How do you react under pressure? Which signals do you recognize?
We all have developed our own ways of coping successfully with stressful situations. To protect ourselves and hide our insecurity. Some might react irritated or sarcastic in an exciting situation, where others remains too nice or tries to hide their discomfort by giggling nervously or talking too quickly.
To discover the reactions to stressful situations of your clients, coachees, participants, employees, or yourself in a very accessible way, we have developed the coaching cards; Stress! Do you recognize the signs?. Using the 50 beautifully illustrated coaching cards enables you to quickly identify your protection mechanisms. Use of the provided exercise included in the card deck, or with the help of the exercises you’ll find here on the website to get started more effectively with stressful situations.
Card of the month
Obsessive thinking
We just can’t stop ourselves, sometimes, despite our best efforts. You’ve been there, I’m sure—when you’re tired, angry, or just been alone for too long. When no matter what you do, you simply can’t switch off your thoughts.
Even worse, your brain seems to go over the same few things. Ruminating—obsessively.
Questioning: “What if I’d said this, instead?”
Overanalyzing: “I should have done it differently.”
Or beating yourself up: “I’ve embarrassed myself.”
If you’re familiar with this never-ending loop of thoughts, you might not be surprised to learn that it often comes down to stress.
Stress Cards Exercises
How to use the
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Listen to your
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Break your response to stress
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You can find more exercises on our ever growing cards of the week page or on our blog. The posts include three exercises specific to that card.
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