Leadership Seminar

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Leadership Seminar

• De-Stressing Your Life!
• F. Michelle Bringas
• Northern Illinois University
• (Power Point Design Lily Ann Villaraza)

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De-stressing your Life Learning Outcomes

• Define stress- what it is and is not
• Identify what causes stress
• Identify stress issues that affect Asian
  Americans
• How to fight and conquer stress

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Six Myths about Stress

• Myth 1
• Stress is the same for everybody.

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Six Myths about Stress

• Myth 2
• Stress is always bad for you.

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Six Myths about Stress

• Myth 3
• Stress is everywhere, so you cant do anything
  about it.

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Six Myths about Stress

• Myth 4
• The most popular techniques for reducing stress
  are the best ones.

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Six Myths about Stress

• Myth 5
• No symptoms, no stress.

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Six Myths about Stress

• Myth 6
• Only major symptoms of stress require attention.

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What Is Stress?

• It is an adaptive response
• It is how the body responds to an event
• It causes a fight or flight response
• It is not good or bad in and of itself
• Uncontrolled stress can be harmful

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Stress/tension vs. Hypertension

• Tension hypertension are not the same thing
• Hypertension is medical term for high blood
  pressure

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Good Stress Bad Stress
A good balance of challenge and relaxation
Constant stress and challenge that may lead to
high blood pressure, heart disease, or worse.
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What causes stress?

• Illness
• Loss of job
• Moving
• Separations
• Divorces

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How are Asian Americans Affected by Stress?

• More constant and more intense than it is for
  whites.
• Unending stress due to discrimination, poverty,
  unemployment and other factors. (Stan N. Gerber,
  Ph.D., at Donnelly College in Kansas City, MO.)
• Asian Americans face particular academic stress
  due to family expectations and the Model Minority
  stereotype.

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How to fight conquer stress

• Step 1 Identify it
• Step 2 Manage it

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Identifying Stressors

• Are my muscles tense?
• Is my heart pounding?
• Are my hands cold and clammy?
• Is there a knot in my stomach?
• Am I breaking out in a cold sweat?
• Am I experiencing a headache?

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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 1
• Take forty (40) deep slow diaphragmatic breaths
  each day.

Tip 2 Use regular relaxation periods for Work
Breaks.
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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 3
• Get regular exercise

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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 4
• Eat Sensibly

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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 5
• Get Focused
• on New Directions
• Regular Planning

• Tip 6
• Use Develop your humor!

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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 7
• Protect yourself from Negative Co-workers
  Relationships
• Tip 8
• Get back in control!

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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 9
• Give Sincere
• Compliments Freely
• SMILE!!!

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Managing Stress Ten Timely Tips

• Tip 10
• Learn to really
• LISTEN

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Quick Tips for Managing Stress

• Avoid Hassles
• Define your stressors
• Making a concerted effort to avoid stressors

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Other techniques for banishing stress from your
life.

• Maintain Good Social Relationships
• Improve your communication
• Make time for self-renewal/rejuvenation
• Exercise
• Define yourself clearly to others

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Exercise Choosing the best type of activity for
you

• What do you want from your physical activity?
• Do you prefer to be alone or with others when you
  are being active?

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Exercise Choosing the best type of activity for
you

• How physically fit are you?
• Do you prefer indoors or outdoors?

How much time are you willing to commit? When
can you fit activity into your schedule?
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Relaxing your mind body

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation
• Meditation
• Visualization
• Deep Breathing
• Drawing Coloring

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Tai Chi Exercise
Awaken the Chi
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Tai Chi Exercise
Bridge Over Water
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Tai Chi Exercise
Wild Goose Looks for Food
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Tai Chi Exercise
Rolling the Arms
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Tai Chi Exercise
Quieting the Chi
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Questions?