Top 5 Instant Stress Relievers

Here are five instant stress relievers, in no particular order…

1. Humor—Simple but foolproof. If you can poke a bit of fun at your stressful situation or your reaction to it, you’ll find you can diffuse a lot of the tension. If you can’t, Google some jokes and find one or two that tickle your funny bone.
2. Music—Studies have shown that listening to music that mirrors a depressed mood actually can lift a person out of symptoms of depression. However, when overloaded and stressed out, it is best to listen to whatever music you find soothing. If it has a slow beat (with or without percussion), even better. The beat will entrain your heart and slow down your pulse! Five minutes ought to do the trick.

Jeff Gitterman – Financial Freedom – Episode #33

Jeffrey Gitterman is an award winning financial advisor and the founder and CEO of Gitterman & Associates Wealth Management, LLC. www.gawmllc.com.

In these challenging economic times, Jeff recently co-founded Beyond Success, www.BeyondSuccessConsulting.com, a coaching and consulting firm that brings more holistic values to the world of business and finance. His first book, Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity, was recently published by AMACOM, the publishing house of the American Management Association.

Top 5 Online Dating Tips

A lot of my callers have asked about online dating. They want to know how safe it is and also how efficient it is in finding a true match. Well, the truth is that no website can ever truly and honestly guarantee a match will be made. However, there are certain steps that you can take to protect yourself if you choose to post a profile online in hopes of finding that someone special. Here are the top five tips to help you make the most of your online dating experience.

How do you live with Stress?

I just started writing my calendar for the next three months. It should cause panic because there wasn’t enough lines for all the to-dos. But I’m not freaking out or having tunnel vision. My palms aren’t sweaty and my heart isn’t racing. My life should feel like a roller coaster right? No, I’m not on prescription medication. The focus has to change how I love with stress. It’s a challenge each and every day to balance life today. As I speak to families across America, families are struggling. There are so many factors that we feel “have to make us happy.” And when we don’t have “it” then we are unhappy, stressed, anxious, and so much more. The best way I can related our lives is we want to live a movie of happiness.

Moving Beyond “Wishing” and “Waiting”

“Hopefully, things will get better in the future.”

Have you ever heard these words? Have you ever thought them? Have you ever said them?

Chances are, in one variation or another, you have.

Wishing and waiting for events to change and for our world to get better during cloudy moments is just human nature.

The “wishing for things to change” part?

That’s fine.

The “waiting for things to change” part?

Well, I don’t like that so much.

“Waiting for change” is passive. Waiting for a sign, for direction, for the go-ahead from a boss, friend, the government, whoever…it often leads to just more darn waiting. When we base our goals and future on someone else’s “Let’s see what happens” or “I’ll get back to you” agenda, we may end up waiting for the rest of our lives.

Best Relationship Advice

When I was on the Jane Pauley Show, during a commercial break, Jane leaned over to me and said “That is so true! I need to remember that in my own life!”

You wanna know what it was that I said?

I said, when you are about to take your final breath on this earth, it won’t be the money, cars, homes or material things that you think about.

It will be the relationships in your life.

You’ll think about relationships because they are among the most important treasures in all of existence.

So learning to develop great relationship skills truly is one of the most important investments you can make in your life.

Great relationships directly translates into a happier, more meaningful life. It means more positive things will come your way. More real friends, and even more money will all come as a result of learning how to develop the right relationship skills.

Think about it.

Scott Musgrave – Episode #32

Scott Musgrave shows you how to take your health seriously! He strives to create optimal health by utilizing cutting edge knowledge and skills to create balance within your body. Once your systems are balanced, optimal function is restored and you will thrive.

His advanced training allows him to rapidly create a state of neurological and physiological balance within your body. This balance is often a catalyst for significant life changes, including: performance enhancement, symptom reduction, normalized movement patterns, and pain relief.

Don’t settle for living with less than optimal function. Take advantage of your full potential… Play at Your Peak and Live Without Limitation!

How To Cope With Being Passed Over For Promotion

Have you recently been passed over for promotion? Seeing a peer being offered advancement opportunities while your career seems stuck in a rut can be an unpleasant experience. This is especially true when you consider your skill set and commitment to be equal to (or better than) that of your promoted coworker. Coping with the emotional fall out of this situation requires objective self examination and good communication. Stressing out about your capabilities and worth isn’t effective either so the best thing to do is find out what happened and get feedback.

Talking to Your Boss

Storming into your manager’s office and demanding an explanation for why you weren’t chosen is a bad idea for obvious reasons. Someone who can’t stay in control of their emotions isn’t ready for additional responsibilities. On the other hand, trying to figure out “what went wrong” all on your own is a sure way to become paranoid and depressed. So, it is OK to talk to your boss about how the decision to promote a peer was reached – once you have calmed down. Here’s an example of a respectful way you can talk to your boss that may shed some light on what’s holding you back in terms of your career:

Elder Caregivers Need Policies and Benefits to Change with Times

Many of today’s workers are faced with a stressful caregiving situation as their parents become more and more dependent. Even if you don’t have an aging parent living with you, there’s a good chance you could be “on call”. Mom may fall and break her hip while she’s home alone; Dad might have a memory lapse and be found wandering the streets. As the emergency contact, you’re the one who is asked to come and sort things out.

If a health issue is ongoing, FMLA may kick in. This provides you with legally protected (but unpaid) leave to care for an ill family member if you work for a company with 50+ employees. However, when you pitch in to care for a mother or father in-law FMLA does not apply. So far, the law hasn’t caught up with the realities of elder caregiving. It’s up to employers to decide when and if emergency time off will be granted or if you will be fired for attendance violations.

Some Employers Have a Double Standard

Many employers seem to have a compassionate attitude about parents having to leave the office suddenly when a dependent child needs them. Part of this has to do with a wariness of being accused of discriminating against women. After all, it’s still usually Mom who gets the call to deal with a child-related emergency – even if both parents work.

However, employers don’t always view the elder caregiving relationship as a serious commitment. Apparently, they figure you can just get someone else to step in and take care of an emergent need. Unlike in the UK, there is currently no law protecting U.S. employees’ right to put family first in these situations. Employees can’t afford to wait for the law to catch up – they need to start negotiating for changes in the workplace now.

Sin City Secrets Revealed

“They were fascinated with why people would call me and not a doctor or a therapist.” – Diamond says. “I think there is a growing mistrust in the world among the medical community and people are afraid to talk to someone who may document something that could in someway be used against them somehow in the future. My call system through AT&T is 100% anonymous and that has been the success of this program. People feel better by getting what burdens them off their chest and at the same time being in control of exactly who they are telling it to. They enjoy speaking with someone that is like them. Someone that really does care and has no way of contacting anyone they know. I have had so many people tell me how liberating this truly is. I think that’s why they call.”

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