
Choose wisely where you invest these resources and know your limits.
And last but definitely know least, trust yourself.
Believe in your own capabilities to overcome whatever challenge lives gives you.
And at the same time, trust that life simply has a way of working out.
It's not easy to 'give up' the control but the truth is, we cannot control everything
in our lives.
Some things we have to accept and trust that at the end of the day it's all going to be
alright.
Those were the six tips for dealing with stress.
Which one was your favorite?
Let us know in the comments bellow.
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you next time.
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