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11 Strategies for Managing Stress

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The root of stress management is realizing stress is information that we can examine and use, and the first step in understanding that data is becoming mindful of our stress and its impact upon us, says Kathleen Hall, founder of The Stress Institute in Atlanta. If you can’t avoid a stressful situation, try to alter it.

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Would You Risk Your Life to Save a Stranger?

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The 22-year-old engineering student, who describes himself as “quiet and private,” was working as a building monitor at Seattle Pacific University on June 5, 2014, when a gunman began firing at random. Wayne State University psychiatry professor Deane Aikins researched stress levels in survival situations in the military.

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Is It Your Job’s Responsibility to Make You Happy During the Workday?

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Think of those times where you lose track of time at work, the morning where you look forward to getting to work, the nights where you come home excited about the projects you have been working on.” Elkins agrees that it looks different for every person. She suggests that’s why there are no quick fixes to employee happiness. “We

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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You can see long-term projects in an all-new light. When the day-to-day grind seems stressful, we can close our eyes and go back to that rocky landscape in Iceland, back to that quaint green pasture in Ireland, back to a moment we had in a restaurant in Barcelona. And then there are the memories. Buying Bonds. Big Returns.

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Heartfelt Host: How Tamron Hall’s Resilience and Purpose Guide Her Success

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Hall worked at NBCUniversal for 10 years, having first joined MSNBC and later Today alongside Al Roker in 2014. When I am stressed, I can’t [always] show that emotional side. She has also launched the Purple Leash Project , a nationally recognized initiative to increase the number of pet-friendly domestic abuse shelters in the U.S.

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Why I think we should kill multitasking.

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Or you watch a webinar while working on your executive’s project? As recently as November 8, 2014, an article appeared on Forbes.com about new studies that showed multitasking can ruin your career and brain. Here are some helpful tips to help you wage the war and kill multitasking: Focus on a single project. What about you?

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Ways to Improve the Morale at the Office

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employees were engaged in their jobs in 2014. Gym memberships can also give employees a reason to stay fit, reduce their stress and offer team building incentives with group fitness classes. Show your support by supporting personal projects and volunteer causes. According to research from Gallup, only 31.5 percent of U.S.

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