The price of stress
There's some research out this week showing that ill health is currently costing the UK economy £11 billion each year. That's some figure!
A large majority of that ill health is back pain. It's widely recognised that a lot of back pain is a direct result of too much stress. So, our stressful lives are leading us to huge amounts of illness resulting in distress, time off work, visits to the doctor, lowered productivity, costly medical bills and much unhappiness.
How much better, for ourselves, our families and our workplaces, if we could take control of our stress and minimise its damaging effects?
Maybe like me you've suffered from back pain and are aware that it stems, at least partly, from your stress levels. Maybe you run a workplace and can see the damaging effects of stress on your staff and on your bottom line. Or maybe you'd simply like to manage your own stress before it gets out of hand and limits your health and wellbeing.
There are all sorts of things you can do to manage your stress, including being aware of what your own stressors are and finding ways to limit them, not taking on too much and learning to say 'no', organising your time so you work effectively and efficiently and still find time for yourself and your family, giving yourself positive messages that boost your morale and wellbeing, and learning how to relax.
In fact there's so much that can be done to help control your stress, it's amazing we don't do more about it, especially given the recognised impact on ourselves and on our economy.
A lot of my work centres around helping people manage their stress. Some come looking for ways to manage their time better, others wanting to find out who they are and find some sense of purpose and inner peace, still others wanting to build their self-esteem, look after themselves
better and feel more relaxed.
Solutions include one-to-one coaching, group workshops (great for companies), and my online courses, including the popular How to Find More Time for Work and Play.
In response to the fact that so many of us suffer stressful lives and find it difficult to relax, I've compiled a professional self-help CD Ultimate Relaxation which contains powerful techniques for managing your stress. Email me at elizabeth.juffs@ejlifecoaching.co.uk or phone me on 0115 925 2552 to order your copy or find out more.
Maybe, just maybe, as more of us learn ways to take control of our stress, our lives will become healthier and more satisfying, and the UK economy will follow suit!
A large majority of that ill health is back pain. It's widely recognised that a lot of back pain is a direct result of too much stress. So, our stressful lives are leading us to huge amounts of illness resulting in distress, time off work, visits to the doctor, lowered productivity, costly medical bills and much unhappiness.
How much better, for ourselves, our families and our workplaces, if we could take control of our stress and minimise its damaging effects?
Maybe like me you've suffered from back pain and are aware that it stems, at least partly, from your stress levels. Maybe you run a workplace and can see the damaging effects of stress on your staff and on your bottom line. Or maybe you'd simply like to manage your own stress before it gets out of hand and limits your health and wellbeing.
There are all sorts of things you can do to manage your stress, including being aware of what your own stressors are and finding ways to limit them, not taking on too much and learning to say 'no', organising your time so you work effectively and efficiently and still find time for yourself and your family, giving yourself positive messages that boost your morale and wellbeing, and learning how to relax.
In fact there's so much that can be done to help control your stress, it's amazing we don't do more about it, especially given the recognised impact on ourselves and on our economy.
A lot of my work centres around helping people manage their stress. Some come looking for ways to manage their time better, others wanting to find out who they are and find some sense of purpose and inner peace, still others wanting to build their self-esteem, look after themselves
better and feel more relaxed.
Solutions include one-to-one coaching, group workshops (great for companies), and my online courses, including the popular How to Find More Time for Work and Play.
In response to the fact that so many of us suffer stressful lives and find it difficult to relax, I've compiled a professional self-help CD Ultimate Relaxation which contains powerful techniques for managing your stress. Email me at elizabeth.juffs@ejlifecoaching.co.uk or phone me on 0115 925 2552 to order your copy or find out more.
Maybe, just maybe, as more of us learn ways to take control of our stress, our lives will become healthier and more satisfying, and the UK economy will follow suit!
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