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Handle Stress Under Pressure

By Sylvia Lafair | April 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Handle Stress Under Pressure

Summary: Here are some ways to move distress to eustress, the helpful stress to keep you healthy. Fortunately, I have a few tips about handling stress. I’ve become a stress-reduction researcher, and there is much to learn. Further, I decided to focus on stress and stress reduction in these trying times. It seems that every…

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How to Move Out of Fear

By Sylvia Lafair | April 7, 2020 | Comments Off on How to Move Out of Fear

Summary: The faster the pace of life, the more fear. Here’s what can help. I am getting the same questions over and over with the same request. “Hey, Dr. Sylvia, what advice do you have to move out of the rampant fear these days.”   Comments are so similar, from ones about wasting time to ones about poor…

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Best Ways to Handle Stress in Times of Change

By Sylvia Lafair | April 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Best Ways to Handle Stress in Times of Change

Summary: The choice of how you respond is yours, no matter what comes into your life. Here is how to change your coping mechanisms. Dear Dr. Sylvia, I need some help with coping mechanisms during this time of constant change. I’ve recently been surveying how people cope and use various coping mechanisms. It’s been fascinating…

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How to Practice SAFE STRESS

By Sylvia Lafair | March 27, 2020 | Comments Off on How to Practice SAFE STRESS

Summary: I want to discuss the benefits of a stress management program for you and your staff. As a leader, you need the best tools to control frustration, anger, and general upset. Dear Dr. Sylvia, My question: “Is anybody feeling stressed these days? Lots of stress? Little stress?” It seems like every day, there is…

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7 Ways to “Practice Safe Stress” during times of confusion and chaos

By Sylvia Lafair | March 25, 2020 | Comments Off on 7 Ways to “Practice Safe Stress” during times of confusion and chaos

Summary: Whether you attack or retreat, you remain in the “chasm of chaos” till you find your way to the safe stress zone. Here is the route to get to both safety and success. Dear Dr. Sylvia, I need help. Right now! Can you give me a quick, simple way of handling all the stress…

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Practice Safe Stress

By Sylvia Lafair | September 29, 2019 | Comments Off on Practice Safe Stress

Calling all ambitious, motivated female leaders to let go of overwhelm and learn SAFE STRESS. + Learn the technique of Safe Stress (that unique area between the extremes of exhaustion and not giving a damn). + Find the best way for you to stop burnout before it stops you. + Practice the specific communication that…

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How to Get Out of the “Gotta- Do Syndrome” That Leads to Overwhelm

By Sylvia Lafair | September 3, 2019 | Comments Off on How to Get Out of the “Gotta- Do Syndrome” That Leads to Overwhelm
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Coping with stress and frustrations in the workplace

By Sylvia Lafair | May 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Coping with stress and frustrations in the workplace

What do you do when you’ve had enough, and you just can’t look at one more project or help one more person solve an angry dispute at work?  Here’s 4 tips to coping with stress and frustrations in the workplace. Some of us go outside to puff on a cigarette (you betcha there are lots…

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How to Use The Chemistry of Success to Your Advantage

By Sylvia Lafair | April 23, 2018 | Comments Off on How to Use The Chemistry of Success to Your Advantage

When everything seems to be tumbling down at a rate you cant control what do you do? When the demands become so great you feel like even a feather put on top of your tasks will break you, what is your next step? Here’s what happens when the stress hormones take charge. Learn to befriend them…

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