Laughter 101 Stress

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Laughter 101Stress

• Preparing for Good Times
• and For Bad
• NRCA Mobile Conference
• June 20, 2006

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What do you think?
Its hard to
When you feel like youre
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Stress

• Defined as emotional and physiological distress
  experienced when exposed to two conditions
• Interpersonal and environmental factors perceived
  as exceeding ability to achieve.
• Situation perceived as sufficiently threatening
  to overwhelm resources to handle

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Impact of Stress on Performance
Dividing Line
P E R F O R M A N C E
Level of Stress
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Stressor

• During typical days, what stressors do people
  generally have?
• During times of crisis, what new stressors are
  added to the mix?
• How does a stressor become problem?
• What turns a stressor into stress or distress?

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Stressors can consist of.

• Home/work interface
• Internal Demands
• Climate/culture
• Career path
• Relationships at work

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Managing Stress Label each statement as
self-defeating belief (D) or self-enhancing
belief (E)

• Something terrible will happen to me if I make a
  mistake.
• Life must be fair and just.
• I will not demand approval.
• I must be in control all the time.
• I will not judge myself by what I do or do not
  do.
• People who are wrong should be punished.
• I will give others the right to be wrong and will
  not be angry or hostile toward them.
• I must be competent and must especially be viewed
  that way.
• I will accept feedback and see how I can benefit
  from it.
• Mistakes happen and nothing terrible results from
  it.

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Managing Stress

• To Dos
• Consciously change self-defeating beliefs to
  self-enhancing beliefs
• Relax
• Exercise and eat well
• Manage your time

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Type A Type B
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Interpretation of A B Style
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Leaders can

• Learn fun and easy stress management techniques.
• Learn to maximize the positive physical,
  emotional and psychological effects of laughter
  and humor.
• Learn techniques to cope with the stress caused
  by change and uncertainty.
• Learn to use humor to defuse tense situations.
• Learn to overcome negative thinking and replace
  it with a positive attitude.