Is Stress At Work Only If You Lose Your Job?

Stress isn’t only if you are laid off or are let go, stress is in the work place no matter what. Getting laid off and/or your job being eliminated just adds to the stress of it all; sort of like waiting for the other shoe to drop syndrome.

Stress just seems to be everywhere in the world today, it is just sort of a fact of life. It is a fact that job related stress has increased significantly in the last decade due to the fast changing business and economic cycles with demanding workloads and job insecurity. It is now encouraged to have a backup profession you can go into just in case, which means some other kind of training and schooling; and that has an eliminate of stress involved with it also.

When we talk about work related stress we aren’t talking about the kind that is sort of healthy, like a small about of stress is sometimes to our benefit to help us perform good. We are talking about the kind of stress where the challenges are overwhelming and the work requirements are unrealistic; this type of stress is where it is damaging to the body and emotional state of the employee.

The real true story of this kind of stress is that the employee becomes less productive and then that turns into a vicious cycle of attempting to do a great job and overworking and stressing out and then becoming less productive and then back to stressing about that.

Taking a looking at stress, we can see that not all stress is bad; a good example of this is when you have a new baby, the adjustment to dealing with all the issues of the new baby in the household is stressful and also very exciting and wonderful at the same time. Dealing with stress will fluctuate from person to person; each person handles their life situations differently and the key is to pay attention to your stress levels and find tools to balance them out.

Visualization is a great tool to use for any kind of life situation you want to modify, manifest, or attract; it has been used for years now and even large corporations are starting to include this practice into their business plans and programs. Successful millionaires have used the practice for years and sort of kept it a secret, but now that this secret is out and more and more of us are using this technique to manifest what we want in our life; we are using this tool to our advantage.

To learn how to visualize there are many techniques and tools, I recommend Vision Map Videos as they are simple, easy and very productive; you can also put them on all of your electronic devises and carry them everywhere with you. You can also use meditation and master mind groups to accomplish and maintain your visualizations.

Stress does not need to destroy your life, the key is to recognize it and then find a tool to get balance with it so it isn’t controlling your life; it is about seeing your life the way you want it to look, not seeing it the way it is looking and dwelling on that. Many people call this positive thinking, but I like to call it vision mapping and planning your life visually the way you want it to be.

When you find yourself in events that seem to cause stress in your life like getting laid off from work, traffic congestion, family events that just seem to not stop, fight with the kids, fight with your spouse, and the list can go on and on, stop and take the time to quiet yourself and visualize all of these situations the way you want them to be and keep doing that until you get an essence of relief.

Keeping your stress under control is very important to your physical and mental health, stress can cause all kinds of dis-ease in your body, like high blood pressure, headaches, fatigue, high cholesterol , overweight, depression and many others; so pay attention to your stress levels and keep them in balance and your life will be so much more enjoyable.

By: Darlene Siddons

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Personally asked, was I Encourager?

I mean, what kind of an effect do I have on people that I know and meet? Is the room brighter after I leave because the impact I had, or is it darker? We've all met people that can suck the life out of others.

As a leader, part of my job is to encourage and lift up those around me. You can think about it like everyone having a bucket that starts empty each day. As they get positive input, their bucket gets filled up. When their bucket is full it overflows and they too, become encouragers. On the other hand, when they receive negative comments and feedback or sarcasm, their bucket gets emptier. So, what about you? Are you a bucket filler or a bucket dipper?

Possibly the upper simple comment of a clothes or jewellery things. Perhaps only was interested small against the person. The person was sick and under many modern pressures. If we stood in a row in the food shop, was us like that ditumpukan in personally and got from there and made thwarted the sound if the line did not move quickly was enough, or we needed during to look around in us, in the lined-up person or possibly the cashier and received the idea how their day possibly went.

Telling the checker that you could never do her job and stay so calm when the lines get so long and people start to get irritated, might give them a brief moment of connection. Maybe the women in front of you looks like they took a little extra time to throw their look together and, if your a guy, you can comment by saying something about how your wife or girlfriend would love whatever it is you find stylish. If your a women, it's easy enough to just offer the compliment without it seeming like flirting.

When you introduce someone to another, do you just say this is my friend so and so? How about the next time you introduce two people, tell them each something positive about each other. It may seem strange, but If I were to say "This is my friend John, we've known each other for over 10 years. If you ever need work done around your house, this is the guy to call. I've seen him create awesome decks, basements, kitchens, you name it. If it requires a tool belt, this is your guy. I mean, I like to build stuff, but he really knows how to make it look good."

