Stress Savers – Executive Control By Talking to the Mind

 

There are a few thoughts to remember when you go about your day. Remember that rain makes the flowers grow, and with these tips, you’ll be able to grow in confidence, calm and control, even when it might be ‘raining’ in the office. You can take control of stress, rather than letting stress control you…

 

1.        Your Choice, Your Control - While it may not be your fault, stress control is your responsibility. No one has the right to control you, only you do and you take back your control when you realize it. You are in control as soon as you understand that your thoughts are just thoughts and you can change them, and that feelings are trying to tell you something, and listen to them!

 

Is everything as urgent as your stress would imply?  ~Carrie Latet

 

  1. Be the Main Character of Your Life Story – Others may have hurt you in the past, but they no longer have to hurt you in the present – you can stop being the victim and play the role of the hero. Even if we don’t like what might have been done to us, or even what’s going on around us, we needn’t ‘catch the rotten tomato’ when it’s thrown to us. Let go and you’ll see how much energy you’ll regain to live the life you want.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain

  1. Feelings are All Good - Feelings are great directors to needs and wants, to help you connect and perform better. It’s an important feedback mechanism, so learn to speak the language and you’ll be better able to help yourself and others.

    Tension is who you think you should be.  Relaxation is who you are.  ~Chinese Proverb

     

  2. Imagine and Focus on what you DO want – When we change our vocabulary to speak of the life we want, rather than the life we don’t want (or might have a the moment), then our whole world changes. Use your powerful imagination to support you in feeling good and creating positive outcomes within your mind – you’re more likely to experience that same positive outcome when it actually happens.

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.  ~Bertrand Russell

 

  1. Stress Control is Life Support – attend to it daily! – As Danzae Pace said “Stress is the trash of modern life – we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” By attending to simple exercises to support relaxation or repose, we’re better able to handle whatever life serves us.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.  ~Etty Hillesum