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		<title>How to Deal with Emotional Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drmark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Reducing the buildup of emotional stress inside you starts with the way you react to a stressor in the first place. A stressor is any event, situation or person that triggers a negative emotion in you &#8211; stress emotions like anger, frustration, annoyance, fear, anxiety, worry, sadness, defeat, overwhelm, etc.</p> <p>Stop for a moment and think [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reducing the buildup of emotional stress inside you starts with the way you react to a stressor in the first place. A stressor is any event, situation or person that triggers a negative emotion in you &#8211; stress emotions like anger, frustration, annoyance, fear, anxiety, worry, sadness, defeat, overwhelm, etc.</p>
<p>Stop for a moment and think of the main stressor in your life&#8230; Is it a stressful situation at work? <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/difficult-employees">&#8230;dealing with difficult employees?</a> <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/difficult-people">&#8230;other difficult people?</a> &#8230;a relationship issue? &#8230;a health issue? &#8230;a performance situation?</p>
<p>Pick one.</p>
<p>Now, ask yourself this, <strong>&#8220;The next time I&#8217;m in this situation again in the future, would I rather feel frustrated, nervous or emotionally stressed&#8230; or calm, strong and confident?&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Strong and confident, right? But there&#8217;s something even MORE important&#8230; </p>
<p>In which mental state do you think you would be more capable of dealing with the situation successfully and produce the kind of <strong>positive outcome you want?</strong> &#8230;frustrated or stressed? &#8230;or strong and confident?</p>
<p>Focusing on feeling calm, strong and confident WHEN THE STRESSOR IS HAPPENING not only reduces your level of emotional stress, but also makes it more possible for you to <strong>clear up the problem that is CAUSING your stress!</strong></p>
<p>You can do a lot on your own just by practicing feeling strong and confident in stressful situations. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/stress-techniques"><em>.. Learn how to deal with stress with these advanced techniques</em></a></p>
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		<title>Difficult People Case Examples</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drmark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assertiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Difficult Coworkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Difficult Employees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are just a few examples of rapid positive change with the Wellspring Method&#8230; <p>“This method helped me to put the demands of work into perspective. People have known that I’ve been stressed about the pressures and expectations of my job for awhile now, but the program helped me learn to take things much less personally. It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Here are just a few examples of rapid positive change with the Wellspring Method&#8230;</h2>
<blockquote><p>“This method helped me to put the demands of work into perspective. People have known that I’ve been stressed about the pressures and expectations of my job for awhile now, but the program <strong>helped me learn to take things much less personally</strong>. It worked a lot better than I thought it would in the beginning and I was really impressed that my issue could be <strong>resolved so quickly!</strong> It’s like issues that are stressing you just become non-issues, so you can get on with enjoying life.”</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">- Ron Betuba<br />
Customer Care Representative</p>
<p><span style="color: #cc0033;">Helpful Tip…</span> Ron felt “stressed” at work and not sure what to do about it. By simply <strong>targeting the specific behaviors</strong> in his coworkers and supervisor that were triggering him, he was able to understand the source of his stress and then clear up the issues one by one.</p>
</blockquote>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">“I was experiencing a problem dealing with conflict both at home and at work. After using the Wellspring Method I am very pleased with the results. I found it to be <strong>tremendously helpful </strong>and encouraging,<strong> strongly recommending it for anyone.</strong>”</p>
<p style="text-align: right; padding-left: 30px;">- Charles Dunwood<br />
