TOP 13 WORKPLACE STRESS MOTIVATORS

1. Role overload
2. Role ambiguity
3. Role conflict
4. Lack of work autonomy
5. Decision-making or lack of it
6. Self-esteem & motivation
7. A feeling of helplessness
8. Uncertainty and urgency
9. Poor management or boss
10. Promotion & recognition
11. Company politics
12. Personnel challenges
13. Personal challenges

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How to Improve your own and others Workplace Attitudes

 

1        It makes people happier.  Worldwide research has shown that when you are optimistic about life you are happier. You appreciate life through nature, your friends, associates, home and are happy to give back.

2        People live longer. As ‘feel good’ endorphins flow through your body, you are ridding your body of stress which is one of life’s killer diseases, therefore you are living to a riper old age.

3    People enjoy working with you more. Human nature is that we want to feel good, unfortunately many people don’t know how. The positive people with positive energy  are attract other likeminded people to think and act the same way.

 

4    You have more fun. Laughing is one of life’s free gifts that puts a smile on your face and jelly in your belly. As you go looking for fun it finds its way to you as people share jokes and you look on the bright side of life.

 

5    You don’t grumble when things go wrong instead try to fix it. Positive thinking has you   overcoming works hurdles quicker. Business is about solving problems. If you grin away at work you’ll get stuck in a downward spiral whereas if you sharpen your thoughts you will search for solutions. 

 

6    You quickly look for a positive action and achieve more. You way of thinking is that        solutions are just around the corner and you look for an answer to you workplace            challenges.

 

7    You have a higher productivity level. You know that once you’ve knuckled down to         achieve a goal you will feel good and your positive attitude and solution focussed thinking has you finishing your goals and searching for another.

 

8        You feel good.  Your work is an alignment of you to your desires. If you are in your dream career you will be enjoying your life work, helping others, creating, leading or engaged in some technical operation. If you love what you do, you automatically feel good.

9        YOU GET RESULTS because your enthusiasm and your thinking drives you to want to strive for more.

Top 7 Marketing Strategies for Your Business Now!

These tips were provided by Brad Sugars, owner of Action Coaching International.

• Fix anything existing in your business that is not working.

• Make sure your websites are at the top of their game.

• Get involved in Social Media.

• Work on your referrals.

• Build alliances and relationships

• Ensure your database structure is collecting details and automated

• Look after your customers and get repeat business.

As he mentioned, they all sound easy, but behind them is the work needed to take your business from good to great. Business success depends on marketing which is bringing your customers to your business to make a sale from you.

Solutions for Getting Angry at Work....

The worlds first female billionaire, always has things to teach me. Today as I read some of the tips from her newsletter in my Inbox....I thought "Thank Goodness' I've learnt how to deal with most of these things....but I thought they may be helpful to you.

We can't always do this...so read on for your solutions.

From Oprah's ezine this morning.....situations and click through for solutions.

The Left-Handed Reducer

Let’s say you have a colleague who has a habit of giving backhanded compliments. “You don’t look happy in that dress!” she says sweetly. “Don't worry, it makes you look smaller from behind.” Fuming, you keep hearing her words over and over: Worry...Smaller...Behind.

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Reduce-Rage-How-to-Calm-Down#ixzz2WWEPSrYo
 

The “Game Your Rage” Reducer

Among other annoying cost-cutting measures, your workplace is making you swipe your ID every time you need to use the printer. The card reader breaks all the time and takes days to fix. Today it goes on the fritz right before your big presentation—and all you can do is rage against the machine.

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Reduce-Rage-How-to-Calm-Down/2#ixzz2WWEWzSth

Want to read the whole article, click here.

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Reduce-Rage-How-to-Calm-Down/1

10 Tips on How to Be More Confident at Work

Businesses desire high performing employees and that means you need to be more confident at work, to get the promotion, get your bonuses, even get a job if you are searching for a new one.

Confidence is about self esteem and the higher your esteem level, the more likely you will succeed in both your professional and personal life. If you do not feel confident that means you are not. If you want greater success at work, it is up to you to learn. Employers are spending less money on training, leaving that to you. However, if they can see you are responsible for your own destiny and education, they are more willing to employ or promote you. Embrace these tips.

