What Would You Attempt If You Knew You Could Not Fail?
Yes YOU – What Would You Attempt If You Knew You Could Not Fail? In the following 14.05min TED Talk by Anne Ruthmann, she discusses – sometimes rejection is an opportunity, identifying what energises you, what problems do you love to solve? what would you choose if money was not a factor? what small step can…
The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger
Interested in Mindfulness? Not sure what it is? In the following Ted Talk: The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger, Shauna Shapiro discusses what mindfulness is and the mindfulness model her and her colleagues have developed. Shauna also reminds us that what you practice grows stronger. What was your take-away from watching this…
What is Stress Costing You?
Life can be stressful. Whether it’s our relationships, career, health, financial situation, environment or a critical incident – we all experience stress. Stress is subjective – so something that is stressful for me may not be stressful for someone else. There are many different kinds of stress and not all of them are bad. Stress can help us act quickly…
20 Quotes on Stress Management
Recently I wrote posts about a Stressful Life Style vs Low-Stress Life Style, Eustress vs Distress, the General Adaptation Syndrome and 6 Myths About Stress. Whilst I was writing these post, I was reminded about the video – Stress – Portrait of a Killer. It goes through some research about how stress can effect our lives. 20 Quotes on…
Stressful Life Style vs Low-Stress Life Style
One of the top 3 reasons women start coaching and mentoring is to make changes in their lives. Part of the reason they want to make the changes is due to the stress they are experiencing. They have recognised that the stress is mostly self-induced and would like to shift from a stressful lifestyle to a low-stress…
Eustress vs Distress
We all experience stress in our daily lives. How we experience that stress depends on how we choose to think about the stress, feel the stress and respond to the stress. “It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.” ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Eustress vs Distress…
The General Adaptation Syndrome by Hans Selye
Endocrinologist and Scientist Hans Selye (1907-1982) introduced the “General Adaptation Syndrome” (GAS) theory in 1936. GAS is the three-stage process that describes the body’s response to stress. According to Selye, the stress response is the body’s “non-specific reaction to demands made to its internal equilibrium.” The stress damage results from prolonged exposure to the stressor and happens in 3…
