FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest Priorities

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Stress Reduction Kit
Bang Head Here!

• Directions
• Place on hardsurface
• Follow directions in circle
• Repeat Step 2 until unconscious

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Impact on Performance
Performance
Stress
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Causes of Stress

• Workload
• Role Uncertainty
• Role Conflict
• Managing Others
• Isolation
• Group Dynamics

• Job Satisfaction
• Job Security
• Conflict
• Environmental Conditions
• Unclear Priorities

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Stress Signals

• Headaches
• Stomach pain
• Clenched jaw
• Sleeplessness
• Breathing problems
• Worry
• Accident prone
• Nightmares

• Feeling rushed, trapped
• Fatigue
• Wanting to be alone
• Tension muscles
• Irritability
• Weight gain/loss
• Inability to concentrate

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Warning signs at work

• Decrease in quality and quantity
• Sense of humor diminishes
• Obsessive hours
• Difficulty making decisions
• Risk avoidance
• Outbursts of anger, hostility
• Missing deadlines
• Apathy

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Instant Relievers

• Deep breathing
• Mental breaks
• Stretching
• Peer connection
• Laugh
• Write

• Look at the big picture
• Finish something
• Take care of yourself
• Talk to a friend

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Stay healthy!

• Rules to live by
• Quit smoking
• Watch your alcohol intake
• Exercise
• Maintain weight control
• Eat breakfast
• Have a hobby

• Rules to eat by
• Eat a variety of foods
• Watch out for the fat
• Eat foods with starch and fiber
• Avoid too much sugar and salt

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Yes, I know youre busy!

• Focus on your priorities
• Break projects into digestible chunks
• Be assertive, learn when and how to say no
• Balance work and personal goals

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Develop a Plan

• Focus on the goal
• Identify the end point
• List the steps/tasks/actions required
• Work backwards and set milestone dates
• Communicate to EVERYONE

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A couple more thoughts

• Avoid isolationseek out others
• Separate your being from your doing
• Practice stress reducing techniques
• Dont expect perfection all the time
• Look for stress patterns, learn from them
• Manage your priorities and your time

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THE RUNAROUND DILEMMA
Because we dont know what is really important to
us, everything seems important.
Because everything seems important, we have to do
everything.
Other people, unfortunately, see us as
doing everything, so they expect us to do
everything.
Doing everything keeps us so busy, we dont
have time to think about what is really important
to us.
Dr. Stephen Covey
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Managing Your Calendar
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Based on StephenCoveys First Things First
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Three Step Process

• Plan Weekly
• Plan Daily
• Prioritize

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THREE STEPS TO WEEKLY PLANNING

• Review roles.
• Choose big rocks.
• Schedule the week.

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THREE STEPS TO DAILY PLANNING

• Check todays appointments.
• Make a realistic list.
• Prioritize (ABC, 123).

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QUOTE
A successful life does not result from chance
nor is it determined by fate or good fortune, but
rather through a succession of successful days.
Ari Kiev A Strategy for Daily Living