“Aaargh…Stress!”
In this newsletter:
- “Aaargh…Stress!”
- Personal Development Group – “Stress Management”
- Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma
“Aaargh…Stress!”
As always this newsletter is honest and topical, I will be sharing with you once again my personal experiences in the hope that I can help you guys with my real world experiences and learning.
I’ll be honest, since returning from France things have been manic; new clients, marketing, organising workshops, Hypnosis and Mind Magic shows, friends and family to hook up with etc. And I’ve loved almost every minute because I love what I do…I say “almost” because I made a mistake whilst inFrance.
I asked the advice of a very wealthy individual how I could expand my business more quickly and took their advice on face value because they were doing very well.
The advice basically consisted of “Backward Engineering” which in a nutshell means offering products and services for sale with them not being created or fully developed. As I write this I struggle to understand how I took this advice as it conflicts with one of my core values which is Honesty.
Anyway I decided to start with this idea by offering 3 different free Reports on three of my websites before writing them. Once people ordered the Reports it was supposed to create the inertia and motivation required to complete this work…
…But it didn’t.
In fact it did the opposite; it became a weight around my neck that I felt little or no motivation to complete.
Another reason was that I had planned to do a certain amount of work and always leave myself a buffer, so if any urgent work comes in I am able to deal with it. However, this buffer had been taken up with a few unexpected household problems two of which were; my boiler breaking down and a pipe leaking through my kitchen ceiling.
Aaargh…Stress!
Now the problem is with any negative emotion is that the longer you leave it the more speed it gathers and the harder it is to stop. The metaphor I use is a train leaving a station; it takes a while for it to get going but once it’s up to full speed it takes a long time to stop.
My metaphorical train had well and truly left “Chilledville” Station and was nearing “Noooo!” City via “Aaargh…Stress!” Village. LOL
I had to use some crisis management techniques (my poor heavy bag) and juggle things in my diary to complete the things I had to do, coupled with a lot of rest after working long days to get everything done. It was a close run thing which took some of the enjoyment out of what I do, but I did it and then I reflected back on the situation to see what I could’ve done better.
One thing I noticed was that the person I took the advice from was unhappy with their life and they were in a business that caused them stress most days.
Here are some tips you may find helpful:
If you want to ask someone for advice make sure they have a track record for helping people in this area, or at least are successful and happy in this area in their own life.
Always leave a buffer zone in your life for emergencies no matter how much fun you are having. Once you are exhausted your productivity will diminish and mean you are expending more energy to get simple tasks done which perpetuates this cycle.
Communicate clearly that you need some space. For me my communication had not been clear enough that I had too much on, as friends and family ignored me when I told them that I was stressed and continued to call and demand emotional and physical resources from me.
Prioritise. Find out the things that are most important by role playing in your mind what will happen if you don’t do them, this will give you an idea if the are “nice to do” (Facebook, friends emails) or “need to do” (Pay bills, finish work deadlines).
Ask for help. Before your resources are depleted, ask for help (firstly from your entourage) and communicate this clearly to a number of people, remember to reward them (a thank you or a small gift) to encourage this behaviour for the future.
Take a break every 48 minutes and relax and/or have some fun for 12minutes every hour whilst working, your mind works at it’s most efficient around these times.
Learn from every situation. Ask yourself what you could have done better and as a result of this, what you are going to commit to doing differently. I write the things I learn in my journal and it’s helped me be clear who are important members in my entourage and who I’ve now had to remove.
I hope this has been helpful, if you want to learn more tips on dealing with stress then please come to this Saturday’s Personal Development Group details below:
Personal Development Group – “Stress Management”
It’s on Saturday 27th August 2011 between 3pm and 5pm I will be presenting “Stress Management” teaching you how to deal with and reduce harmful stresses and anxieties so you can use that extra energy towards those things that make you happiest.
These are techniques I’ve developed and honed over the last 11 years after collapsing with stress myself in 2000 so it’s a subject I’m really passionate about.
I’d appreciate it if you’d let those of your friends (that want to get more out of life) know about this event as I want to widen the net to reach out and help as many people as I can!
NB Critical and negative people need not apply as this group is all about supporting and helping each other lead happier, healthier more successful lives!
Once again it will be held at the Jaguar Cars Sports & Social Club, (XJS Suite), Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9DR only £5 entry! All welcome from novice all the way up to seasoned professional, drop us an email to let us know you’re attending at info@wsoh.co.uk
Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma
If you’re looking for a new career, an extra part time income or want to study to help you to understand yourself and others better, then it’s important you register for this course by emailing me ASAP at info@wsoh.co.uk.
The Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma offered by the Warwickshire School of Hypnotherapy has been Assessed and Validated at Practitioner Level by The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (UK). Graduates from this course are eligible for professional registration with The General Hypnotherapy Register (the GHSC’s Registering Agency) at full Practitioner status, together with the acquisition of the industry-based award – The General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (GQHP).
The course will be run over four months with three one week intensive training modules, run on the following dates (weekdays only): Hypnosis – Module One: 10th October – 14th October 2011, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) – Module Two: 7th November – 11 November 2011 and Hypnotherapy – Module Three: 16th January – 20th January 2012.
NB – This will be the only year the course includes the certification in NLP, next year you will have to pay extra for this module.
Please register your interest early via email (info@wsoh.co.uk) as there are limited places and there is some pre-course work to complete, we will then send you a full electronic prospectus and application form and arrange an open evening where we can meet each other and discuss any questions you have. The application form and deposit payment must be received first to secure your place; the balance must be cleared before the course begins.
Take care,
Nick
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