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Stay Safe! Avoid Emotional Stress
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Kelly Rudolph
Kelly Rudolph has been “Your Personal Safety Trainer” and CEO of SURVIVE! Self-Defense LLC since 1999. She has trained thousands of men, women, teens and children how to avoid verbal, mental, emotional and physical attack and appeared on National TV with John Walsh of “America’s Most Wanted.” She wrote and published four safety books and knows that safety has much more to do with self-esteem than self-defense. This inspired Kelly to create PositiveWomenRock.com; a women’s membership website which promotes positive outlook and attitude, resulting in happier, safer, more empowered lives. Visit PositiveWomenRock.com for your audio gift and positive information.
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Kelly Rudolph | Excelle
June 29, 2009
Fact 4: Stress can be greatly reduced or overcome with gratitude.
Tip: As women, we are hyper tuned in to our intuition and emotions. Take a deep breath while visualizing all you are grateful for: family, home, vehicle, working arms and legs, pets, warm bed … everything. This will always put you in a better mood and reduce stress and other negativity.
No matter what you have and don’t have, you are better off than many.
Fact #5: Simple things can cut stress in half for you and those around you, resulting in improved self-esteem and body language.
Tip: Smile even when you don’t feel like it. Your body chemistry changes when you smile and makes you feel better automatically. This will ease the stress of others around you, as well.
BONUS! Compliment people. Genuine, honest compliments are few and far between. Your compliment spoken to a complete stranger may make that person’s day and could be the only one they’ve gotten in months! Something as simple as, “Cute earrings,” or “That haircut looks great on you,” or “Nice watch,” can make someone’s day and makes you feel good in the process.
Women impact the world every day as wives, friends, girlfriends, coworkers, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, daughters, etc. So just think of how learning simple ways to reduce our own emotional stress helps those around us while decreasing vulnerability to physical danger by looking stronger and more confident.
Women ROCK!
Super Bonus Tip: Notice the energy you get from those around you. This is HUGE in determining who is safe and who is toxic to your emotional safety!
brenda2c
4 months ago
4 comments
I personally believe that stress can change your health. I recently resigned from my job due to the stress. I truely believe it caused me to have high blood pressure and I was put on depression meds and sleeping pills to help me. I have had stomach problems for years and I know it is due to the stress. The last year I kept telling myself that the money was not worth it. I took on selling Tarrah (wellness drinks, skin care, and weight loss) which I took the products and love them. This was what I was going to do when I retired. After another stressfull event, I said to hell with the job (that paid) and could not believe the difference I felt immediately. I even have people tell me on the phone that I sound happy. I feel like the world has been lifted from my shoulders. Right now I don't want to really work for someone else. I want to make Tarrah a business. I have fun sharing the products and I make money while doing it. I haven't taken any med's since I resigned. That just shows me that stress can control you body.
metot
4 months ago
470 comments
just don't get too overly stress! thats bad in the health and may trigger our health problems.
PhillAlexandros
4 months ago
10 comments
I think stress is the ultimate silent killer. For the past four months I have been on a huge bout of stress, anxiety and depression. Now, I've been dealing with what could possibly be Crohns disease or IBS (still doing exams). And I honestly think it all started because of stress.
Lately I've decided to take a more active approach in my life, instead of letting these things ruin me. I joined two Meetup groups in my area to meet new people and discover new interests. I've also joined a Women's Counseling Center nearby, went back to church (cause I've been meaning to for years), and try my best to be thankful for what I have, rather than worry about what I don't have.
Most importantly - I'm looking for that job that will make me happy. The truth is, your job is 50% of your life - better make it something you like!
I think everything has a lesson. Through this I learned not to postpone the things that make me happy for money, or even for others. I'm not a parent (though I take care of my mom), so I don't understand the time constraints that go with being a parent- but I do think that it's important to take time to yourself even if you have kids/husband/partner/family. My sister in law for instance, takes every Friday night off to participate in her book club.
The best thing that can be said about women (generally) is that we talk about what goes on most of the time. Stress is probably the only thing where I feel men have it worst. They simply don't handle it well, because they insist on "being a man." I watch my brother everyday deteriorate from what I know is stress - but he won't do anything about it, or talk about it...and it's very sad.
Luciana