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
Holding a Grudge
We’ve all done things that hurt others, and we’ve all been wronged before. But while some painful experiences are over and done with, others stick with us for the long haul and cause a lot more stress than they need to.
Perhaps it was a workplace disagreement where a colleague took credit for your work.
Or maybe it goes back to your school days when a bully made your life a living hell.
Whether someone forgot your birthday, bashed into you without apologizing, or made a snarky comment about your clothes, perceived unfairness can stay with us for a long time if we don’t choose to release the toxicity surrounding it.
When we hold on to the negative elements of past wrongs–when we hold a grudge–the only person we’re harming is ourselves.
Today I’ll explain how holding onto grudges can cause us stress many years down the line and the impacts that it has on our minds and body.
Stress Cards Exercises
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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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