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Vol. 8 No. 5, September/October 2006
Copyright 2006 by Wolf J. Rinke
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. NEWS YOU CAN USE
2. HOW TO CONQUEOR STRESS--PART I
3. A MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT
4. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
5. A HUMOROUS MOMENT
6. ABOUT THE EDITOR
7. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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INSIGHT BREAK
Sixty to ninety percent of visits to health care professionals are in
the stress-related mind-body realm where [neither] surgery or medications
work.
--Dr. Herbert Benson, Founder of the Mind-Body Medical Institute
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1. NEWS YOU CAN USE
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STRESS CAN MAKE YOU SICK
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):
--Depression resulting from stress is predicted to be the leading occupational
disease this century.
--Up to 90% of reported illness and disease is stress-related.
--More than three out of five doctors' office visits are for stress-related
problems.
--Between 25% and 40% of U.S. workers experience job burnout attributed
to workplace stress.
--Worldwide, 23% of female and 19% of male executives and professionals
say they feel "super-stressed."
--Forty percent of employees rate their jobs as "very or extremely
stressful."
--Twenty-five percent consider their job their "No. 1 stressor."
ACTION STEPS
See the next section and the next eNewsletter.
Source: W. J. Rinke, Beat the Blues--How to Manage Stress and Balance
Your Life, (CPE Home Study Course, approved for 28 CPEUs), Wolf Rinke
Associates, Clarksville, MD, pp. 45-46, 2006, www.WolfRinke.com/CEcredits.html
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Calendars, CPEs etc.) that will help you live a happier, healthier and
wealthier life go to www.WolfRinke.com.
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2. HOW TO CONQUEOR STRESS--PART I by Wolf J. Rinke
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It's no secret. Life has become too fast. Most of us are overwhelmed,
over committed and over informed. Even though some stress is good for
us, for example the excitement (stress) you experience when you are
getting ready to go on vacation or start a new project, lots of stress,
especially the type that you experience when you feel out of control,
is bad for us (dysfunctional stress). It turns on your flight or fight
response and causes your body to produce more adrenaline and hormones
such as cortisol, norepinephrine, epinephrine and DHEA-S which increase
your blood pressure and pulse, tense your muscles and diminish the effectiveness
of your immune system. Dysfunctional stress will lead to fatigue, frequent
headaches and upset stomach. Long-term dysfunctional stress contributes
to chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease,
depression and memory loss. It may also lead to family breakdowns and
injuries especially on the job.
In fact stress at work is at an all time high--it has tripled since
1995--costing U.S. businesses, according to The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an estimated $300 billion a year
in compensation claims, reduced productivity, absenteeism, health insurance
costs, direct medical expenses and employee turnover.
BASIC STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES
Here are the three most powerful stress reduction techniques that will
enable you to deal with virtually all stressful situations:
1. Change the Changeable
Don't like something? Change it! Don't fret, complain or whine . . .
just do it! I just don't know how to say it any other way. Remember,
you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Alright, you caught
me, there is one thing you have to do--die. No choice--not yet. Everything
else is a choice. So what can you do? Get rid of the words "I have
to . . ." It generates "victim" behavior patterns. And
victims experience dysfunctional stress which will make you sick.
2. Remove Yourself from the Unacceptable
Find something unacceptable? Get out of the way. Sitting next to a smoker?
Get up and sit somewhere else. Being followed by someone who is overdosing
on road rage? Move out of her way, and let her have a "coronary"
without your help. Working for a toxic boss? Start shopping for a new
one. Whatever you do, just do it without fretting, whining . . . I know
you're catching on!
3. Accept the Unchangeable
There are lots of things beyond your control. Your parents. No matter
how much you would like them to be different, they won't be. So love
them the way they are, not the way they ought to be. (By the way, that
is a great prescription for getting along with all people!) Bad weather.
Get a grip, deal with it. Learn to associate any type of bad weather
with prior positive events in your life. For example when it is rainy,
misty or foggy, I've taught myself to think back to my days in Germany.
When it is freezing cold, I think of cuddling in front of a toasty warm
roaring fireplace with Superwoman. Getting older. Accept it. You are
beautiful just the way you are! A wise person once remarked, "God
doesn't make junk." In fact, evaluating both my physical and emotional
health, I have never felt better in my life as I do right now. One reason
is that I have never been as content and at peace as I am right now.
So don't sweat your chronological age--something that you can't change.
Instead, take care of your body . . . that's something you can have
a positive impact on right now. Death of a loved one. Grieve and by
all means get help from a counselor or support group. Then get on with
your life. No matter how long you grieve, your loved one will not come
back.
In the next issue of this eNewsletter we will review 15 specific stress
reduction techniques.
Source: W. J. Rinke, Beat the Blues--How to Manage Stress and Balance
Your Life, (CPE Home Study Course Approved for 28 CPEUs), Wolf Rinke
Associates, Clarksville, MD, pp. 45, 50-51, 2006, www.WolfRinke.com/CEcredits.html
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3. A MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT Author unknown
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To explain stress management to an audience a lecturer raised a glass
of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers
called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The
absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an
hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll
have to call an ambulance."
"In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it,
the heavier it becomes." He continued, "And that's the way
it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time,
sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't
be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it
down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed
we can carry on with the burden."
So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't
carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you are
carrying right now, put them down. Relax; pick them up later after you've
rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!
Then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
--Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the
statue.
--Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat
them.
--Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle
of it.
--Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their
maker.
--If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
--If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably
worth it.
--Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you
won't have a leg to stand on.
--Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
--Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
--When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
--Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
--You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world
to one person.
--Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
--We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty
and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors,
but they all have to live in the same box.
--A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Source: W. J. Rinke, Beat the Blues--How to Manage Stress and Balance
Your Life, (CPE Home Study Course Approved for 28 CPEUs), Wolf Rinke
Associates, Clarksville, MD, pp. 56-57, 2006, www.WolfRinke.com/CEcredits.html
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4. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
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Only one scheduled full day Institute of Management Studies (IMS) seminar
left this year. It maybe open to you if your company is a member of
IMS. Contact the chairperson for specifics.
Winning Management: Building a Peak Performance Workplace
10/18/06 Atlanta, GA, Dennis Piehl, Atlanta@ims-online.com
NOTE: I have other "in-house" presentations scheduled in
the U.S.A., Canada and Europe. Please let me know if you are interested
to preview me or bring me into your organization at reduced expenses
when I'm scheduled to be in your area. That way we can let you know
when I'm coming your way!
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5. A HUMOROUS MOMENT
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Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.
--Jane Wagner
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6. ABOUT THE EDITOR
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Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, CSP is a highly effective management consultant and
executive coach who specializes in building peak performance organizations,
teams and individuals. He is the author of 14 books including "Make
It a Winning Life: Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business"
available at www.WolfRinke.com and an internationally recognized motivational
and management keynote speaker and seminar leader who delivers customized
presentations that combine story telling, humor and motivation with
specific "how to" action strategies that participants can
apply immediately to improve their personal and professional lives.
You can preview a live demo at www.WolfRinke.com.
To take advantage of Dr. Rinke's services contact us at 800-828-9653
or WolfRinke@aol.com
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