Training & Development Challenge
You believe that turbulence and change is the norm, rather than stability, and are, therefore, not to be feared.
Tension Discharge
You believe that certain creative or recreational activities will enable you to ‘let off steam’ and reduce or eliminate the build- up of stress.
Six Top Tips for Stress Prevention
In many matters, prevention is much better than cure, so here are six top tips for stress prevention.
1. Monitor what stresses you and record your responses to such stressors. Keep a stress diary, i.e. a personal log of the situations that caused you stress. Record the specific situation(s) that caused the stress, what your thoughts and feelings were, how you behaved and how you might have behaved differently.
2. Develop skills (get trained) to cope with stressful situations as they occur and before they have time to cause you much stress. For example: develop your social skills - especially your ability to be assertive, i.e. communicate in a straightforward way what you believe and feel and what you want to happen, or stop happening at work, e.g. bullying, taking advantage of people etc.
3. Learn to tolerate stressors: as some stress in life is probably inevitable, you may need
to alter the way you view particular stressors. There are a variety of techniques and the basic aim of all of them is to encourage you to change the way you think and feel about the stress or pressure.
4. Lower the body’s level of stimulation: this can be done simply by deep breathing and learning to 'switch off', or through relaxation procedures or techniques such as meditation and visualisation.
5.Use regular physical exercise to prevent the negative effects of stress. Exercise helps to dispel the stress hormones from the bloodstream and stimulates the release of endorphins which will give you a feeling of well-being. You should aim for 30 minutes of moderate activity most days.
6. “We are what we eat” and we can eat to prevent stress. Eat food high in potassium, such as bananas, tomatoes and dried beans (like kidney beans), and food high in tryptophan that the body converts into the helpful hormone serotonin, such as milk, tuna, eggs, chicken, cheeses, pasta and bananas again. Different combinations of food can cause bad allergic reactions. Consult your doctor if in any doubt. Try to reduce alcohol and caffeine intake.
Finally, let me disclose that I love stress, excitement and the unexpected when it happens. This has always been great fun for me - but not my body.
MAINTENANCE FOR ALL SYNTHETIC SPORTS SURFACES
Despite having lots of fun for a long time - I eventually had to endure painful and embarrassing stress-related illnesses that have taught me one big lesson. What is that lesson? Follow 1-6 above.
May you be blessed with health and strength - and lots of fun!
© 2016 Frank Newberry
For more on this topic and some great training seminars, why not register for Pitchcare’s Supervisory Essentials Workshps this winter?
Frank’s proven, popular, highly interactive and entertaining one day seminars are ‘stand-alone’. You can take any one, any two, any three or all four seminars. They will all be held at the National Sports Centre, Bisham Abbey, Marlow, Buckinghamshire this winter:
Dates are: 1. Taking Charge - 17th November 2016
2. Getting Better Results - 8th December 2016
3. Enhanced Communication Skills - 16th February 2017
4. Problem Solving & Decision Making 23rd March 2017
For more details, including how to book your place on all Pitchcare workshops, visit the website
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