Kiss Procrastination Goodbye!Have you heard of K.I.S.S? It is much used in business and particularly in training, and it stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. Now I agree with keeping it simple in principle, but calling me stupid is not going to help tackle procrastination.
What Makes Life Worth Living?What makes life worth living may seem a flip title but I mean this in all seriousness as I came across a truly startling statistic this week. According to the World Health Organisation, around 1 million people die of suicide every year, the tenth largest cause of death globally. Awful enough, but what startled me was that more die by suicide than by any other type of violence, including armed conflict.
The Immediate Way to REduce StressIf we are feeling out of balance our natural instinct is to try and do something to make it better. This usually involves us trying to either stimulate or sedate our senses with things like coffee, alcohol, sugar, tobacco and drugs. Many of these solutions will work in the short-term, but if your system is overstressed they are not the answer for long-term stress-free living.
How Your Brain Deals With StressIf you have been suffering the effects of stress over a continuous period, then there are definite physical consequences such as damage to the gastrointestinal tract, glandular system, skin or cardiovascular system as the body tries to cope with the incessant demands made on it. But it is not just in our body that stress manifests; prolonged stress also causes physical changes in the brain and these too can have profound effects.
Stress and adrenalineWhen you are stressed, the well known 'fight or flight' mechanism automatically comes into play. It doesn't matter if the stress is real - a potential mugging - or just perceived - such as the fear of losing your job or your relationship. The response is exactly the same and it triggers a whole range of bodily changes to help you deal with it. What can help is to understand exactly what is going on.
Stress and the familyEveryone's response to stress is different and one of the factors that can affect how you deal with stress may well be genetic. How well in general do people in your family deal with the every stresses of life? Are you a happy go lucky crowd who deal with stresses as they arise or are they ignored and not spoken about?
Two Top Techniques for Stress ReductionStress can take many forms, and I have always found it best to have a multi-disciplinary approach to it. Some things always work, some work some of the time, and then lose their effectiveness so any stress reduction programme has to offer you plenty of options.
Stress Questions You Need To AnswerI have written previous articles on how to identify your stress triggers, and I thought it would be useful to also look a bit deeper. Sometimes we have other causes for our stress that we don't really consider because perhaps it happened a while ago, or has been going on for so long that we have almost accepted them as a regular part of life. So let's look at whether your stress is temporary or long-term.
5 Ways to Reduce StressIt is surprising how guilty we can feel about 'doing nothing' and yet it is essential for your health and well being to have a period of relaxation every day. When we are stressed and overwhelmed by life we feel even less like taking time off for relaxing because we feel can't cope with all we have to do, but it really is essential to do so.
Simple Relaxation Techniques for StressWhen we are stressed our bodies go on alert and hold on to tension and fatigue. When writing my stress book I researched many ways to help me to relax and de-stress and I found three simple techniques that really helped me, and I hope they help you too.
Can You Answer These Key Stress QuestionsAnswering just a few simple questions can tell you how stressed you are - and what causes it. Of course, everyone is subject to stress at some time or other, and there are some events that are common throughout our lives. Potential sources of stress include money worries, pressure of examinations, work, family and personal relationships, illness, moving house, death, separation and divorce.
Overcoming Stress and Staying HealthyStress can destroy your health, happiness and relationships. I know, because it affected me so much I couldn't sleep, ate too much and snapped at everyone around me. As a health writer for 20 years I realized I knew a lot about how to deal with stress, so I started putting it into action. Now everyone comments on how calm, relaxed and grounded I am - and you can be too by making some simple lifestyle changes.
Are Your Daily Routines Causing Stress?I learned to overcome the stress in my life by taking some simple steps that helped me to tackle it. I admit that, like everyone else, I slip into routines and habits that I don't even think about but that are actually building up stress for me. Now I have learned how to deal with that, and it has made a huge difference in reducing my stress levels. It can do the same for you.
How To Prevent OsteoporosisAccording to government figures hip fractures cause more than 1150 premature deaths each month in the UK. By the age of 75 around half the population have osteoporosis, because as we get older our bones become more fragile and likely to break or fracture. Your risk is dependent on many factors and you can't do anything about changing most of those, but you can do something to help prevent osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis - Are You At Risk?There is no doubt that osteoporosis is a disabling disease with one third of women and 8 per cent of men having a lifetime risk of developing it. Osteoporosis is a gradual weakening of the bones caused by a reduction in bone density. Unfortunately it has virtually no outward symptoms until it is well established.
3 Key Rules to Help Reduce Your StressStress is a major health hazard, and something that we all can suffer from at various times in our lives. However, there is no need to despair because whatever level of stress you are experiencing, please believe me when I tell you that stress is one of the conditions that responds very positively and often very swiftly, to many simple self-help measures that you can begin today.
Improving the Creative Energy of Your HomeYou may be confident that you are a creative individual, but do you make the most of the space around you to support that?
Obstacles to ProcrastinationProcrastinators are very familiar with resistance, but surely that?s the same as obstacles? Well, no actually it is not, and here is why.
Swine Flu - 6 Natural Ways To Help YourselfAlthough both Obama and Gordon Brown assure us they are well prepared to deal with an outbreak of Swine Flu, I am always happier to take proactive action myself and there are some simple and natural measures we can all take.
The Procrastinator's Resistance, Reasons and ResultsReasons, resistance and results are the three 'R''s of procrastination and although you can dress it up so it looks like deep philosophical contemplation it still comes down to you not taking action. Ever heard the say-ing 'what you resist, persists'? That is so true of procrastination, and yet there are simple, effective ways you can begin to tackle it right now.
Start Writing Your Life Story in Just One HourYou can begin to wrte your life story n just one hour with a very simple technique. No matter how long you have lived, or how action-packed your life, you can start to write your life story in the time it takes to watch your favourite TV drama.
You Can't control the Economy but You Can Learn How to Control Your StressStress is a natural part of life; and right now it can seem overwhelming with so many things out of your control; the economy, your savings, the job market all have been hit hard. But stress is not unbeatable, it's how you deal with it that makes the difference between health and illness, success and failure.
The 6 key stress triggersWe all can suffer from stress, but knowing what your personal triggers are can go a long way to helping you deal with it.
9 Healthy Ways Keep Warm and Keep Costs Down This WinterStaying warm and keeping costs down don't have to be mutuallye exclusive. AnnA offers 7 healthy ways to get through the winter without freezing or breaking the bank.
