Great Self Confidence

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How to Stop Yourself Becoming Another Stress Statistic

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Last week I started a series of posts on stress, and below I have included an article that gives a very good overview of the impact of stress on our modern world. It also includes a few “calming techniques”, but I will return to this in the future.stress epidemic

The article author, Jennifer Summers, is also the writer of “The Ultimate Guide to Health & Happiness“, one of the few books that I have reviewed and recommended.

The Stress Epidemic

The statistics are truly shocking…

  • Over 19 million Americans are currently suffering from stress and anxiety related disorders.
  • Up to 75% of people in employment are dissatisfied or unhappy with their jobs.
  • Stress related accidents are increasing year on year.
  • Stress levels have increased substantially in children, teenagers and the elderly.
  • The majority of people that are suffering from such stress disorders refuse to seek medical help.
  • Stress is now considered to be a key factor in health complaints such as stomach disorders, certain cancers and heart condition. [Read more…]

Celebrate the Human Body

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Sometimes you start to think that having confidence in yourself is easier than having confidence in the world around you.  I live in a part of the UK that has relatively mild weather, but in the past two weeks my journey to work has been disrupted by snow, ice, flooding and thick fog.  Much has been made of school closures and millions being unable (or unwilling)  to get to work.  The article I was reading at the weekend suggests things are only going to get worse in years to come…

I’ve also had a frustrating two weeks with machinery, my main computer developing a fault that reappeared after being repaired and eventually needed being reset to factory settings – which now means finding discs to reinstall software. Meanwhile my old spare machine gave up the ghost just after the last post, confidence is crucial.

My car has also developed an intermittent fault – it occasionally refuses to start – that my mechanic friend couldn’t diagnose.  Yesterday it stalled and wouldn’t restart for about 15 minutes – on a dual carriageway.  Consequently I now expect it to be unreliable – my confidence in it getting me from A to B when I want to has vanished.

All these examples aren’t here to elicit sympathy [Read more…]