Description
Book Synopsis From overflowing priority lists to power-hungry colleagues to nagging parental guilt, stress is the defining characteristic of most of our lives. Real help is here—an all-encompassing, stress-busting tool kit that goes far beyond breathing exercises and visualization techniques. Such one-size-fits-all methods are no match for the stressors we experience daily in our overcomplicated lives.
Whether you have too many projects, your confidence is flagging, or you are clashing with a coworker, Success Under Stress provides a flexible array of strategies. You will learn how to:
• Adjust your perspective to see opportunity instead of obstacles
• Alter your physiology to get focused when overwhelmed, energized when exhausted, and calm when wired
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: What This Book Will Do for You xv
SECTION I
Constant Stress: Reclaiming the Power to Succeed
1 From Survival Under Stress to Success Under Stress 5
2 Controlling What You Can Control: The 50% Rule 19
SECTION II
Taming the Stress of Too Much to Do and Too Many Obstacles
3 Changing Obstacles to Opportunities 33
4 Get the Calm and Focus of a Yoga Class in 3 Minutes
(or Less) During Busy Work Days 51
5 Strategies to Reduce Overload When Everything Is a Priority 74
SECTION III
Solutions for Self-Imposed Stress: How to Care Less About What Other People Think
6 The Fastest Way to Build Confidence 113
7 Quick Fixes to Eliminate Anxiety 132
8 Techniques for Turning Self-Criticism into Self-Confidence 141
SECTION IV
Rx for Relationship Stress
9 How to Stay Rational When Someone Is Driving You Nuts 161
10 Shift Instantly from Anger to a Cool Head 182
11 How to Get Other People to Stop Stressing You Out 189
SECTION V
Create Success Under Stress All Around You
12 A New Perspective on Balancing Your Work and Life 211
13 Call to Action: Getting Others to Own Their 50% 218
Appendix The Top 12 Resilience Strategies for Success Under Stress 221
Endnotes 223
Index 233
About the Author 249
