Mental Resilience: Positively thriving on stress
Much has been written about stress and a lot of that has been negative press. In fact stress can be a good thing, as our bodies naturally respond well to increased pressure by motivating us to perform. The trick in life is determining how to stay positively thriving on it rather than negatively drowning in it.
Some of the ways to learn that are about recognizing that top executives are drawn to careers that involve some stress because they are attracted to pressure. Driven, focused and often highly motivated, they are in need of control or they can be severely frustrated and unhappy. Understanding this is a crucial first step. Then it is possible to recognize the natural up’s and down’s in body chemistry that occur as a result of experiencing a very demanding role. Several delegates in the group will be wired to a cardiac monitoring kit that is simple to use on a laptop or PC that demonstrates how easy it is to control your own stress and maintain your effectiveness. The session covers how to handle the up’s and down’s and still stay motivated and happy.
During this workshop you will:
Discover and discuss a working definition of stress. You will then understand why you are attracted to stress in your career and recognize how to thrive on this rather than drown in it.
Learn ‘Ten Tips’ – proven strategies that help immediately reduce stress in their lives and make a difference to how well they handle it in the future.
Consider the significance of your own symptoms of stress and learn simple techniques to manage them well. You will also be able to identify stress in other people and support them to manage it better
Understand the ‘chemistry of stress’ and look at the interplay between the chemicals produced in the brain and those produced in the body each of which contribute to how much stress we experience and how intensely it is felt. This in turn impacts on the symptoms we feel and the methods we choose to control or reduce the stress.
Each delegate will receive a CD on stress and a booklet that will cover the main points of the session and explain longer term strategies for stress.
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