This presentation highlights the essential tools for stress decompression; from optimism and assertiveness skills (healthy boundaries) to humor (comic relief) and relaxation skills so that you can catch your breath, regain a sense of balance in your life and reclaim your sense of empowerment to navigate gracefully on your life journey in the global community.

1. Coming Up
For Air
Coping With Stress & Change
at the Worksite
Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D.

4. Under Pressure!

5. Stress Overload

6. Under Pressure

7. Under Pressure
•24/7 Society

8. Under Pressure
•24/7 Society
• On Demand!

9. Under Pressure
•24/7 Society
• On Demand!
• Do more...
with less

10. Under Pressure
•24/7 Society
• On Demand!
• Do more...
with less
• Email Avalanche!

11. Under Pressure
•24/7 Society
• On Demand!
• Do more...
with less
• Email Avalanche!
• Smart Phone Mania

12. Under Pressure
•24/7 Society
• On Demand!
• Do more...
with less
• Email Avalanche!
• Smart Phone Mania
• Too Much Information (TMI)

13. Plugged-in Society

14. Communication
Tsunami

16. The Age of Technology

17. The Age of Technology
Screen Addictions

18. 24/7
+
Sensory Bombardment
=
Burnout

19. 24/7
+
Sensory Bombardment
=
Illness/Disease...Death

20. Good Stress/Bad Stress
Performance Curve
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Stress (excitement ...anxiety)

21. Worksite Stress Facts
An estimated 1 million workers
are absent every day due to stress
(American Institute of Stress, 2009)

22. Worksite Stress Facts
40% of workers reported their job as
“very stressful” or “extremely stressful.”
(American Institute of Stress, 2009)

23. Worksite Stress Facts
25% of workers view their job as
the #1 stressor in their lives.
(American Institute of Stress, 2009)

24. Worksite Stress Facts
More than half of American employees
don’t leave their office for lunch
(ManPower Survey, 2010)

25. Worksite Stress Facts
On average, people check their emails
37 times per hour each day
(Richtell, NY Times, 2010)

26. Worksite Stress Facts
More than 50 emails per day
creates “email stress”
(USA Today, 2010)

27. Worksite Stress Facts
Employees take laptops, cell phones and
Blackberries on vacation (in essence, never
leaving the office)
(NPR, 2010)

28. Worksite Stress Facts
Over 1 Trillion YouTube videos are watched
per day, many at the worksite
(Richtell, NY Time, 2010)

29. Worksite Stress Facts
Stress is cited as the reason for over 50%
of worker compensation claims in US.
(American Institute on Stress, 2010)

30. Worksite Stress Facts
Work productivity decreased due to stress
(USA Today, 2010)

31. Worksite Stress Facts
Presenteeism is defined as people who
come to work but don’t do anything while there.
(American Institute on Stress, 2010)

32. Worksite Stress Facts
Research reveals that multi-tasking is a myth!
You cannot do two things at once
and do them well.
(American Institute on Stress, 2010)

33. Worksite Stress Facts
Worker loyalty decreases
as work stress levels increase (victimization)
(American Institute on Stress, 2010)

34. Worksite Stress Facts
85-90 percent of disease and illness is not only
related to stress, but directly associated to stress
(American Institute on Stress, 2010)

35. “If your looking
for fast-acting
relief...
try slowing down.”
—Lily Tomlin

36. The Nature of Stress

37. The Stress Emotions

38. Definitions of Stress

39. Stress is any Change
you encounter in your life

40. Tension is who you think you should be,
Relaxation is who you are.
— Ancient Chinese saying

41. Healthy Boundaries

42. Employee of the Month

43. The Fight or Flight
Response

44. Fight or Flight:
Then

45. Fight or Flight:
Then
Fight or Flight:
Now

46. Your Stress-hormone Cocktail:
Epinephrine
Nor-epinephrine
Vasopressin
Aldosterone
Cortisol
Thyroxine

47. The
Association
Between
Stress
and Disease
is
HUGE!

49. Unresolved issues of anger
and fear (negative emotions)
SUPPRESS
the Immune System

50. Stress
& Insomnia

51. Live a Sustainable Life!

52. The Art of Calm
Relaxation Through the Five Senses

53. Coming Up for Air

54. 1. A Bird’s Eye View:
Keep Everything
In Perspective

55. 2. Do Not Enter:
Create
Healthy
Boundaries!

56. 3. Get Out and Exercise
Flush Out the Stress Hormones!

57. Physiological • Decreased heart rate
• Decreased blood pressure
Effects of • Decreased muscle tension
• Better quality sleep
Physical Exercise • Increased immune system
• Decreased cholesterol
• Decreased triglycerides
• Decreased body fat
• Increased bone intensity
• Increased tolerance to heat
• Increased efficiency of heart
• Decreased aging effects
• Increased muscle tone
• and many, many more.....

58. 4. Learn to Meditate

59. Avoid
“Monkey Mind”

60. 5. Simplicity vs Complexity

61. 6. Take Short Breaks
in the Course of Each Day

62. 7. Friends In Need
(Build and maintain your support group)

63. 8. Anger Management:
Learn to Fine-tune Expectations

64. 9. Good Nutrition:
Avoid Putting Gas
on the Fire

65. 10. Tickle Your
Funny Bone:
Humor Therapy
Comic Relief

67. Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D.
Paramount Wellness Institute
www.brianlukeseaward.net
303.678.9962
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by Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D.
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