Stress Management This course covers aspects of stress management for individuals and for managers. A stress pack is provided with stress assessment forms. This course can be provided as one to one or for groups of up to 8. Stress Free vs. Stress Smart Learning how to become stress smart. Tips on how to be functional when you’re sad or upset. Getting the “Devine Ah-Ha”. Change Skills Developing change skills to help you cope with stress. Taking the “Fat Test Discovering the importance of balance in your life. Helping others through stressful situations. Support Mechanisms 4 Unconditional support mechanisms that can help you weather depression. The Magnet Theory. Why changing the stories of your life is important to your self image. What are your “Leg Lifters”? The secret to stress management. The Test Pilot Syndrome. How balance is pivotal to stress mgt. Identifying and learning to cope with your “Leg lifters”. How your energy level is like a pie and self esteem affects the slices. Signs of burnout The 5 signs of burnout – how to tell when you’re there. Where are you on the self-esteem circle? Learning why healthy self-esteem is “mobile”. Stress Balancers Learning a system for rating difficult people. 6 stress balancers to help you increase your self esteem and reduce stress. Taking 36 exposures of yourself: how to accept good and bad qualities. Difficult people The Eye Contact Story. Jerk Skills: tips you can use on difficult people. Difference between anger and hostility. The Teacup story. The Banana story: letting go of unwanted stress. The Marble Theory Reviewing the Banana and Teacup stories. Marble Dumping – 4 ways to vent judgments and criticisms positively. How to reduce stress!! Neutralising and the salami theory Staying in neutral. Tips to avoid Pizza burns The salami theory. The 4-8-12-16 theory. Successful ways of dealing with guilt. Balancing goals for work, home and health. 6 ways of relieving stress Personality types – how do they differ? How you determine a situation determines your stress levels. Sink or swim! The Hawaii story Coping with stress by accepting change Why owning problems is essential to stress management.