Workplace stress is the primary cause of mental health concerns in Canada. According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, one in five Canadians experience a mental health problem or illness each year, equating to 500,000 employees unable to work every week.
What if you could respond positively to stressful situations and harness stress to your advantage? Hardiness is a mindset that helps you manage your way through stress, reducing stress-related illness and strengthening your ability to thrive under pressure.
Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals
Dr. Steven J. Stein an Innovative Alliance Member, is a best selling author, psychologist, and speaker at our virtual Innovators Exchange taking place on October 15th. He is an expert in helping people channel their stress correctly in order to make a positive change to their lives.
In his new book “Hardiness: Making Stress Work For You to Achieve Your Life Goals” co-authored by Paul T. Bartone, he urges readers to focus on developing a ‘Hardiness’ mindset in order to effectively manage stress. Hardiness, he believes, consists of 3Cs (commitment, control, and challenge) that must be embraced to overcome stress and increase personal growth. Here’s his advice:
Try the following to build your ‘Commitment’:
Try the following to build your ‘Control’:
Try the following to build your ‘Challenge’:
Click here for more information about “Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals”.
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