Teaching Assistant for Special Needs Students</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #cc0033;">Helpful Tip…</span> Charles discovered that <strong>learning not <strong>to</strong> be afraid </strong>of conflict or anger caused other people to simply stop using this tactic on him to get their way.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;My ex-husband was a negative disapproving person. I used to think &#8216;I’m a loser&#8217;, but the Wellspring Method has given me the <strong>confidence to believe in myself</strong>. I can now feel good and enjoy life as I become healthy and financially free. This is THANKS to your program and knowing there are people in this great world of ours, like yourself, who can really make a difference in other peoples&#8217; lives.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">- Betty Gilford<br />
Financial Representative</p>
<p><span style="color: #cc0033;">Helpful Tip…</span> Betty’s bullying ex-husband was good at making her feel small and unimportant. She learned how to <strong>tap into her wellspring of strength and confidence</strong> to stand up for the consideration and respect she deserved.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/confronting"><em>&#8230; see more examples</em></a></p>
<p>Because I wanted to help more people than just those who <em>walk through the door of my office</em>, I decided to publish a book online and make it available to YOU for <em><strong>instant access.</strong></em></p>
<p>The book is called <strong>“Secrets of Dealing with Difficult People”.</strong></p>
<p>I’ve learned that most people do exactly the WRONG things in most situations with “difficult” people. In my book, I’ll teach you the RIGHT things to do.</p>
<p>If you <strong>don’t have a clue</strong> about how to handle a difficult person, and would like to clear up your situation effectively, this book will help you.</p>
<p>If you already have fairly <strong>well-developed interpersonal skills</strong>, this book will make you better.</p>
<p>You might be dealing with a difficult person <em>at work</em> or <em>at home</em> or somewhere<em>in the community</em>. That’s fine. Whatever your situation, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">this book will help you</span>.</p>
<p>By the way, this isn’t just a collection of tips and advice. It’s a <em>step-by-step method</em>, a tried and <strong>tested system</strong> that you can use to solve all sorts of relationship dilemmas.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/difficult-people"><em>&#8230; see some of the secrets inside the dealing with difficult people book</em></a></p>
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		<title>Why Advice Doesn&#8217;t Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drmark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assertiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Advice from Books, Articles, Talks<br /> or Teleseminars Don&#8217;t Produce REAL Change <p>These &#8220;information&#8221; products focus on giving you advice on dealing with people, but ignore the extreme importance of your inner sensitive spots and stress reactions.</p> <p>I&#8217;ve found that many people just want someone to TELL them <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/difficult-people">how to deal with difficult people</a>. But after [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;">Why Advice from Books, Articles, Talks<br />
or Teleseminars Don&#8217;t Produce <span style="text-decoration: underline;">REAL</span> Change</h2>
<p>These &#8220;information&#8221; products focus on <strong>giving you advice</strong> on dealing with people, but ignore the extreme importance of your inner sensitive spots and stress reactions.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve found that many people just want someone to <strong>TELL</strong> them <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/difficult-people">how to deal with difficult people</a>. But after they receive that advice, they usually find it hard to <strong>follow through</strong> and turn it into constructive action simply because their emotions get in the way and create a <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/lack-of-assertiveness">lack of assertiveness</a>.</p>
<p>In fact, I&#8217;ve discovered that providing information or &#8220;advice&#8221; alone usually <strong>doesn&#8217;t translate</strong> into positive action or successful results.</p>
<p>In other words, knowing what you SHOULD do about an interpersonal problem is simply NOT ENOUGH to solve the problem!</p>
<p>This is because advice or information alone can NEVER give you the <strong>inner feeling</strong> of confidence and the<a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/assertiveness"> assertiveness skills </a>you <strong>MUST HAVE </strong>in order to deal with people successfully.</p>
<p>Furthermore, advice is usually much <strong>too general</strong> to address your SPECIFIC situation or too weak to really change your inner beliefs about people, especially if your situation is loaded with anxiety, frustration or stress.</p>
<p>Someone telling you things you SHOULD do might be interesting, but it&#8217;s NOT going to change your habitual behaviors, reactions and emotions (which are <strong>undermining your success</strong>).</p>
