Stress Management & Confidence "The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."

Outline for today your perceptions of the world around you – are they accurate? are you experiencing positive pressure or negative stress? what’s the problem with a bit of stress? your energy systems- do you really know how to manage energy? tools to manage pressure and stress – keep it simple and relax An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. ~Niels Bohr

Stimulus - Response perceptions Stimulus Stressor Response

Emotional climate Beliefs (conditioning) Ability Confidence (fears) Energy Habits (emotional habits) Any one or more of these factors play a critical role in determining our perceived level of stress. How we respond depends upon:

Pressure v Stress – how do you manage it? Poor performance Taking a sickie Reducing performance Genuine sickness Zero performance Peak performance but very close to the stress threshold Potential productivity Increasing pressure Increasing Stress Performance, Potential and productivity

What's the problem with a bit of stress? Developing self esteem and confidence Personality Experiences You upper mental limitlower mental limit Comfort zone Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Getting down to basics: what are we? energy Physical

Energy Machines You! ? O2O2 Food

How do we function? Physically Psychologically (self awareness) Psychological Physical

our emotional state and energy thinking climate of our emotion be very careful of emotional habits! Just because you make mistakes doesn't mean you are one Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress

Exploring our internal resources: self awareness WHY? From personal perspective - opportunity for growth, improved confidence, more enjoyment of work/life and success in managing yourself and others physical psychological conscious energy

Time management = thought management Have to continually work on your thoughts so helpful to have a tool to make you do that UrgentCritical StrategicNice-to-do

Simple Tools Breathing - vagus nerve Massage Exercise (outdoor) Meditation Social networks Nutrition More complex problems Serious rest and recovery but note many different styles Be proactive!

a sense of perspective.... "A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank...but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of