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Bar Association of San Francisco MCLE Seeking a Solution to Stress? by Shannon Seek, BS, CPCC Featured in the San Francisco Barrister (May 2002), Editor, Katrina Lee Stress is not the easiest topic for people to address. Earlier this year (2002) I presented the seminar, "Reducing Stress in Deadline Driven Environments" (for The Bar Association of San Francisco for MCLE credit). I wanted to provide some clearly defined, simple ways to deal with stress for those participating. Here are some tips I passed along. Objectives Avoiding costly mistakes, unnecessary frustration and burn-out Managing time when schedules seem out of control Reviewing/planning that encourages feelings of accomplishment and peace of mind To address the stress concurrent with deadline driven or time-pressured environments, presentation applied "Essential Actions 6,8,9" from my work the Organic Organizing Matrix which is based on 1000's of hours of coaching and organizing high achievers such as those commonly found in the law profession. I also provided recommended to-dos for applying each action. The goal at the end of our hour together was for each participant to commit to practicing one Essential Action (6, 8, or 9) for reducing stress with more ease. (continued, above right) Back to the top |
(continued) Purposely simple, Essential Actions 6,8,9 can be applied immediately and superficially to reduce stress because they are under one's control regardless of the given environment: EA 6: Pick up your desk/work/play area in between activities/projects EA 8: Over-estimate the time you think things will take you-- know your "fudge factor" EA 9: Complete the day Do just one of these things each day and you may see more peace of mind and reduced stress. Shannon is a certified executive and business coach. She can be reached at shannon@seeksolutions.com or +1 415-925-8856. Or, go to http://www.shannonseek.com. Back to the top |
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