<p>The ONLY way to to generate the <strong>confidence</strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/assertiveness">assertiveness skills</a></strong> you need to be TRULY successful with people is through a shift <strong>on the inside, </strong>to FREE you from anxiety, frustration and stress and tap into your personal strength and power.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/shrinkinabox">&#8230; discover how to produce REAL change</a></em></p>
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		<title>5 Effective Confidence Boosters That Will Help You Be More Successful Anytime Anywhere</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dr.mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>1. Recognize That You Do Have a Choice Between Stressing Out or Being Strong and Confident<br /> One thing that people often do not realize is that their emotions can and do change. Just because a situation may be automatically triggering anxiety, it doesn’t always have to be that way. There are things we can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>1. Recognize That You Do Have a Choice Between Stressing Out or Being Strong and Confident</strong><br />
One thing that people often do not realize is that their emotions can and do change. Just because a situation may be automatically triggering anxiety, it doesn’t always have to be that way. There are things we can do to cause ourselves to feel differently.</p>
<p>So, one powerful confidence booster technique is to simply <strong>decide how you want to feel.</strong> Ask yourself, “Would I rather feel nervous, anxious or stressed in this situation? …or, calm, strong and confident?”</p>
<p>When you pause to think about which emotional state is going to help you be more successful in your challenging situation, it is usually obvious that feeling strong and confident will always produce a better result. So, decide<strong> </strong>whether you want to focus on feeling anxious and stressed or feeling strong and confident.</p>
<p><strong>2. Clear Out One Corner of Your Junky Closet at a Time</strong><br />
Rather than letting yourself become overwhelmed by a challenge that is facing you, break it down into bite-size chunks.</p>
<p>Any situation that is triggering anxiety or stress (or any negative emotion for that matter) will feel easier if you can identify several smaller more manageable pieces to the problem.</p>
<p>For example, let’s say you’ve got a presentation to do. Preparing the information is one part – perhaps there are several parts if it’s a big presentation. Another part is rehearsing it – doing some dry runs just to get comfortable hearing yourself talk and giving yourself a chance to stumble over your words enough times until you get it right.</p>
<p>Maybe you record yourself speaking. Another part may be making sure you’ve got all the tools and materials you’ll need ahead of time.</p>
<p>This technique is used by mountain climbers to prevent themselves from feeling overwhelmed by the daunting task ahead – focusing on only the next 100 feet, then the next, and then the next until the peak has been conquered.</p>
<p><strong>3. Identify the Positive Outcome You Want</strong><br />
Take a little time to really get clear about the positive outcome you want to create. Rather than just hoping that things turn out well or just “trying” to be more confident, become proactive and identify exactly what a positive outcome would look like. What would be happening? What would others be doing or saying? What would you be doing and how would you be feeling while you were doing it?</p>
<p>This is essentially the same as setting a goal, but <strong>don’t make the mistake of setting a goal that is the absence of a negative outcome.</strong> Goals like “not feeling anxious on my date” or “doing my performance without making a mistake” are negative. They conjure up negative images that you don’t want.</p>
<p>Phrase your goal positively… For example, “feeling good and having fun on my date” or “performing well and enjoying it”.</p>
<p>Then, visualize your positive outcome in detail. Positive images are great confidence boosters.</p>
<p><strong>4. Connect to a Positive Experience From the Past – a Time When You Felt Confident and Happy and Blend it Into the Current Situation</strong><br />
If you think of some experience you’ve had in which you felt happy and confident you can use it to help boost your confidence in your current situation.</p>
<p>One woman I worked with blended the confident feelings from her West Coast hiking experience into her present divorce situation to generate a much stronger feeling of strength and confidence in overcoming her current set of obstacles and challenges.</p>
<p>I suggest that you close your eyes and visualize your positive experience and then blend the good feelings into your current problem situation.</p>
<p>I often have people tap their legs back and forth as they do this because it seems to help with the blending process. As you do this you will likely see a new and different way of handling your situation.</p>
<p><strong>5. Mentally Practice</strong><br />
