If you're feeling overwhelmed at work, home or during your daily life in general ...If you're so "strung out" you can barely sleep at night ...If the enormous "weight" of stress is starting to negatively affect your health and happiness ...Then this book was written just for you. For far too many of us stress is overwhelming. We go to work and face the constant pressure of overbearing bosses and demanding deadlines...Then it's off to school to pick up the kids, fight rush-hour traffic and struggle to get them to soccer games on time... When we finally get home, there's no time for relaxation...the kid's homework has to be done, the house has to be cleaned, dinner has to be prepared (and cleaned up) and it seems like there's no time to relax anymore before trying to go to sleep. The word trying is especially fitting because most people are so stressed by the time they lay their heads down on the pillow they toss and turn restlessly all night, not getting any restful sleep...and then the next day, it all repeats again... Turns out managing stress is not complicated once you know a few basics. You just need to know: - A little bit about what stress actually is...and how it affects your body (both physically and mentally) - How to find a few, simple "management techniques" that work for you and your lifestyle - How you personally handle stress There are only a few guidelines, tricks and tactics that can have you feeling much more relaxed, stress-free and in control once you know them. This book covers just those strategies. Here's just some of what's inside: - Know your enemy: What is the scientific definition of stress? How does it build up in your body? What are its effects? - How to measure how much stress you have... and in the process find out the specific "stressors" that are causing it in your everyday life - What scientists are discovering about the nature of "stress" that could help you to de-stress as easily as saying the word "no" - The 7 types of "stressors" and how each one affects a different area of your life to cause stress - How you develop your own "stress triggers" from childhood and build on them throughout your adult life (knowing how you "create" stress in your life, will help you eliminate those stressors easier) - How to deal with the top 5 sources of stress at work so you can relax, readjust and continue functioning better - Do the holidays have you stressed? Here are my 7 steps to overcoming holiday stress so you can relax and enjoy yourself - Put the power of my "4 A's of Stress Management" to work for you: Avoid, Alter, Accept, and Adapt (when you start to put these four steps into play, your stress will start to melt away without effort!) - How to use time management to put an end to stress at work and home - Why you should use visualization and relaxation techniques similar to meditation (but with much less effort!) to eliminate stress in your life (I'll even give you my most effective, yet simple, techniques you can use right away!) - How to be the "master of your emotions" so you control them to eliminate stress and help you in your life... instead of always fighting against them and feeling out of control - Plus much, MUCH MORE! This just scratches the surface of what's in the book. It gives you everything you need to start eliminating stress today. What are you waiting for? ...Stop feeling overwhelmed, out-of-control and exhausted 24/7...Regain control of your life and face each day relaxed, ready and with a positive outlook...Start your satisfying new life without stress today!