How do you think your friend John would feel? What would the person you introduced him to feel like? John's bucket would be getting filled and the other person would see the respect you have for him and maybe learn something about him that might not come up in basic conversation.

I know that i'm not the best at this and definitely fall into the selfish, what about me attitude sometimes, but when I make a conscious effort to lift someone up, I see the positive effect that it has on them in the moment, and possibly the rest of the day. It also has a "pay-it-forward" effect on others they interact with throughout the day. I also know how it makes me feel.

So give it a try. As you go about your day, look up around you and notice people. You will find that as you become a bucket filler, people around you will begin to fill your bucket as well.

By: I-Team Business Network

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How Leaders Become Successfull Leaders

There are various views by many pundits that write about; how leaders become successful; which are typically discussed in the area of personal development. The reason it is usually discussed in this arena is because it requires the assessment of one’s personal character. The other arena leadership is often discussed at length is in the area of organizational development and management. Because, in that arena it typically refers to leaders such as: CEO’s, Corporate President, College and University President’s and anyone who are leaders in “Organizations.” Many of the writers in these professions have their own certain opinions about how successful leaders or people become leaders. Therefore, I will provide examples of how successful leaders become successful based on everyday people who are successful and don’t come out in the front pages of the New York Times or the Los Angeles Times.

I Witnessed leadership throughout my career by men and women who have succeeded in spite of being confronted with great obstacles’ and yet succeeded. Many whom have succeeded in our world have produced great leaders but books will not be written about them but about the individuals they raised. I think of President Richard Nixon’s exist speech to the White House News Corps; as he reflected on his mother paraphrasing President Nixon said: “my mother God Bless her she was a great woman, she was a great leader and no one will ever right a book about her.” Know, there are a ton of books on how successful people become successful, but there aren’t many books written about those people behind the scenes; those that produce great leaders. And, what was it that they instilled of those they influenced to become leaders.

Also, please keep in mind you don’t have to be a Corporate CEO or an elected official to be a leader. Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, in various colors and various ethnic make-ups. One does not have to be a celebrity to be a leader. Some of our greatest leaders are those that quietly go along performing their duties on a consistent basis and understanding what the mission is; sometimes out of necessity and other times as Dr. Martine Luther King, Jr. would say: “because of the content of their character.” Though Dr. King did not reference from a perspective of leadership, he did however have a point about one’s “content of their character”.

Successful leaders know what they want, they always have a goal in mind and they stay focus on the mission to accomplish the goal. Former President Ronald Reagan was highly driven in the beginning stages of his political career of the need to bring communism to an end. He had a vision; he knew what he was aiming for and was very persistent to see an end to communism. He also, like President Nixon was highly influenced by his Mother, as she was the one who instilled the virtues’ of being discipline and work hard and be prepared for the rough times. When President Reagan became President, his primary foreign affairs agenda was to bring the cold war to an end and as much as possible bring communism to an end. Well, he spearheaded the effort to bring the cold war to an end and communism as we know it today is a communistic system with a blend of capitalism, China is a case in point; quite different from how Karl Marx wrote his Communist Manifesto.

Successful leaders need to be open minded; they must always be prepared to make bold decisions during difficult conditions. Successful leaders must have an abiding love for the learning process as learning never really ceases to stop until we perish. Successful leaders must always be willing to serve and yet let others have the credit. For true leadership it is not about recognition but rather about success at performance.

By: Dr. Richard C. Baiz, D.B.A.

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How Leaders Stay Focused On Their Vision Of Success

Think for a while at a time in place when you were really struggling. Struggling with your career, struggling to find ends meet. People are so got up with the thought of surviving that they forget to soul search the inner thoughts of their ambitions. For many of us we were brought on to this world to for the purpose of demonstrating resiliency. What people so often do not realize; is that under adversity and challenge comes creativity perseverance and determination. It is under the constant pressures of survival and hard work that one becomes motivated to focus on a vision that will ultimately remove them from feeling deficient.

I have observed many times individuals whom have been on the all out dumps and they appear to be stuck in a rut. Yet, many of these very same people stay targeted on identifying a vision. Once they find a desire to reach a goal then they begin to work on a mission toward their vision. For many the ladder to success requires obtaining an education and working in practice; step by step, day by day until they reach the goal.