Whenever you learned to do anything in the past, you probably made several mistakes as you practiced before you eventually got it right. It’s no different with learning to be confident in a new situation. But you can shorten the learning process considerably by practicing it several times in your mind.</p>
<p>If you are realistic about it, <strong>you can picture making all your mistakes in your mind first</strong> (where it’s perfectly safe to make mistakes). Then, as you continue you will gradually figure out the right way to deal with your particular situation.</p>
<p>Visualizing a positive outcome is great, but it’s even better to mentally rehearse dealing with your challenging situation from start to finish several times.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/confidence"><em>.. read more</em></a></p>
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		<title>How to Cope with Difficult People</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dr.mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s an important concept&#8230; You should not just &#8220;read about&#8221; <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/dealing-with-difficult-people-expert-strategies">dealing with difficult people</a>.</p> <p>Instead, take it a step further and actually CHANGE the way you feel and react! You&#8217;ll find that it makes a HUGE difference.</p> <p>Here&#8217;s why&#8230;</p> <p>By now you&#8217;ve probably read about the &#8220;Difficult People Tango&#8221; that I describe in Chapter [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s an important concept&#8230; You should not just <strong>&#8220;read about&#8221;</strong> <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/dealing-with-difficult-people-expert-strategies">dealing with difficult people</a>.</p>
<p>Instead, take it a step further and actually CHANGE the way you  <strong>feel</strong> and <strong>react!</strong> You&#8217;ll find that it makes a  HUGE difference.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s why&#8230;</p>
<p>By now you&#8217;ve probably read about the &#8220;Difficult People Tango&#8221;  that I describe in Chapter 1 of &#8220;Secrets of Dealing with Difficult People&#8221;.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like you to be aware of just how often these negative  cycles can occur when you&#8217;re interacting with people (and not just difficult  people).</p>
<p>Every time you have an argument with someone, even a minor one,  or get mad at someone, you are experiencing the Difficult People Tango.</p>
<p>Each time you feel irritated by the same person more than three  times in a week, even if you don&#8217;t say anything to them, you are probably  experiencing the Difficult People Tango.</p>
<p>In fact, the Difficult People Tango can even take place inside  our heads! Do you ever lay awake at night replaying a negative situation with  someone and feeling your emotions getting triggered all over again?!</p>
<p>These negative interactional patterns all have one thing in  common: Your negative emotions (i.e., anxiety, frustration, anger, feeling  stressed, etc.) are being TRIGGERED by something that the other person is saying  or doing &#8211; by some specific type of behavior of theirs&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;and without realizing it, your reaction (produced by your  emotions) is very likely triggering some kind of negative reaction in them as  well &#8211; even if your behavior is as minor as &#8220;just avoiding&#8221; them or being &#8220;cool&#8221;  towards them.</p>
<p>The Difficult People Tango often takes place unconsciously,  outside of our awareness. But you can become more aware of it simply by  observing your emotional reactions to people.</p>
<p>When you feel anxious, or irritated, or stressed by someone,  just make a mental note of it and then try to figure out EXACTLY what the other  person is doing that is triggering these feelings in you.</p>
<p>Now, it&#8217;s very likely that your natural inclination will be to  immediately try to get the other person to stop doing the thing that is  triggering you &#8230;but that&#8217;s NOT the place to start. In fact, that&#8217;s the way to  fail.</p>
<p>The place to start is with the Wellspring Method, which I&#8217;ve  described for you in detail in the book.</p>
<p>What you should be aware of, however, is that I originally  developed the Wellspring Method as an interactional coaching system in my  office.</p>
<p>In other words, if you were here with me in my office, I&#8217;d be  leading you through a series of steps and exercises that would help you shift  out of your triggered negative emotions into a state of strength, confidence and  calmness as you pictured dealing with the difficult person.</p>
<p>I encourage you to go ahead and use the guided Wellspring  Method online and <a href="http://www.shrinkinabox.com/products/difficult-people">become  even better at dealing with difficult people</a> and stressful situations in  your life.</p>
<p>Live Powerfully!<br />
Dr Lauderdale</p>
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