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The 4 main Stress factors and how you can reduce their impact
Written by: Christiane PohlArticle Overview: How to live better by making small adjustments in your diet and life style. How to influence your cognitive filter and raise your trigger factor.
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The 4 main Stress factors and how you can reduce their impact
We all get stressed at times
and that is not always a bad thing. In fact stress can often be a great
motivator. It helps you sharpen your mind, become more creative and get
moving.
The problem starts when we are feeling
stressed too often and don't allow our system to relax, to take a
break, to re-charge its batteries. Chronic stress negatively affects
our health, our performance, our relationships, our life.
I am in the business of helping people to stress less and manage easier in life and at work.
For most people I meet the biggest hurdle they are facing is to
actually get started. Everyone loves to talk about how stressed they
are, but few take the next step and actually do something about it? Why
not?
Stress is very addictive, stress keeps you
trapped in a vicious circle of feeling that there is never enough time
to start and you are getting more stressed by just thinking about it.
However, if YOU are ready now to stress less and invite more health and
success into your life then read on…
The 4 main stress factors and how you can tackle them
1. Diet – we are what we eat
Caffein, sodas, sugar, processed foods, sweeteners, alcohol are all
stressors over a period of time. They make you feel good for a short
time and once their effect has worn off you start to feel worse.
Solution:
Reduce their intake. Drink only one cup of coffee, or drink a fresh
fruit juice mixed with water to get going. To boost your system and to
reduce the effects of stress ensure that your diet includes Vitamin C
and B6, zinc, magnesium and Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Eat 3
meals a day. You may want to consult a nutritional coach for advice or
take a vitamin/mineral supplement for 3 months.
2. Life style
Not enough time, too much work, multitasking, being overwhelmed,
traffic, noise…feel free to add your own stressors. Most of my clients
struggle with a conflict in time management. The demands of family and
the work place are one of the key factors for their stress.
Solution:
LOOK deliberately at everything you are doing – don’t be reactive, be
proactive and identify where you can make changes. Take time and
IDENTIFY one area, one behavior where you can and will make a change
today.
3. Cognitive filter (the process of thinking, learning, judging)
We each have our own Filter that determines how we deal with stress.
This filter looks at physical, mental, emotional and spiritual input
from both yourself and external factors and creates your prison through
which you view the world. Your filter will include your perceptions of
your own limitations, your previous experiences, your ideas and
judgments about life, other people and yourself.
Solution:
Your cognitive filter is very profoundly influenced by your spiritual
practice; and I am not talking about religion here, but rather about a philosophical framework that helps you to stay grounded and cope with life’s ups and downs.
What is your philosophy? Which framework would help you to support your
philosophy or develop a new one? - Political or environmental
engagement, embracing religion’s teachings, practicing meditation or
yoga, engaging in community work? Pick one and stick with it. Or adopt this simple rule for a start: No games…No tricks…No lies
4. Trigger Factor
The drop that gets the barrel to overflow, the one incident that starts
the decline, the factor that pushes you over the edge, that is the
moment when your body crosses the threshold from being able to cope to
loosing the battle.
Solution:
When the stress load from the other 3 factors is decreased then the
threshold for your trigger factor is so much higher, your system will
be more resilient to stress. Commit yourself to taking time out on a regular basis
to give your body and mind a chance to relax. Try out some relaxation
techniques like deep breathing, massage, yoga, meditation, listening to
calming music, smiling more or simply having a relaxing bath. Integrate
them into your weekly schedule.
with my best wishes for your success,
Christiane Pohl
Article Tags: diet, stress factors, stress management
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About the Author: Christiane Pohl RSS for Christiane's articles - Visit Christiane's website Christiane Pohl is a Life & Leadership Coach with More Life, More Success Coaching and an Art of Living Teacher. She helps people to gain clarity about their priorities, create a life that feels managable and transform their insights into action. She has been working for many years as a coach and mentor with professionals in international companies. Her clients say that she has the gift of helping them identify what is most important to them, find solutions to challening situations and enable them to change and develop. She is considered to be resourceful, committed and practical with a healthy sense of humor. She has a diverse background which includes 20 years experience as a Manager in International Hotel Companies in Germany, Switzerland, England and Greece. Click here to visit Christiane's website Making Soup from Stones Successful Living Part 3 The Nine Universal Laws of Life Join forces to expand your vision Effective Leadership What is the secret Experimenting with Prayer to lower Stress |
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