"Five Stress
Relief Tips."
by G. Gaynor McTigue
Stress Relief Tip #1: Do one thing at
a time.
Do it mindfully. Do it well. Enjoy the satisfaction.
Then go on to the next thing. Multitasking might work for computers,
but humans have yet to get the hang of it. It leads to careless
mistakes, shoddy work and unreliable performance. Worst of all,
having to do things over. This is no way to live. Give what you're
doing your undivided attention. Take the time to get it right.
And enjoy the experience.
There are 299 more simple stress relief strategies
and techniques in Why
make yourself crazy?
Stress Relief Tip #2: Cut down on competitive
stress.
It is Day 2 of our stress-relief strategies.
G. Gaynor McTigue, author of the best-selling "Why Make Yourself
Crazy?", is with us all week, and he offers another of his
top 5 stress relief tips.
Today, we compete for everything: the space around
us, to be first to own a new product, to get our kids signed up
for programs, to get our viewpoints across, to be faster, smarter,
richer, sexier. Our days are filled with stressful competitions.
And most are absolutely unnecessary. Because they're driven by
insecurity, fear of being left behind, an ingrained need to always
have more or better than the next guy. Try to get above all that.
If you want to compete, vie to be the one who stays calm and in
control, who isn't easily sucked in by material things, who avoids
being caught up in the daily grab-bag that robs people of health
and peace of mind. Compete for that and see how pointless all
those other competitions become. And how misguided those who partake
in them begin to appear.
There are 299 more simple stress relief strategies
and techniques in Why
make yourself crazy?
Stress Relief Tip #3: Throw something
out every day.
We are at the mid-point of stress-relief week.
G. Gaynor McTigue, author of the best-selling "Why Make Yourself
Crazy?", offers another favorite stress-relief strategy:
You've got too much stuff in your house. Office.
Garage. Attic. Useless clutter that's weighing you down, getting
in the way, obscuring the things you really need. Be realistic.
If you're not going to use it, lose it. And you don't have to
make a humongous project out of it. Every day, find one thing
you don't need and toss it. Or give it away. Over time, the clutter
will begin to vanish and space and order will magically appear
in your home...and your life.
There are 299 more simple stress relief strategies
and techniques in Why
make yourself crazy?
Stress Relief Tip #4: Eliminate meaningless
deadlines.
This is stress-relief week at http://www.TheHappyGuy.com.
G. Gaynor McTigue, author of the best-selling "Why Make Yourself
Crazy?", offers this stress-relief strategy:
Our life is full of them. Arbitrary and unrealistic
time constraints imposed by ourselves and others that serve only
to make us more pressured, anxious, stressed out. For no worthwhile
reason. Avoid the trap of assigning time frames to everything
you do, especially if you have little idea how long it will take.
Instead, make your goal one of completing a project in a careful,
profession- al, satisfying manner. In other words, as long as
it takes to do it right. Save your nerves, and your energy, for
the few real deadlines we face...like April 15th.
There are 299 more simple stress relief strategies
and techniques in Why
make yourself crazy?
Stress Relief Tip #5: Get more out of
life by doing less.
All week we have been featuring stress-reduction
strategies from G. Gaynor McTigue, author of the best-selling
"Why Make Yourself Crazy?" We thank him for being with
us as we learn from the final of his top 5 stress-relief strategies:
What a concept! Is your life fulfilling? Or is
it merely crammed? Know the difference and you'll realize it's
not the quantity of activities you engage in (or possessions you
collect) that ultimately determine your happiness. One naturally
unfolding, enriching experience can easily surpasses many rushed
and distracted ones. But you may be so chronically overscheduled,
you never give yourself a chance to enjoy anything to the fullest.
Experiment. Choose an occasion and give it your complete, mindful
and unhurried attention. Then imagine an entire life of such enrichment.
It's absolutely attainable.
There are 299 more simple stress relief strategies
and techniques in Why
make yourself crazy? |
