Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is, perhaps, the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy, and rewarding life.Marilu Henner This is supposed to be the most joyful time of the year, but for many people this has become the most stressful time …
Stress Is The Gap Between Your Walk And Your Talk
If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. Helen Keller said, “The world is full of suffering. It is also full of the overcoming of it.” She was right. There are signs of stress and suffering everywhere. Certainly there’s stress in our education system. As noted in “The Wall Street Journal” by Sam Ewing, “The president says American …
The Recreational Dimension of Work-Life Balance
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” St. Augustine As competition grows in the marketplace, managers and employees are being pressured to focus more and more on work and less and less on family. Work hours are increasing. According to Witt Associations, an executive search firm, the work week for managers has increased 10 to 15 hours a week in recent …
Simplicity Is The Cure For Stress
It’s not the high cost of living. It’s the cost of living high — that causes the stress. As a speaker in hundreds of corporations and associations, I’m often asked to address the issue of work-life balance. In fact it’s one of my more requested topics. Organizations are beginning to realize the stupidity of working their people to death. Thank …