1. Be willing to change your ideas and update views on life.
2. Learn how to communicate assertively….not passively (saying nothing or like a mouse or aggressively by shouting or thumbing the desk)
3. Understand that everyone at work has a job…and if you are delegated to do some tasks from your manager and you do not like it….remember that is why you are employed and if you want to be a manager….get some training.
4. Listen to other ideas and learn to discuss, negotiate, compromise and change.
5. Accept compliments when you have done something well.
6. Also - accept it if you have done something wrong and learn from the experience.
7. Do not be a gossiper, do not ‘rub it in’ about any previous decisions or laugh at others.
8. Be a generous giver (but not at always at your own expense).
9. Learn to become a team player…and play your part.
10. Volunteer to learn and grow at work.

You have free will to make choices in your life. Some of them will lead you towards you achieving your potential in your professional life and some of the challenges may seem too formidable and you give up. However, doing that means at some other time in your life you will experience the same hiccup.

Your life is your ‘big school’ so if you want the best for yourself, you need to move out of your comfort zone and learn to embrace change. Everything that happens to you is an opportunity to learn. Go for it and learn to Become Your Best!

More help at www.xfactorconfidence.com 

How to Move from Fear to Faith - Wikipedia's definitions

 

Wikipedia's Abridged Definitions

      

FEAR

Fear is an emotion induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism responding to pain or the threat of danger.

Fear is the ability to recognize danger, flee from it (also known as the fight-or-flight response) or  freeze or paralysis response is possible.

Fear is frequently related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance.

Fear almost always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation.

Fear can also be an instant reaction to something presently happening.

Most common fears: According to surveys, some of the most common fears are of ghosts, the existence of evil powers, cockroaches, spiders, snakes, heights, water, enclosed spaces, tunnels, bridges, needles, social rejection, failure, examinations and public speaking.

Causes: People develop specific fears as a result of learning. This has been studied in psychology as fear conditioning.

Brain: There are studies looking at areas of the brain that are affected in relation to fear. When looking at these areas (amygdala), it was proposed that a person learns to fear regardless of whether they themselves have experienced trauma, or if they have observed the fear in others.

Creation: Fear is affected by cultural influences and historical experience, especially during childhood

Fear of the Unknown: Something that a lot of people are scared of is the "unknown" such as the hereafter, the next ten years, or even tomorrow.

Many people are too scared to take the path they want to, because of what may lie ahead.

Most people would rather teach things they've been taught than go and do research on something new. This can lead to habits such as procrastination and under achievement.

                                    FAITH 

Informal usage of faith can be quite broad, including trust or belief without proof, and "faith" is often used as a substitute for "hope", "trust" or "belief".

Depending on the religion, faith is belief in a god or gods or in the doctrines or teachings of the religion. Wikipedia lists many religions. (This ebook written from that angle)

 Faith concerns questions which cannot be settled by evidence because it is in the future and not yet occurred.

 

THIS EBOOK FOCUSSES ON FAITH IN SELF, ‘THE UNIVERSE’ GOD, SPIRITUALITY  OR WHATEVER YOU WISH TO CALL A HIGHER POWER ON THE BASIS THAT EVERYONE IS WORKING TOWARDS THE GOOD FOR HUMANITY.

Free Ebook 'How to Move from Fear to Faith' Click Here

 

 

 

 

 

Moving Forward to 2013

Moving from Fear to Faith has been a journey I’ve undergone…and I must say it has included some great lessons in life. When you are learning people transform gradually through a series of steps.

You may recall the first time you learnt to drive a car, use a computer or any other new skill, mastering the new information was a staged process for you. It is the same when you move from Fear to Faith:

 Stage One – Impossible. You repeatedly refer to a manual.

Stage Two – Possible. Now you can remember a few of the instructions.

Stage Three – Mastery. You remember many commands and you continue to master your skill

 

 My Tips to Help You:

1. Realise that life is a big school and every day you have a lesson.
2. Let go of the past, live in the present, enjoy today, create your future.
3. You are unique, no-one has your fingerprint…learn to be your best.

If you want to be ahead of the rest of the pack...coaching and classes available.

Email for details. janice@attitudespecialist.co.nz