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Here are some additional tips to assist you in managing depression more effectively by reducing stress.  A stress-free lifestyle could very well do wonders in eliminating depression.

1. Search Out For A Support Group. You’ll be able to manage stress much better if you have other people helping and supporting you. Did you know that married people and people who are outgoing (always meeting with friends), have considerably low levels of stress in their lives?

• Choose positive friends who are not worriers. Friends who continually put you down or talk gloomily about life will increase your anxiety. Invite a good friend to help you talk out a problem and get it off your chest. A long-distance call to an old pal can be great therapy.
• Pardon others instead of holding grudges. Slow down your standards – for yourself and others. Don’t expect too much. Perfectionism is not the means to happiness.
• Become more flexible and adaptable to your environment.
• Communicate clearly with your co-workers and boss.
• Ask questions. Repeat instructions that you are given. Clarifying directions at the start of a project can save lots of time later rectifying out misunderstandings.
• Be honest in your dealings with others. Lying and cheating leads to stress.

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A stress-free lifestyle could very well do wonders in eliminating depression.  Here are some practical methods to help you to effectively relief depression and combat stress:

1. Express Amusement and Be Happy. Laugh hard and loud. If you don’t have a sense of  humor, find someone else who has. Laughter releases endorphins (happy chemicals) from the body, and it helps boost your immune system.

2. Take Control Over Your Time and Schedule. You’ll be much more able to deal with stress if you have a good handle on your job, relationships, and other activities. When you are in control, you are more inclined to stay focused and calm.

• Plan your time wisely.
• Remember to leave room for unexpected events – both negative and positive. Be adaptable in rearranging your agenda. Get up 15 minutes early in the morning. Allow an extra 15 minutes to get to all appointments.
• Avoid procrastinating on important or urgent tasks. Whatever needs doing, do it immediately. Do the unpleasant tasks early, so that you won’t have to worry about them for the rest of the day.
• Keep an appointment or record book. Don’t just rely on your memory. Do your tasks one thing at a time at a time. Focus your attention on the present moment, whether it’s the person talking to you or the job at hand. This helps you to avoid making errors – which lead to more tension and anxiety.
• Be patient in waiting. Anxiety caused by impatience can rise up your blood pressure.
• Say “no” to requests that you cannot accomplish. Delegate trivial tasks. You must remember that you don’t have to do it all yourself. Crack a job into separate tasks and assign them to people with the suitable skills.

3. Work Out Strive and get some habitual exercise such as brisk walking, swimming or Read more

If you are a fan of Charles Dickens, you know that great expectations can lead to house fires and being pursued by escaped convicts. The consequences are usually more subtle in real life, but managing your expectations can make you happier and more successful.

In fact, psychologists believe that the most effective approach is to aim high while being flexible and realistic. Try these tips for enjoying great expectations while you turn setbacks into victories.

Setting Your Expectations

1. Distinguish between goals and expectations. You can want to lose 30 pounds or buy a new car without letting your happiness depend on such events.  Work with whatever circumstances come your way. Replace disappointment with acceptance and curiosity.

2. Let go of the past. Most of our expectations are based on our previous experience. Examine your old habits and make conscious choices about how you want to live.

3. Raise the bar. Ambitious goals challenge you to Read more

Freedom and independence are concepts that are important in our personal lives.  Today, we will consider 2 long-term changes that help remove the limitation that negative thinking creates on personal freedom.

1. Befriend an Optimist
Hope is contagious. An idealistic friend sets a good example and encourages harmony.  Being around an optimist can be “catching”.  A friend’s optimism can be easy to model, especially when it is actively being demonstrated in a variety of situations on a daily basis.

2. Plan Ahead
Feeling in control helps to boost optimism.  Clarifying your strategies and goals can make it easier to anticipate obstacles. This is a powerful step toward perseverance! As your successes add up, the process becomes more habitual.

I encourage you to USE these ideas over and over — as a pathway to celebrating your own Independence!  You can read the complete article, “The A ot Z Guide to Becoming More Optimistic”. Just go to:
http://thelifecoachdr.com/moreoptimistic.pdf

Freedom is a concept that is important in our personal lives, as well. There are many ways in which we limit our personal independence. Negative thinking is one way that creates massive limitation!

Below are 3 additional ways to combat negative thinking — and, by so-doing — to build your personal independence:

1. Build on Your Strengths
Studies show that using your core strengths cause you to view your future more favorably. If you have an aptitude with numbers, you could apply it to tutoring young people in math!

2. Create a Distraction
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Today is July 4. In the U.S., today is a day to celebrate Independence — earned dearly by those who engage in serving and defending our country. I offer a sincere “Thank You!” for your selflessness and your service to any of you who have ever been so-engaged!

Independence is a concept that is important in our personal lives, as well. There are many ways in which we limit our personal freedom. Negative thinking is one way that creates massive limitation!

Below are 3 ways to combat negative thinking — and, by so-doing — build your personal independence:

1. Wear a Smile
Your facial muscles communicate with your brain.  Hence, Read more

Here is our fourth effective tip to help you along on the track to put an end once and for all to the habit you identified from our last post:

Take Small Steps
That is right! Focus on only one small step each week to ensure long lasting results. For example, if you’re trying to lose weight, eliminate sweets from your diet for the first week. The next week eliminate other carbohydrates, like white bread, in addition to the sweets.

• Slow and steady really does win the race. Crash diets don’t work, and quitting anything cold often leads to compensatory behavior. In turn, this will halt your progress and you’ll have to start at step one all over again.

• Create measurable goals. If you’re trying to minimize Read more

Here are 2 more tips to help you stay on the track to put an end once and for all to the habit you identified from our earlier post:

1. Dangle a carrot. Naturally, when there is a direct reward at the end of your pursuit, you’re more inclined to give a wholehearted effort. Indulge in
• a trip to the spa
• a new pair of jeans
• a trip to your favorite restaurant
each time you reach a large milestone.

• Ensure that your reward is irrelevant to your habit. If you’re trying to quit smoking, it’s detrimental to reward yourself with a cigarette at the end of each week for “being good.”

• Save the biggest rewards for last. What do you want the most? What’s something you’ve wished you could purchase or experience for a long time? Spend the time you would normally spend indulging in your habit to plan your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

• The reward should be in line with Read more

Here is a powerful tip to get you started on the track to put an end once and for all to the habit you identified from our last post:

Determine why you should stop.

Think about how your habit hurts you and others.

• Does it harm your health?
• Diminish your appearance?
• Put a dent in your pocketbook?
• Does it make you act irrationally?
• Does it hurt your loved ones?

Create a Read more

Do you have habits that hold you back from experiencing the successful life you deserve? Your habit may be as small as biting your nails or buying expensive lattes every day. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you may wish to break free of –
• smoking
• lack of regular exercise
• negativity
• a stressed and pressured lifestyle
• extreme anger
• excessive eating
• or other detrimental habits

There is hope. You can rid yourself of the habits that hold you back.

1. What would YOU like to change?
a. Read more

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