TIME & STRESS

MANAGEMENT
Time and Stress are interrelated
• Time is priorities Not Hours
• Stress is body’s REACTION to change that
needs Physical, Emotional or Mental
adjustment
• The most dangerous Drain out is ??????
• Procrastination
 MYTHS about Stress and time
• Myth #1: All stress is bad. No, there's good and bad stress. Good stress is excitement,
thrills, etc. The goal is to recognize personal signs of bad stress and deal with them.
• Myth #2: Planning my time just takes more time. Actually, research shows the opposite.
• Myth #3: I get more done in more time when I wisely use caffeine, sugar, alcohol or
nicotine. Wrong! Research shows that the body always has to "come down" and when it
does, you can't always be very effective then after the boost.
• Myth #4: A time management problem means that there's not enough time to get done
what needs to get done. No, a time management problem is not using your time to your
fullest advantage, to get done what you want done.
• Myth #5: The busier I am, the better I'm using my time. Look out! You may only be
doing what's urgent, and not what's important.
• Myth #6: I feel very harried, busy, so I must have a time management problem. Not
necessarily. You should verify that you have a time management problem. This requires
knowing what you really want to get done and if it is getting done or not.
• Myth #7: I feel OK, so I must not be stressed. In reality, many adults don't even know
when they're really stressed out until their bodies tell them so. They miss the early
warning signs from their body, for example, headaches, still backs, twitches, etc.
 Major causes of Stress at Job
• Not knowing what you want or if you're getting it - poor
planning.
• The feeling that there's too much to do. One can have this
feeling even if there's hardly anything to do at all.
• Not enjoying your job. This can be caused by lots of
things, for example, not knowing what you want, not
eating well, etc. However, most people always blame their
jobs.
• Conflicting demands on the job.
• Insufficient resources to do the job.
• Not feeling appreciated.
 TIME WASTERS
• Interruptions. There will always be
interruptions. It's how they're handled that
wastes time.
• Hopelessness. People "give in", "numb out"
and "march through the day".
• Poor delegation skills. This involves not
sharing work with others.
Symptoms of stress and time stress
Irritability. Fellow workers notice this first.
Fatigue. How many adults even notice this?
Difficulty concentrating. You often don't need to just
to get through the day!
Forgetfulness. You can't remember what you did all
day, what you ate yesterday.
Loss of sleep. This affects everything else!
Physical disorders, for example, headaches, rashes,
tics, cramps, etc.
At worst, withdrawal and depression.
Simple Techniques to Manage Stress
• ACCEPT ( Most important )
• Talk to some one
• ASK YOUR BOSS IF YOU ARE DOING OK ( People
normally avoid it, it is most helpful )
• Stress is not inhuman or abnormal
• Cut down on caffeine , nicotine , and sweets or any other
Addiction
• Love children
• DO SOME THING YOU FEEL GOOD ---even wash dishes
• SPORTS ACTIVITY ( Very important )
 Black dog stress
• Mid – Life crises
• Manage it
• Come back and can lead to greatness
• Great people have stresses but they managed it
• Stress is not problem but MANAGEMENT of
Stress is
• Positive stress
 Time management technique
• Don’t think of Hours but Tasks
• The hours will adjust themselves
• DO what you need first and ask questions ?// What do
I need or want.
• Priorities A , B, C activity
• CLEAN PLACES
• Learn the difference between "Where can I help?"
and "Where am I really needed?" Experienced leaders
learn that the last question is much more important
than the former
 Contd….
• Learn the difference between "Do I need to do this now?" and
"Do I need to do this at all?" Experienced leaders learn how to
quickly answer this question when faced with a new task.

• DELEGATE: Effective delegation helps to reduce stress and

manage time. Have a place for everything and put everything
in its place.

Best suggestion for saving time - schedule 10 minutes to do

nothing. HELPS TO THINK CLEARLY
 Gumption
• Role of "Gumption"
• Everything good usually starts with gumption. It's
picking yourself up, deciding that you could be
happier, that you want to be happier - and then doing
one small thing to get you started and keep you
going. Boredom and blaming are the opposite of
gumption. Stress and time management start with
gumption. It's the trying that counts. Poor time and
stress management often comes from doing the same
thing harder, rather than smarter.
 SWOT
• Your personal strengths – things you are good at and people
respect you for, your areas of good experience, etc.;
• Your support network – family, friends, professional or other
networks, government services, powerful contacts, co-
workers, your team, etc.; and
• The resources you can draw on – money, assets, power, etc.
• Next, work through your and look at the times where you
managed stress well. Write down the practical skills you used
to do this – these are likely to be your stress management
strengths.
 SWOT contd..
• Weaknesses – Next, list your personal weaknesses and the
limitations in your position. Write down:
• Personal weaknesses – areas where you are aware that you
are not strong, or things that people fairly criticize you for;
• Lack of resources – where other people at your level have
access to these resources, or where the absence of resources
is impacting your situation; and
• Bad situations – where you are experiencing problems
with your job or relationships, or where you have a poor
living or working environment.
• Challenge these weaknesses rationally to ensure that they
are fair and genuine, and that you are not being excessively
harsh and self-critical.
 Opportunities
• consider the real world, practical opportunities
that would be open to you if
• Also consider your weakness and strengths
• Morality is linked to opportunity– Money
comes by fulfilling demand but truth makes
you free
 THREATS
• To do a good job, you need to fully understand what
is expected of you. While this may seem obvious, in
the hurly-burly of a new, fast-moving, high-pressure
role, it is oftentimes something that is overlooked.
•  
• By understanding the priorities in your job, and what
constitutes success within it, you can focus on these
activities and minimize work on other tasks as much
as possible. This helps you get the greatest return
from the work you do, and keep your workload under
control
 Anger / Stress/ Time
• ANGER ----Use it
• GUILT ---diffuse it
• SHAME ---blow it
• LEARNING ----do it
• PRAYER IS BEST OF ANYKIND
• GREAT MINDS DON’T PRAY BUT
MEDITATE – SUPERIOR PRAYER
• CONSCIOUS Contact with GOD
 SITUATION AND VALUES
• Is situation relevant to our goals
• Does the situation threatens our goal
• See the extremes
• LET you control your mind instead vice versa
• Irrational assumptions
 PRACTICE
• ACTION KILLS FEAR
• Use time only don’t think on it
• Relaxation…. paradoxically increases time
• DON’T SAW THE SAW DUST
• Don’t live in past… Living in past leads to
lack of focus .
• COLLATERAL DAMAGE / COLLATERAL
VIRTUE
 BLAME GAME
• Don’t blame anyone
• Not even yourself
• Sense of pride
• DON’T BE Ambitious
• Be a Hard worker
• REMEMBER HUMAN BEING Must Make mistakes
• To ERR is human but to forgive is DIVINE
• YOU CAN ONLY IMPROVE YOUR LIFE BY
IMPROVING YOURSELF
 QUESTIONS

HOPE IS PARENT OF FAITH

Thank You…!