The Stress Reduction Workshop for Professionals

Why are we producing this new kind of training experience? Because today's bright, accomplished professionals need it. Most of us already know what we should do — relax, take time for ourselves, set goals, etc. The problem is actually putting these ideals into practice.

The fact is, it's not easy — especially by yourself. That's why CareerTrack created this special workshop. It's for people who are more advanced in self-develoment, and are committed to living the principles they already know.

This one day will get your people motivated and equipped to make significant changes in their lives.

Your people bring in a problem — take home a solution

In fact, that's the purpose of this program: to systematically work out an issue in each participant's life.

We ask participants to think about what that issue might be (the list at right might help) and give it some thought before the workshop. Then, when they attend they'll be guided through actual exercises that will help them 1) understand the stressful issue better, 2) see new ways through it and 3) get motivated to act — and succeed.

They'll roll up their sleeves and put into action much of what we've all heard about stress reduction. They'll start by defining the cause of their stress; they'll identify their options; develop a plan of action; choose their first steps; and gain the motivation to move beyond programmed, ineffectual ways of dealing with stress.

Once they've solved a stressful issue for themselves, they'll be able to use the workshop skills they learn to face all the stressors life throws them.

Choosing a stressor to work on

All sources of stress come from some unresolved problem. That's why participants will want to select an issue that's stressing them out, and walk into this workshop ready to change it.

They can start with a simple stressor. Or bring in "the big one" — that constant struggle that weighs them down or wears them out.

Common stressors:

	Balancing family and work
	Strained family and personal relationships
	Health worries
	Money matters
	Demanding bosses
	Tough customers and uncooperative co-workers
	Finding "alone time"
	Exhaustion; being stretched too thin
	Coping as a single parent
	Poor diet and lack of exercise

The day is divided into seven specific steps. In each step, participants will get instruction and insights from the workshop leader. Then they will embark on a journey of introspection, through specially designed exercises: journaling exercises, mind-mapping, free-association, sketching, brainstorming and more. They are all expertly guided by one of the nation's leading trainers.

Isn't it time you did something like this for your people?

Program Agenda

Focusing on the specific stressor you want to work on

	Breaking through the "fuzzy mess": how to think more clearly and see aspects that may have been hidden
	Identifying the central elements of your stressful issue
	Getting beneath the surface symptoms to the real problem
	Releasing your emotional attachments to a final outcome — so you don't trap yourself with preconceived "solutions"

	Your "incubation" process: what it is, how to use it and why you can trust it
	Letting go of obsessive worry
	Questions that help you get unstuck
	Learn to "stop thinking so much" and listen to your intuition
	Eye-opening exercises that reveal startling new answers

	Why — and how — to focus on yourself (and quit blaming others)
	Deciding what you need more of-or less of-in your life
	The "decision-making grid" — and how it helps you narrow your options
	The "values matrix": how to use it to choose the best course of action

	Choosing action steps that are within reach
	Establishing a time frame that helps prevent procrastination
	Creative rewards that keep you motivated

	Sharing your goals: how and when to do it — and when not to
	The single best way to motivate yourself
	3 ways to keep your commitment alive

	Identifying the habitual thinking patterns that keep you stuck
	The underlying belief that feeds your negative behavior
	Reprogramming your beliefs and behaviors

	How to know when accepting a problem is better than solving it
	Learning to become your own best guide and counselor
	Weaving humor and relaxation into your daily routine (they're your best guard against stress)
	Developing your personal "relaxation response" — and using it to increase your resilience to stress
	Finding the balance between "letting things happen" and "making things happen"

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