Stop taking so much notice of how you feel. How you feel is how you feel. It’ll pass soon. What you’re thinking is what you’re thinking. It’ll go too. Tell yourself that whatever you feel, you feel; whatever you think, you think. Since you can’t stop yourself thinking, or prevent emotions from arising in…

Calm down! You can’t be that stressed. It’s not healthy! If you’re having trouble letting go of that little ball of stress, here are 37, yes Thirty Seven, things you can try from Reader’s Digest. You’re bound to find something that works. After all, who needs stress? 1. Embrace the number one truth about stress: Only…

The counseling center at Texas Woman’s University published a list of 52 activities you can do to reduce stress. None of the activities cost any money and they are really easy to do. This link is definitely getting bookmarked: Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will…

We’ve discussed how music can support your productivity, get you in that working mode. The right song can help you get through trouble. When you hear your favorite song you become a different person almost. That song that will boost your energy and lift your spirits is valuable. Author, Gail Blanke recalls a trip to an…

Unfortunately, we have all had to work with someone that we can’t stand at one point or another. It is particularly frustrating when that person is either: your boss, a family member, or a colleague. Psychology Today provides insight about how to handle working with someone that has a drastically different personality…

I am not sure about you, but I definitely do not want a stressful live. The problem is, your stressful live may be created by yourself. It is not from any external force, but from your own action and your inner self. The blog Everyday Wonderland has a good reminder piece on 5 ideas to…

If the stress in your life is out of control, here are some simple stress relief methods you can implement into your life to improve your day. Brighten up your home – If you are tried of the rooms in your home, have you ever considered giving them a mini makeover? Rearranging furniture, changing…

With our work and things that happen in life, deadlines, tight schedules, dreadful tasks can lead to stress. Fortunately there are ways you could do to manage or even reduce the level of stress. American Lung Association has a PDF on 52 proven ways to relieve your stress level. Take a look some of the…

Workspace stress happens quite usual in modern workplace. The condition is usually triggered by change of work patterns or conflicts. We may encounter stress in work before, however there are some misconceptions on causes and cures of workplace stress. Alexander Kjerulf at Chief Happiness Officer shares his view on those misconceptions: Stress is normal, it means…

How many people do you meet who complain of being totally stressed out and tired all the time? Do you also feel that you are tired and fatigued most of the times and do not have time for yourself? In this fast paced life, one of the highest complaints that people have is about the…

Plumb: adjective: At right angles to the horizon or to level ground: perpendicular, upright, vertical. So many things in life can knock you out of plumb. As you roll on, focused on your life, along comes some crazy thing that slams you – and suddenly you find yourself askew. Many traditions of meditative practice use the term…

Hamburger Management is a shoddy, debased version of real leadership that focuses on just three things: whatever demands least, can be used fastest, and costs least. It thrives wherever organizations seek to meet unrealistic targets with insufficient resources to maximize short-term profits. Indeed, Hamburger Management is short-term by nature, and will habitually sacrifice long-term advantage…

I’ve been thinking and writing quite a lot this week about Hamburger Management: the type of management approach that is based on always doing whatever is quickest, simplest and (above all) cheapest. Hamburger Managers provide the kind of leadership that is best described as: “Never mind the quality, look how fast it goes and how…

Reg Adkins, over at his blog Elemental Truths, provides a 12 question survey on assessing the level of stress. These kind of tests may not be totally accurate, but at least it will give you a rough indication and attention. On this stress level test, I have done it and got a score of 11: Scores…

An old article that worth to mention is called Finding Your Inside Time by David Allen. David talks about his style on capturing your life details to journal. By writing every action required items into your journal, you will have more freedom from detaching yourself from all those pressures. He says journal is like a…