1. Dr. Larry Iverson www.DrLarryIverson.com
Thrive—Don’t Just Survive! Managing Stress & Pressure So You Don’t Burnout
Dr. Larry Iverson

2. Objectives Stress--Impact on Your Health The Staircase Effect
Handling Irritation & Frustration
The Burnout Syndrome
Dealing with Burnout
Winning All The Time.

3. On Self-Leadership….
“To every person there comes a time in life, that special moment, when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to his or her talent. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be their finest hour.”
~~ Winston Churchill ~~

4. Stress In Our Culture
Psychosocial Stress in modern culture has grown to dangerous proportions
Stress affects over half of all adults
Stress-related psychological and physical disorders are the #1 social and health problem in the last decade
Stress induced disorders are the most prominent illnesses in the developed nations including the US, Canada, most of Eastern & Western Europe, and Japan.

5. Some Illnesses Considered to Have a Stress or Psychosomatic Component
Cardiovascular
Cancers
Strokes
Sexual Dysfunction
Ulcers
Colitis
Allergies
Hypertension
High Blood Pressure
Insomnia
Many Headaches.

6. Take Back Control
Stress is a function of your
reaction to change.

7. Human Brainwaves Cycles Per Second Beta 14+ CPS Alpha 9-13 CPS
Theta 4-8 CPS
Delta 1-3 CPS

8. Beta Brainwave Stressed
Beta Brainwave Under Stress or Experiencing Pressure

9. Get a Grip
The Holmes/Rahe Scale – Stress in the last 12 months can be a predictor of illness in the coming 12 months.
Central to managing stress, pressure and frustration is learning to respond resourcefully, instead of just reacting to situations.

10. The Staircase Effect
End of Your Day
Start of Your Day

11. The Staircase Effect
End of Your Day
Start of Your Day

12. Internal Internal
State Computations
External
Behavior

13. Feeling/Mood
Internal Internal
State Computations
External
Behavior

14. Internal Internal State Computations External Behavior
Self-Talk
Feeling/Mood Mental Images
Internal Internal
State Computations
External
Behavior

15. How Emotions are Generated
Chemical or Hormonal shifts in the body
Damage to the brain or central nervous system
Self-Talk and Mental Images you create
A change in/on your Physiology

16. Negative Self-Talk Generates Stress & Pressure
Results of Negative Self-Talk:
Worry, Anxiety & Panic Disorders
Anger, Cynicism, Criticism
Communication Breakdowns
Feeling Overwhelmed, Pressured
Fear, Guilt & Depression
Low Motivation, Lack of Production
Clouded Thinking, Slower Learning
Lowered Vitality, Physical Illness.

17. Managing Your Self-Talk
B+ C+
Calming
A Choice
Disturbing
B- C-
Actions Beliefs Consequences
Experiences Self-Talk Emotion/Feelings

18. Managing Your Self-Talk
B+ C+
A Choice
B- C-
Actions Beliefs Consequences
Experiences Self-Talk Emotion/Feelings

19. State Computations Behavior Internal Internal External
Self-Talk
Feeling/Mood Mental Images
Internal Internal
State Computations
  Actions
External
Behavior

20. Burnout
Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do “people working” of some kind.

21. Aspects of Burnout
Emotional Exhaustion: This is how drained or used-up you feel (can be mental or physical.)
Depersonalization: This is distancing others to protect ones-self. It’s turning people into objects; this reduces the personal aspect of interacting.
Personal Accomplishment: This is the level of fulfillment you receive from making a contribution to your objective, team or organization.

22. Primary Creators of Burnout
Involvement with People
The Job Setting Itself
Your Own Personal Characteristics and Habits
Rank these from 1 to 3 in the order they affect you—most to least. Why is that? Compare with other’s sitting by you.

23. Managing Your Self-Talk
B+ C+
Calming
A Choice
Disturbing
B- C-
Actions Beliefs Consequences
Experiences Self-Talk Emotion/Feelings

24. Winning All The Time
Begin
Move Do
Act
Fulfillment
Win

25. Winning All The Time Begin Fulfillment Win Move Do Act
(+) Self-Acknowledgement (+) Self-Talk
Self Pats on the Back

26. Winning All The Time Begin Win Fulfillment Move Do Energy Confidence
Act
Energy
Confidence
Win
Fulfillment
(+) Self-Acknowledgement (+) Self-Talk
Giving Self Pats on the Back

27. Your Homework Without review:
50% of information lost in first 24 hours
25% more lost in the next 24 hours
Only 1% to 3% is all that’s retained after 7 days if not reviewed!!!
Review today's material multiple times and think where and how you’ll use it.
Take it in “chunks” for increased retention and integration.