Tip # 82 If you decide to manage your stress
Youve heard the expression, somethings got to give. If you wish to deal with your stress more effectively, youll have to cut back on some of your activities because youll need a reservoir of strength to confront that stress.
But make a decision now about what you can give up, so that youll have some energy remaining for other challenges that come your way. For instance, if you do volunteer work three times a week at the home for battered woman, how about diminishing the frequency to once a week.
Your daughter who was being physically abused by her husband finally had the courage to pack her bags and leave him. Shes now come to you for help and you know it will be a lengthy recovery period. Charity begins at home. Dont create two different sources of stress. Decide which is more important and take action.
Encourage them to think twice before acquiring additional material possessions.
Students That Procrastinate
It does not mean having to change our lives drastically.
How does one NOT procrastinate in doing whats good for the environment? For it is in the doing that you produce results you want. If you smile at them everyday, chances are by next week, they shall have mustered enough courage to ask you to help them figure out their fitness routine. Can you go with me to this concert? Would you rather procrastinate than pay a 25% increase in your yearly drug bill? |