92% of US Workers are Stressed A new study from ComPsych Corp shows employee stress has escalated: • 60% of all workers have high stress, while 32% have manageable levels of stress. Only 5% say they have low stress levels • Causes of stress: 40% of workers blame workload and 34% blame it on who they have…
You Can Overcome Holiday Stress All too often the pressure of meals, gift-giving, family dynamics and time management get to be too much. Here’s how to prevent and beat that holiday stress. • Ask for help. If you are cooking a holiday meal, don’t do it all. Be specific and ask each guest to bring…
Here’s What To Do if That’s the Case A new study ranks the most stressful cities in the US, based on divorces, commutes, unemployment rates and crime. The most stressful cities are Tampa, Las Vegas, Miami, Jacksonville, and Detroit. The least stressful are Pittsburgh, Virginia Beach, Cambridge, Mass., Nassau-Suffolk, NY, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. So what…
Plus It’s a Great Stress Reliever One of the last things you might think of doing when you are very stressed is to take the time to help someone else. But it can truly be the best thing you can do. The value of volunteerism is that it gives you perspective, awareness of how…
Keeping It In Can Be Very Unhealthy Anger can make you ill. When small children have a temper tantrum, they get it all out and are fine half and hour later. Adults tend to not be so lucky. They site and fume and let the anger build until they explode, often at a loved one….
It Can Also Fire You Up! A 2006 Journal of Advanced Nursing study showed that listening to music one hour a day for a week reduced symptoms of depression by 25%. Music, especially classical music, can also serve as a powerful stress-relief tool. Listening to Pachelbel’s famous Canon in D major while preparing to speak…
Relieve Your Stress by Being Present in the Moment When your life is too much to take, whether from business pressure or challenges at home, go visit a friend and be totally present for them. Spend time helping prepare a meal, rebuilding a shed, playing with their children or pets- step into their lives for a day. I did…
Why Recovery Is a Leadership Responsibility My husband once came down with a severe cold after working long hours under sustained pressure. Like many professionals, he rarely took sick days. But this time, he tried to push through and simply could not. Twice he went to work, came home, and went straight to bed. He…
Pistachios Calm the Body When Under Stress Who knew? A study done by Penn State documents that eating pistachio nuts calms the body while under acute stress. “A ten-year follow-up study of young men showed that those who had larger cardiovascular responses to stress in the lab, were more likely to contract hypertension later in…
One of the fastest ways leaders accumulate stress is by constantly reacting to other people’s timelines. Missed deadlines, last-minute requests, and repeated vendor issues create unnecessary pressure that feels out of your control. In most cases, the problem is not other people. The problem is the absence of a proactive system. Why Proactivity Reduces Leadership…