"Converting Stress into Success" “The resistance to addressing stress and its negative outcomes disappears when it's appreciated that many of the competencies that are successful in managing stress are the very same competencies that govern successful personal and professional life!” This Seminar might just Save your Life! Does this sound like you? - Are you experiencing a lot of change at this time? - Do you suffer from rashes, headaches, indigestion, palpitations or colitis? - Have problems going to sleep, sleeping restfully and/or do you wake up too early? - Does your partner, or your kids, friends or colleagues consider you thin- skinned? - Can't easily switch off, relax or focus on reading or studying? - Do you smoke and drink too much? - Do you take medication for your nerves? - Do you have big problems balancing all areas of your life? - Do you sometimes wonder "what is the point"? - Do your friends and family consider you a workaholic? - Have you lost interest in sex? - Do you often feel you are not able to contribute your best? If so... you could be overstressed! The reality is, in our modern world, the only people free from stress are dead people. To be alive is to experience stress. But like food.... too much or too little is bad for your health and well-being Does your Workplace have - Low morale? - High staff turnover? - Poor quality control, efficiency and performance tasks? - High absenteeism, long term illness and litigation? - Long-hour culture? - Bullying? - Poor industrial relations? - Them v's Us Then, it would be one of many thousands of very stressed work environment Stress Management Learning Outcomes 1. Review current understandings of the medical model of stress. Get clear, basic explanations of how stress wears the body down, contributes to sickness and shortens life span. 2. Clarify both the potentially positive and negative outcomes of stress in respect to health, fitness, longevity and sense of well-being. It’s not all bad news… there is ‘good and bad’ stress. 3. Provide Stress prone self-assessment audits for participants to complete and consider. Get a personal profile on how stressed you are… forewarned is forearmed! 4. Review acknowledged criteria for a stress-free workplace. Learn constructive personal and organisational changes that can be implemented to make work less stressful. 5. Learn tried and trusted strategies for reducing damaging over-reactive behaviours, like ANGER, anxiety and irrational thinking. Take control! 6. Encourage individuals to reflect on their current lifestyle and how they can make positive changes. 7. Be informed and motivated to act on the latest information on diet, health, fitness and attitude. 8. Learn the most effective Stress Management competencies that underpin successful activity. 9. Learn the secrets of some of the world’s most successful people and why they are so healthy and STRESS RESILIENT. 10. Improve your relationships and family life by discovering why men and women react differently to stress. 11. Discover the 3 behaviours you can adopt to reduce stress to become healthier and live a longer life. |
Robert conducts programs across the communication and productivity spectrum. The content and delivery serves to enhance individual self-esteem by identifying meaning, developing team cohesion and effectiveness and collaborating to improve productivity. His Master's research-based dissertation was entitled, "Stress, Control, Mastery and the Significance of Meaning in the Workplace". He applies the notion of personal constructs of meaning to all his speaking engagements and training programs and challenges, supports and inspires clients to make their "vocation their vacation" and to 'love what they do and do what they love". He will specifically tailor his programs to suit any particular workplace or conference environment. His very popular Stress Management Program profiled below is typical of his presentations and is designed to make it doable for clients to identify and adopt effective Stress Management competencies that translate into effective Success Management. |
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