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Friday, October 26, 2007
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Feeling Inadequate or Not Coping? Five Tips to Help You Get By
by Colleen Wilkinson
How many hats do you wear in a day?
For most of us the various roles we take on or that are forced upon us as adults are enough to drive us crazy! Often we feel we're just not reaching the mark - be it in one or all of the activities we set out to perform.
It is human nature (generally) to want to do our best in all that we do. This creates immense pressure and stress when we are carrying out our different roles - parent, employer, employee, leader, student, spouse, etc.
So how do we cope?
Well, of course there are the 'chicken' methods which can be very tempting but totally destructive - resorting to alcohol or substance abuse or even the less abusive practices such as laziness, procrastination and escapism.
Here are some more constructive suggestions to help you deal with the often overwhelming sense of not coping:
1. Step Back and Assess Priorities
Take some time out to BREATHE! You may feel you don't have the time to do this, but it definitely does help. Just taking a few minutes at the start of the day to assess the important tasks and prepare some kind of schedule will make you feel more in control of your situation.
(I don't particularly like using the word 'tasks' because it implies 'duty' and in allocating your time it is vital to allow for maintaining your relationships, and your own quiet time. These should never be regarded as 'duties'!)
2. Is It Absolutely Necessary?
Believe it or not, not all situations are life-or-death! Attention to detail is noble and can be impressive. However, unless you're a surgeon or the likes, you'll find you can often get by with far less detail than you think you need. A good question to ask before starting to do something is; "Is this really important right now?" or "Is there anything I should be doing right now that is more important?"
3. Live in the 'Now'
If you've planned your day (point 1 above), there should be no reason to crowd your mind with things that 'still need to be done'. Things such as focus, effort, enthusiasm, positive attitude... all contribute to increasing your levels of productivity and satisfaction.
If you're doing something you like - enjoy and make the most of it.
If it's something you don't enjoy - remember, some things just have to be done and "all time must pass". Focus on getting it done.
4. Be Flexible
You must have learnt by now that you cannot plan everything down to the T and expect that it will always work out that way. Sorry, but life's just not like that. Great if all goes according to plan, but be mentally and emotionally prepared for times when things don't quite work out as planned.
The trick is to be flexible and 'go with the flow'. You'll find that often a 'Plan B' or even a 'Plan C' work out just as well. Most times, you're the only one who ever knew there even was a 'Plan A'! This doesn't mean you need to spend all your time strategizing various plans - not at all! Just be flexible - be prepared to make a quick change to your plans (or thoughts) if you need to.
5. Stay Calm
"More haste, less speed". So the saying goes. Get yourself into a tizzy about all you need to cope with and you're almost guaranteed to achieve nothing. What you might achieve is an early book-in to the local rehab and a whole bunch of unhappy people around you!
A great method for staying calm is:
* Stop. Don't say a word. * Breathe (sounds obvious, but notice whether you're holding your breath or not next time you're about to lose your temper!) * Breathe again. And again. And again. At least five times. If you need to speak, quickly run through points 1 - 4 above in your mind. * Take action only after you've weighed up all the possibilities and you're certain that your decision is the best one for you (and others, if they're involved) at this particular time.
These tips may not help to take away the responsibilities you might have. They may not even reduce much of the pressures you have to cope with.
But keeping them in mind and practicing them will help you to deal with the issues more constructively. This in turn will make you, and those around you, much happier and you'll definitely gain back some sense of order.
Just give it a try.
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About the author:
Colleen Wilkinson is committed to conservation, self improvement and empowering others. Everyone is faced with a range of choices when dealing with life's circumstances. To help with this, Colleen is in the process of developing a resource and empowerment facility at www.lifeisabuffet.co.za
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Finding Diets That Work Fast - The Real Challenge Is Finding The One That Works For You
by James H Carter
Finding diets that work fast really is no longer a challenge. Finding diets that work fast that you can stick with is now the challenge.
There are all sorts of weight loss programs available that work...if you can stick with them.
Finding diets that work fast must do two things:
1) You must be comfortable with the plan.
2) You have to see tangible results.
A lot of people and a lot of diet plans do not take into account the fact that losing weight is simply a matter of consuming fewer calories than we burn; and how the body reacts to getting fewer calories than what it expects.
Your body comes to expect the amount of food and the number of calories that it is accustomed to. It does not "know" that it is over weight and needs to shed pounds; it only knows that it is not getting what it is accustomed to. The natural result is that your body will slow it's metabolism in order to conserve calories (energy) when you start a weight loss program.
The body is programmed to maintain; not to lose.
This is why diets are hard; and why they often fail; in the absence of stupendous will power.
The less you eat; the fewer calories your body will burn; the fewer calories you burn; the less weight you will lose.
That is why we must seek other avenues in the "battle of the bulge". We must look for weight loss programs that do not rely upon reduced calorie diets or "no-carb" diets, which I do not think are healthy because you should not try to avoid all of a major food group.
Fortunately; there are other programs available that recognize the short comings of the traditional programs; by recognizing that low calorie diets do not work and that no-carb diets do not make sense for health reasons.
The most popular programs available today that work are based upon the concept of "Calorie Shifting".
Calorie shifting programs maintain that by feeding the body often; the body will not slow the metabolism and slow the burning of calories in order to conserve energy.
Many people are seeing great results with calorie shifting programs; I know that I am.
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