What many do not realize, is that what one is doing when they are working on their goals and objectives; in essence one is working on their career path. In the process of working hard on your goals it is important that one remain astute on staying rational; do not burn out, do not lose interest but instead rejuvenate your thinking by having fun and enjoy what you are working toward. I am a believer, that one should enjoy life, as in that process your demeanor will reflect on other in a real noticeable way and before you know it people will begin to gravitate to you. Don’t forget successful people have a tendency to associate themselves with successful people so you ought to do the same.

In case you are beginning to wander; where is this going, part of finding your vision and reaching you goals; is to review and assess those that have reached great accomplishments. It is important to associate yourself with people of integrity and who are serious minded and honest individuals. Much of my success stems from associate, friends and many others whom have served as a bouncing board to discuss many of my ideas pertinent to my aspired career goals. Also, they served and help me from lost time from possibly doing the wrong thing; but, rather they were there as consultants to me and as a resource of identifying contacts and connections that are all part of upward mobility.

Be prepared to be flexible on your path toward reaching your vision; however stay focus on what a great mind once said “all things are relative”, my point is, as one may seem to be on a different pathway temporarily, most of the time you will notice that it will help you in reaching your goals. Every transformation that takes place in our world even if it a negative experience will have a learning variable to it. So it is important to stick on the heart of the matter in reaching your intended goals that will ultimately reach that visionary life you are seeking.

Be patient, and have mercy on yourself, always remain upbeat and positive. Success is not easy, it takes time, hard work, and a team of people willing to help; remember that there is a process of trial and error along the way. But, have faith in yourself, your goal, and your friends, do not, ever, never give up, and know that your vision is around the corner.

By: Dr. Richard C. Baiz, D.B.A.

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How Leaders Know The Right Questions

How Leaders Know The Right Questions To Ask Themselves And Of Others

Perhaps the most important aspects of the learning process are the very basic intuition factors of inquiry. Well, I am sure you are probably saying by now; I know that; but, did you know there is actually an art to that whole concept of inquiry, examination, exploration, I think you might get what I mean. You see in the process of developing yourself one has to constantly be putting to question the goals of your vision. One needs to assess the objectives to your goals and review your expected outcomes to the actual output of your performance accomplishments. Further, the inquiry that takes place in the learning phases to establish a path for developing a hypothesis is quite different from the investigatory process involved with the self searching process; for example one is with the intent of a specific driven purpose on “buying my product or idea” while the other has an intent to formulate a theory for the purpose of identifying unresolved issues.

Now, many have asked me Dr. Baiz,: “I don’t know how to ask the right questions can you help me with that”, my first response, to individuals whom pose that question to me, is: for what purpose are you seeking to ask specific questions. To who and why are you asking those types of questions of a particular situation in the first place. Most all inquiries have an intent variable that is the core motivating factor behind the whole concept of the “gathering of information.” Additionally, keep in mind there are different styles in the talent of information gathering and inquiry; one is personal assessment information such as: How does that make you feel? How long have you felt like that? What do you think can be done about that? Who do you think can help you reach your goal? The other inquiry style is more of an aggregate historical background assessment such: How long has this been going on? When did you notice something was going wrong? What do you want to do about the situation? Do you have any recommendations for a plan of action? There are various styles of inquiry from a behavioral standpoint, as well, to stay astute about, for example one could be calm, mellow, friendly obtained information; while the other could be: a straight forward, cold, no nonsense approach like an abrupt FBI inquiry; where the office get shut down under lock-up and doing their job on an investigation.

So now let’s discuss issues that one might be working on in the process of self improvement, leadership development, business development, etc. has there been a method of self review in posing the right questions of oneself. Can you reach your goal within your vision? Is your goal reachable? Is it possible that you set your goal to high? What is the timeframe for your goal reaching endeavors? Who is going to be part of the team that will help you reach your goals?

A major mistake many commit, before embarking on an improvement plan or augmentation plan professionally is failing to ask on the pertinent questions of clarity. Many times individuals venture on to a professional venture without a clear understanding of their particular undertaking which could be a catastrophic experience down the road. One needs to conduct a feasibility review of the probabilities of a venture; there needs to be some form of a percentage estimate of your success rate. Many times individuals pursue a venture based on: gut feeling, talk, ego, and talk themselves into a position of no return. Understand your strong points and work on what you know are the factors that pose a challenge to you and let your vision be the beam for your drive.

By: Dr. Richard C. Baiz, D.B.A.

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