Stress, burnout, exhaustion – don't let things get that far. Read how to avoid getting stressed out:

1. Practice mental training based on the Enkelmann method. Imagine you are walking down a flight of stairs. With your eyes closed, count backwards from 10 to 0. Breathe in and out deeply and evenly.

2. Practice conscious autosuggestion to improve your ability to concentrate, since "concentration focuses on vital energy". Replace negative suggestions like "You can't do that", "That's impossible" with new, positive impulses.

3. Practice "stress management": Mark out your personal aims in life and give more time to areas of your life that you have previously neglected (e.g.: partner, family, friends). Your work-life balance should be as well-adjusted as possible. Your private life is an important "energy source" and is thus the best prevention against nervousness, burnout, or anxiety.

4. Replace bad habits with positive new ones: Consciously take responsibility for yourself. Begin with your health: Eat a well-balanced diet, exercise regularly, practice sport moderately, don't overindulge in alcohol, stop smoking, make sure that you get sufficient sleep, treat yourself to a relaxing vacation ...

5. Laugh:Laughing activates the body's "happiness hormones", the endorphins. The formation of stress hormones is reduced, while the formation of immune system strengthening B and T cells is stimulated. Free cancer prevention that also has a harmonizing effect and makes you happy.

6. Be optimistic:Try to see something positive in every situation, even in failures. Optimists live longer, are healthier and happier. A positive attitude to life can even boost production of the neurotransmitter serotonin that has the ability to destroy cancer cells.

7. Make sure that you take enough breaks:Breaks are important to "let off steam". If you are continuously under a lot of pressure, you often don't notice that your blood pressure is also rising, that your organs are working at "full speed ahead" and that it is only a matter of time before you will experience a stress-related illness. Therefore, factor in a few breaks – and make sure that you actually take them. Use the break for a short relaxation exercise (e.g. the "stairs exercise"). Just ten minutes "switching off" can help against nervous anxiety and performance blocks.

8. Become a "wise egotist":Every now and then take a few hours just for yourself, simply for leisure or whatever else that you really enjoy. Learn to say "no" and take some "time out". Egotists never suffer from stress – wise egotists make sure that things never reach that stage.

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Nikolaus B. Enkelmann Enkelmann-lnstitut info@enkelmann.de http://www.enkelmann.de