Six Tips for Fast and Easy Stress Management

by Kevin L. Polk, Ph.D.

Copyright 2000 - 2013. All Rights Reserved

Stress Tip 1:

Pay attention to your own thoughts.

Ever heard the saying, "Sticks and stones will break my

bones, but words will never hurt me?" It's a lie. Words hurt

(they stress you out). That goes for words you think to

yourself as well. "The power of positive thinking" may be a

cliché these days, but it's still true. Think positive

thoughts and you feel less stressed and get more done. It's

the most powerful stress management you can do.

Stress Tip 2:

Choose a couple of things you really want to

get done, and get them done early in the day. You will feel

a sense of accomplishment about using your time wisely. That

leads to less stress. You can then choose another couple of

things to do if you have time. The trick is to not overload

the day with things to do, but still get stuff done.

Stress Tip 3:

Look at your day as 24-hours instead of 8 or

12 or whatever. 24-hours is all that you've got. So if you

"add" something to your day you will have to "subtract"

something else from your day for good stress management. In

the U.S. we tend to add without subtracting. That leads to a

lot of stress.

Stress Tip 4:

Be assertive with people about your time.

While time is our most precious resource, most of us tend to

give it away too easily and that's poor stress management.

When someone asks you for time, think about what you will

have to "subtract" from your current schedule. That will

help you say "No" when you need to. "No" can be a great

stress management tool.

Stress Tip 5:

Have a dream and goals to reach that dream.

Sounds like another cliché, but stress management is a lot

easier when you have a dream and know what you want to do to

get there. (This does not mean go overboard and spend every

waking moment on obtaining the dream.) In the long run you

will have less stress if you have a dream. It's sort of

automatic stress management.

Stress Tip 6:

Limit the number of shocking things you watch

on television. I know that's tough in our TV centered world,

but shocking pictures stress you a lot more than you think.

The images go straight from you eyes to your feelings. If

you feel yourself getting stressed by the television,

consider listening to the radio. Radio allows you think

about the information and form images you can deal with.

Stress management has a lot to do with controlling what you

see and hear, so choose wisely.

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