How big is the problem of poorly managed stress? Experts estimate that stress costs the American economy more than $300 billion each year. Medical experts estimate that 80% of all health problems are, at least in part, due to stress. While the effects of stress on our society are [...]
Physical wellness is an important part of managing your anxiety. In order to have the skills of physical wellness, you need self-responsibility. Responsibility is the quality or state of being responsible or accountable for one's actions. Put the word "self" in front of it, and it takes on the meaning [...]
Successful time management requires planning. Knowing your goals and priorities is important, but knowing the steps between setting your goal and reaching it is absolutely essential. Time management experts have developed many tools for helping people plan and reach their goals. Here are three tools you can use to teach [...]
Staying on task means staying focused on what you should be doing and not letting distractions get in the way. Staying focused on the task at hand is the key to for your students to use their time effectively. Here are three ways teach your students to stay on task: [...]
Now that you've learned to find and think through stressors in your school, work, and personal life, it’s time to learn about the tools to conquer and harness stress. Because unwanted stress reactions affect both our minds and our bodies, a good way to defeat stress must also use [...]
Activities are the things we do that fill our time. This includes everything from getting ready for the day, going to school or work, exercising, to relaxing and even sleeping. Being able to manage activities successfully is crucial to successful management of your students' time. You'll need to teach your [...]
Self-control plays a big role in learning to manage stress and anxiety. Self-control is the ability to handle personal feelings and emotions in difficult situations. Learning to manage anxiety requires you to learn self-control. Without self-control, it is impossible to manage your stress and anxiety. In this post, you [...]
Nothing beats the satisfaction of coming to the end of the day and feeling like it was successful. Planning and managing your time makes this possible. Planning ahead is one of the most important things your students can do in time management. Successful people always plan ahead. If you want [...]
Do you often feel like there just isn’t enough time in the day? It can be easy to feel overwhelmed with the pressures of the fast paced world we live in. You have demands coming from many different directions. You are overloaded with information and things to read and do. [...]
Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and wondered where the time went? Every day millions of people ask themselves this question. The answer is always the same – the time slipped through their fingers – it was lost. The sad part is lost time can never [...]