Stress: Make it - or Brake it

By Vicky Sanders

This book tells the story of two colleagues, ‘Luke’ and ‘Andrew’ and contrasts two very different approaches to the same stressful situation that led to quite different outcomes. The story is told simply so that anyone actually experiencing stress might find it both fun and helpful - rather than heavy going. The author then uses her experience as a counsellor and human resources consultant to draw out, and describe, many principles about how stress is created and how it is best managed.
There are also some exercises included in the book so that readers develop personal ways to find their right balance of pressure/non pressure in their life and to learn better ways of managing stressful situations.
It is a fun easy to read book - packed with helpful ideas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vicky Sanders
• Release date: May 31, 2015
• ISBN: 9780994351319

Vicky Sanders

I originally worked as a Social Worker with a wide range of client groups including: homeless families, disabled persons, those with mental health issues and the elderly in the United Kingdom, and with indigenous Australians at Amata, Port Augusta and Adelaide. I managed regional welfare services in the United Kingdom and was a Foster Care Consultant and Staff Development Officer in Australia. I was the foundation President of the Counselling Association of South Australia and its delegate at the formation of the national Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.For almost thirty years, I also co-partnered a human resource consultancy, Quest Associates/Quest Partners, and successfully applied the skills detailed in this text to meet the diverse needs of individuals, organizations and commercial enterprises. My co-partner and I developed, managed and taught in a suite of accredited counselling courses, from Certificate IV to Degree level that earned a reputation for producing quality counsellors in the field. We have taught in the Masters in Counselling for the University of South Australia for many years both in Adelaide and Hong Kong. We sold our business in 2004 in order to retire.

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STRESS: MAKE IT– OR BRAKE IT


By Vicky Sanders

Published by Quest Partners

Distributed by Smashwords

Copyright 2015 Vicky Sanders

ISBN 978-0-9943513-1-9

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Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1 The players

Chapter 2 The sequel

Chapter 3 Perspective

Chapter 4 Potential

Chapter 5 Power

Chapter 6 Preparation

Chapter 7 People

Chapter 8 Planning

Andrew’s summary sheet

Chapter 9 Postscript

Questionnaire

About the author

Prologue

This book tells the story of ‘Luke’ and ‘Andrew’ and contrasts two approaches to the same stressful situation that led to quite different outcomes. The story is, as you will see, very oversimplified. However, on many occasions I did observe very similar things happen! In such occurrences, I recognised some helpful lessons and I hope that you do too.

I intended this book to be an easy read so that anyone actually experiencing stress might find it both fun and helpful - rather than heavy going.

There are also some exercises included in the book that might help readers develop personal ways to find their right balance of pressure/non pressure in their life and to learn better ways of managing stressful situations. I do believe that life can be lived with increased ease and less destructive dis-ease. I certainly wish this for all of us.

Vicky Sanders

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Chapter 1: The ‘players’

Once upon a time there were two colleagues, Andrew and Luke, who had a good idea. They put their idea to the CEO who received it without much enthusiasm and who even criticised it on the grounds that it was too costly and time consuming. The two men dealt very differently with the CEO’s reaction.

Luke’s response to the situation

Luke said, ‘That’s typical – they don’t know what’s good for them!’.

He grumbled to all and sundry during the day about ‘them’ and went out for a long and (in his view) completely justified lunch with plenty of ‘liquid refreshment’.

‘After all,’ he said to himself, ‘what’s the point of working hard when they don’t even listen to you?’.

He got back to work around 3 p.m. – just in time for a badly needed