Taking "control" Of Stress
(ContentDesk) May 7, 2004 -- Are you stressed? Who isn't? Stress isn't just for overachievers anymore - stress doesn't discriminate. Hearing the term "stressed out" doesn't even phase people. "We're all so used to having stress and being stressed and maybe even creating stress, that we've not only learned to live with it, we've accepted it as a part of life," says Kimberly Wells of MyPrivateCoach.com. Kimberly offers the following article for how to literally take control of your stress."While there will always be stress of some sort in our lives, we shouldn't look at it as totally inevitable. Only when we choose to let it, does stress become an overwhelming problem.

When are able to control the events that normally make us feel stressed, we can get through them without needing a bag of chocolate, a bottle of aspirin, and a box of tissues. "So what does control have to do with being stressed? Stress is the mental, emotional, and physiological reaction that a person experiences when they are faced with a situation that they cannot control, refuse to control, or do not know how to control. Only when we accept the things we can't control, and take responsibility for the things we can, will we be able to reduce the stress in our lives."Our realm of control comes not in our outcome, but in our performance. We can't control the

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actions of another person, but we can influence their actions by providing them with the info they need to make the decision we're hoping for. We can't control our weight, but we can control our eating and exercise habits.

We can't control disasters, but we can control how we plan and prepare for them, and how we react to them. We can't control a moody co-worker, but we can control how we respond to them verbally and with our own mood and attitude."When you're facing a stressful situation, take a few minutes to do a quick self-check. Determine what you are in control of, and write out specific steps you can take to make yourself more comfortable with the situation. Write down what you're not in control of and affirmations you can use to calm your mind."It's said that life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Stress is the same way.

How you react to the things that bug you will determine how they affect your life."As a professional Goal and Life Organization Coach with MyPrivateCoach.com, Kimberly helps individuals bust through stress by helping them regain control of their lives and create a personalized plan for achieving their goals. Get started on your plan to higher peace and productivity. Contact Kimberly at e-mail protected from spam bots today for your FREE coaching session..