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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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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The woman stepped back, said, “Well, I guess now we have a director,” meaning that Fanning had finally shown she had the assertiveness necessary for the job, and walked out. She had discovered the power of asserting herself and, in doing so, freed herself from being bullied, backstabbed or stepped on. It’s not an easy rut to escape.

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Gratitude Affirmations: Why They Work and 25 Affirmations to Try

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But how do they work, and what are some self-affirmations you can try? Affirmations lower stress and increase openness Our thoughts can work for us or against us. Positive self-affirmations, on the other hand, can combat negative thinking with encouraging realizations that nurture a growth mindset , decrease stress and expand openness.

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How to Connect With Different Personality Types

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The simple truth was that because I didn’t know how to manage those personality differences , conflict arose. And under stress, each exhibits its own liability. But knowing how the personality styles manifest in each other is a foundational key for effective trust-building and communication. No style is greater than the other.

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Members of Your Team Might Be Experiencing Middle Management Syndrome—Here’s How to Fix That

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“Of all leadership positions in an organization, middle managers feel the most pressure and stress from upper management and team members during periods of disruption and change, like the pandemic and the post-pandemic work environment,” says Paul Glover, an Illinois-based business and leadership speaker, coach and author.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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According to a 2021 study by the American Psychological Association, nearly one-third of adults (32%) are so stressed about the coronavirus pandemic that they struggle to make basic decisions, such as what to wear or eat. When we find ourselves insecure about our intuition, uncertain how to proceed, it’s in these moments we need to cape up.

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Hustle Culture Is Over. Slow Productivity Is the Way to Meaningful Work

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Yet, the people who are doing this find themselves burned out , and worse, not producing meaningful work, Newport asserts in his book. And while we think it’s our bosses or deadlines, or even our bottom line driving the stress to produce, he tells readers it’s someone else pressuring us—ourselves.