{"id":89,"date":"2006-02-10T01:30:40","date_gmt":"2006-02-10T06:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinreams.com\/2006\/02\/10\/dealing-with-stress-proactive\/"},"modified":"2006-02-10T01:30:40","modified_gmt":"2006-02-10T06:30:40","slug":"dealing-with-stress-proactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/?p=89","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Stress: Proactive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you look at stress in the long-run you&#8217;re no longer &#8216;dealing&#8217; with it but merely &#8216;managing&#8217; it. If you&#8217;re prepared to become stressed then you won&#8217;t be shocked when it hits. These are some thoughts I&#8217;ve compiled:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Develop phyiscal resiliency:<\/strong> Many sources suggest a healthy, controlled diet. Some things include eating less sugar, reducing caffeine consumption and avoiding alcohol. Personally, I don&#8217;t drink nor consume much caffeine so this could be one reason why I never become as stressed as my coffee-inhaling peers. Additionally, I&#8217;ve read a lot about eating a healthy variety of foods. Nutritionists often recommend the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 or 6 servings of fruit and vegetables<\/li>\n<li>4 servings of bread or cereal<\/li>\n<li>2 servings of milk, cheese or yogurt; and<\/li>\n<li>2 servings of protein such as meat, eggs and beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a big area I could improve. I&#8217;ll be starting a personal journal to monitor my eating habits but in the meantime, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.askmen.com\/\">Askmen.com<\/a> has a list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.askmen.com\/sports\/fitness_top_ten\/45_fitness_list.html\">top 10 stress reducing foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Develop psychological resiliency:<\/strong> The simplest way to overcome stress is to develop &#8216;hardiness&#8217; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0870943812\/104-0574579-4801538?v=glance&#038;n=283155\">The Hardy Executive<\/a>). I&#8217;ve realized that I am a very &#8216;hardy&#8217; individual. For many, it&#8217;s easy to feel like they&#8217;re losing control. This may be due to any number of things (competitive drive, impatience, etc.) which often compose someone with an &#8216;A Personality&#8217;. The problem, though, is these things typically compound the problem. On the other hand, someone who&#8217;s hardy often approaches stressful situations optimistically. But, it&#8217;s not entirely clear what hardiness is. According to Developing Management Skills (Whetton) hardiness results from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>feeling in control of one&#8217;s life, rather than powerless to shape external events;<\/li>\n<li>feeling committed to and involved in what one is doing, rather than alienated from one&#8217;s work and other individuals; and<\/li>\n<li>feeling challenged by new experiences rather than viewing change as a threat to security and comfort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This really isn&#8217;t that easy to accomplish but somehow it&#8217;s the mentality I&#8217;ve developed over the years. Perhaps just by considering the definition alone one can strive to achieve &#8216;hardiness&#8217;. I wish I knew, though&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I honestly feel my psychological resiliency sums up why I <em>never<\/em> become stressed. Would you tend to agree, <a href=\"http:\/\/shivani.wordpress.com\/\">Shivani<\/a>? Hey, I&#8217;m starting to eat a bit better too, I bet that helps&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you look at stress in the long-run you&#8217;re no longer &#8216;dealing&#8217; with it but merely &#8216;managing&#8217; it. If you&#8217;re prepared to become stressed then you won&#8217;t be shocked when it hits. These are some thoughts I&#8217;ve compiled: Develop phyiscal resiliency: Many sources suggest a healthy, controlled diet. 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