The real cause of your stress
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012
under Dealing with adversity, mindfulness, Stress Management, Working Life with 0 comments
I lead a busy life with lots of demands for my time and attention...,family, work, studying . Last week I noticed that I was feeling a bit stressed and started to look at what might be causing the stress. True there were some difficult situations that I was trying to manage, and I could list ...
7 Strategies for Preventing Retirement Stress
Posted on Friday, January 13th, 2012
under Stress Management, Working Life with 2 comments
Retirement can be just as stressful as any other period in your life, in fact the effects of some of the pressures and challenges you are facing can intensify. There are many problems inherent in retirement and old age that can cause stress and retirement requires a readjustment of your lifestyle that can also be ...
New Year Planning
Posted on Friday, December 23rd, 2011
under mindfulness, Working Life with 9 comments
Somebody asked me to write something about New Year Planning so here goes.... It is that time of year when in the past I would purchase my new Filofax inserts and spend time making plans for the coming year....projecting my earnings and expenditure, organising how I would spend my time, planning how much weight I would ...
When things aren’t fair
Posted on Friday, December 9th, 2011
under Dealing with adversity, Handling conflict, mindfulness, Stress Management, Working Life with 2 comments
In my opinion the focus in the workplace should not be solely on productivity and making a profit. I think employers should also care about the personal welfare of their employees and that means paying attention to creating and maintaining a positive working environment. By creating a more positive working environment employees have a better ...
A different approach to handling disagreements
Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011
under Handling conflict, mindfulness, Working Life, Working with others with 2 comments
1. Take a deep look at your perceptions, you may find that you have got it wrong. 2. Then take a deep look at the other person and reflect upon how you are seeing that person. Are you seeing things clearly? To what extent are they a victim of your wrong perceptions? 3. Be aware of any ...
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