7 ways to stop stress from crippling your mind and your body
Hi,
Charles Heydon here.
Is your life stressful?
I know that mine is at times. Very stressful! But I have come
to realize that stress is something you can never completely
escape. Not if you want to improve your lot in life.
It is like the inseparable ying and yang of ancient eastern
ways of thinking. Progress and stress go hand in hand in this
world of ours. Very, very few of us manage to skate by on
a stress-free life.
But you definitely CAN minimize the influence that stressful
events have on your mind and body by learning how to deliberately
create your own path to success, no matter what your particular
goals might be. Understand that stress can cripple the mind and
forestall your goals - sometimes for an entire lifetime!
Well, I'm going to remind you today that stress is also a major
player in the deterioration of one's long-term health.
As a subconscious behaviorist I can tell you that unchecked stress
is responsible for a host of debilitating conditions. Not only can
it lead to nervous exhaustion and raise the likelihood of a
cardiovascular incident that can rob you of years of life, stress
also does a terrific job of lowering your metabolism and causing
you to start accruing nuisance pounds around your midsection.
That's right - prolonged stress can make you fat!
So what can you do about this?
I am not going to pretend that everyone faces the same kind of
stresses on a daily basis that I do, or the clients I advise daily
are facing the same challenges, but aren't we all constantly
looking for ways to minimize the stresses that plague us. Today I
am honored to offer you SEVEN stress-management strategies that
will be useful to reduce the stresses in your life;
Please don't attempt to shift all seven areas at once.
Steadily mastering just one area at a time will produce
the best results.
[1] Lower Your Exposure To Media
You are unlikely to be surprised when I tell you that the majority
of information coming from television and newspapers is negative
and causes fear and worry. Sure, we all want to stay connected to
the outside world and know what is going on. But the majority of
that information is delivered after being filtered according to
what sells. Bad news draws us back to the media source more than
good news does. An unfortunate side effect is stress, but it does
keep the media companies in business. Realize this and try to keep
the world picture they paint in perspective.
[2] Sever Your Toxic Relationships
Your relationships with other people, especially those you see on
a daily basis, have probably the most profound influence on the
quality of your life. Toxic relationships, which are all too
common, can be a source of extreme stress. If you have people in
your life who are obnoxious, controlling, disrespectful or
unnecessarily intimidating, you need to find a way to minimize
your exposure to them. This can be hard to do, but the payoff
in stress reduction can be HUGE.
[3] Revise Your Nutrition And Your Exercise Schedule
I'll cover this in more detail some other time, since I can write
volumes on this subject! The most important thing I can remind you
about is that food with poor nutritional content (which is just
about every piece of food you have access to during your working
hours) is going to poison your system and stress your metabolic
and nervous systems. On the same note, unless you are exercising
with the intent of reversing the effects of aging, your lack of
physical activity will only compound the other effects of stress
in your life.
[4] Get A Decent Amount Of Sleep
Try to get a full 8 hours of sleep each night. I read about a
recent study which showed that people who lack sleep end up
gaining more weight than those who get proper rest. Lack of
sleep elevates your stress, and increases worry. Stressed out
people seem eat more junk food to try to relax themselves.
At least, that's my take on this.
[5] Meditate
Meditation is a wonderful way to cleanse your mind. It can help
eliminate obsessive thoughts which worry you unnecessarily.
Meditation also gives you an opportunity to focus your attention
on developing practical plans of action for getting what you
want, and for creative problem solving. This is a habit that has
been practiced for thousands of years, and for good reason,
it works!
[6] Bring A Pet Into Your Home
While I think this is especially good advice if you are single,
studies also show that couples who have pets have a better
chance of maintaining a healthy relationship. I have two dogs that
help keep me grounded and more physically active than I otherwise
would be (since I have to take them on long walks). Pets add a
great deal of joy to your life because their love is unconditional
and they are always there when you need them. Also, they give you
a greater sense of purpose in your life because you have something
counting on you for survival.
[7] Increase Your Financial Independence
I left this one until last because I wanted to underscore its
importance. Lack of money is right up there as a source of
severe stress in the lives of most people. Many personal
relationships come apart at the seams when money does not
materialize at the rate that people had hoped for, and it can
be easy to blame the other person for where you are now in
your life. This is why getting on top of wealth creation can
be one of the most important things you can do to reduce the
stresses in your life.
May you manifest a better, more stress free life,
Charles Heydon C.C.H.
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