Easy Step by Step Guide to Stress and Time Management: How to Reclaim Control of Your Life and Redress the Balance Between Work and Private Life (Easy Step by Step Guides)

Time is a wasting asset because once it has been spent, it can never be retrieved. There is no such thing as a refund and the only re-runs are the ones that might be shown on the television. Everyone is under more pressure these days - the pace of life is faster and individuals are being asked to work longer hours sometimes with damaging consequences to their health and private life. Good time management is essential. This guide provides lots of tips on how to manage time, how to take stock of one's life, how to regain control of it and how to ease stress levels. The book covers: how to recognise the symptoms of stress; how to get more out of the working day and life in general, whilst managing stress levels; how to prioritize both at work and at home; how to say "no" to those requests that should be turned down; how to get others to say "yes"; and how to diffuse stressful situations. This book contains lots of tips and hints which you can absorb easily into your existing work (and home) patterns to help your time management and ease your stress level. It explains how you might be contributing to your ownstress level - and what you can do about it; how you can influence others to take on some of the workload coming your way - and, even better, how you can pass on some of your work to others; how to recognise and then reduce the amount of time you'waste'; how to prioritise - what to do first and last; how to take stock of your life in general and take control of it; and how looking after yourself can benefit everyone - especially you. This book contains lots of tips and hints which you can absorb easily into your existing work (and home) patterns to help your time management and ease your stress level. It explains how you might be contributing to your own stress level and what you can do about it; how you can influence others to take on some of the workload coming your way and, even better, how you can pass on some of your work to others; how to recognise and then reduce the amount of time you 'waste'; how to prioritise, what to do first and last; how to take stock of your life in general and take control of it; and how looking after yourself can benefit everyone, especially you Time is a wasting asset because once you've spent it, you can't get it back. There's no such thing as a refund and the only re-runs are the ones you see on the TV. Everyone is under more pressure these days. The pace of life is faster and individuals are being asked to work longer hours sometimes with damaging consequences to their health and private life. Good time management is essential. This guide provides lots of tips on how to manage your time, how to take stock of your life, how to regain control of it and how to ease your stress level. About the author......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 10 Time is a valuable asset......Page 13 What are the symptoms of stress?......Page 19 What are the causes and consequences of stress?......Page 29 What others expect of you......Page 45 The expectations you have of yourself......Page 57 The stress you might cause others......Page 64 Anticipating problems and dealing with them......Page 73 'Wasting' time......Page 79 Structuring your day......Page 93 Prioritisation......Page 104 A complete way of thinking......Page 111