We all seem to be a little stressed these days. But where does stress come from and how can we find relief from our stress?

1. IN THE MODERN WORLD
THE CAUSES OF
STRESS

2. Fight Or Flight
• Limbic Brain focuses on fear
• Everything is danger
• Not shaking off stress creates causes
physiological issues

3. Badge of Honor
• Being too busy = importance
• I work harder / have it rougher than you
• Work valued above all else
• Afraid to stop and think / be

4. Technology
• Tools to multitask
• Connectivity that binds us
• Impatience
• Perfectionism
• Inability to handle disappointment

5. Myth of Work-Life Balance
• Feel no ability to lesson responsibilities
• Powerless to put personal needs above
business
• Prisoners to technology and clients
• True issue: trying to split ourselves into
two separate entities

6. Looking In The Wrong Places for Relief
• Controlling the Uncontrollable
• Type A Habits
• Obsessive / Compulsive
• Outside Salves = Addictions

7. Your Stress
• What is your normal day like?
• What is frustrating?
• Where is the stress?
• Where could you use relief?

8. { }How to Reduce Stress
A New Way of Thinking

9. Living Type Me
• Living versus Doing
• You always have a choice
• You control what you experience
• You have the power

10. { }Awareness
Can’t Change What You Can’t See

11. { }Acceptance
Release the Baggage

12. { }Alternatives
We Always Have Options

13. { }Action
Walk the Talk

14. Knowing is not enough; we
must apply. Willing is not
enough; we must do.
- Johann Wolfgang
von Goethe
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15. Can I Help Reduce Your Stress?
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• Review your work-life balance
• Determine what generates the most stress
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Melissa Heisler
It’s My Life, Inc.