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What is the mental trick you can use to get through any stressful situation?

Let’s say you have a big interview coming up and you are practicing your answers to questions with a friend. He asks, “What direct experience do you have working in our industry?” You stress out because you’re changing careers and you don’t have any direct experience. But, instead of panicking and telling your friend the mock interview’s over and you can’t do this, S.T.O.P.

S = Stop

Stop what you are doing: Press the pause button on your thoughts and actions.

T = Take

Take a few deep breaths to center yourself and bring yourself fully into the present moment.

O = Observe

Observe what is going on with your:

-Body What physical sensations are you aware of (touch, sight, hearing, taste, smell)?

-Emotions What are you feeling right now?

-Mind What assumptions are your making about your feelings? What is the story you’re telling yourself about why you are having them?

P = Proceed

Proceed with whatever you were doing, making a conscious, intentional choice to incorporate what you just learned.

 

 

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Question added by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.
Date Posted: 2016/04/17
Ghada Eweda
by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.

In reality I would try to use S.T.O.P. and putting it Into Action as follows:

1-Stop: I would write the question down, then pause.

2-Take: I would be very intentionally take a few deep breaths

3-Observe

a-Body: I might notice a tightening in my stomach or that my breath gets shallower.

b-Emotions: Did the question make me feel nervous? Unsure of myself?

c-Mind: What are you thinking? Maybe: “I always feel this way when I try something new, and it always seems to turn out OK…” or “Wow, I’ve always talked about changing to a new industry, and here I am actually doing it!” 

4-Proceed

As I would think about my answer, consider what I’ve just observed about myself, and what I want to do with what I just learned. I might say to myself:

I’m going to remember when I notice my stomach tightening that I’m excited to be taking steps to change my careers.

So , instead of panicking, my inner monologue says to me:

I have a lot of relevant experience I can bring from my previous work, so I’ll be genuinely positive and focus on my excitement and my transferable skills when this question comes up.

Good Luck to me! 

 

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How To Deal With A Stressful Situation?

When you are faced with a stressful situation whether in your business or in your personal life it is very easy to worry, be fearful, get stressed and panic. Some stress is good for you but too much can result in you being unable to think straight, inaction and poor performance.

We have therefore put together some ideas and tips to help you when you are faced with a stressful situation:

Be well prepared. In your business it is a good idea to have a contingency plan for unexpected events (e.g. not being able to use your offices, a computer crash etc.), to have procedures for different eventualities (e.g. a key member of staff is absent from work) and to ensure your staff are well trained to handle stressful situations. In your personal life you can also think about how you will handle stressful and difficult situations and be prepared for such events.

Look after yourself. If you are in good mental and physical shape you will be more able to handle a stressful situation, so it is important to look after yourself on an on going basis, including achieving a good work/life balance, building in relaxation, having fun, eating healthily, exercising and not getting yourself too tired.

Calm yourself down. When you first hear about a stressful event or situation it is easy to panic and get very stressed. Calm yourself down by slowing down your breathing and thinking about how you have overcome similar situations in the past. It may help to move into a different space (e.g. outside the office, away from other people etc.) so you can think things through.

Think positively. When you think positively you will feel in control and confident. Visualise a positive outcome to the stressful situation and focus on past successes and hurdles that you have overcome.

Put things in perspective. When faced with a stressful situation other people may panic and you may be given inaccurate information or the severity of the situation may be exaggerated. Therefore, find out as much information as possible about the situation so you can understand what is actually happening. Also put the situation into context against your business or your life as a whole.

Trust your knowledge, experience and intuition. When dealing with a stressful situation you can panic and forget to utilise all the knowledge and experience you already have. Remind yourself of the resources you have and trust your knowledge, experience and intuition to help you handle the stressful situation.

Make a plan. It is easy to rush straight into taking action but it is critical to first of all make a plan of what you need to do. This will not only help you to ensure that you have covered all angles but will also give you something to refer to as you go along.

Be decisive. People can get very indecisive when faced with these types of situations, which will be very unhelpful. It is therefore critical to be decisive and take decisions in a considered but timely fashion.

Take action. Taking action in itself will calm you and other people down. So once you have your plan, start to take action to resolve the situation.

Write things down. When things are stressful it is inadvisable to have lots of information in people's heads. Write down the plan and ask everyone to write down what they have done. This will help to manage the situation, help people feel in control and will also help after the event to understand what was done.

Ask for help. Faced with a stressful situation you may try to handle it on your own, however, you may want to get some help or someone to talk to. This will provide not only practical assistance but also reassurance.

We hope that the above ideas and tips will help you to handle stressful situations better in the future. Author: Liz Makin 

adadi ABDERRAHMAN
by adadi ABDERRAHMAN , قائد الفريق , STE SOTA COGENORD SARL

The human mind is as close as a computer and high-speed capabilities and like any computer can penetrate and control easily done as soon as our knowledge of the way of his work. And if you can break through your mind then your little effort to control the minds of others in some of the tricks and tricks you can.

1. "His Palin Liar"

Here's an established fact: one can not focus only on just one task. Another fact: when one focuses on only one task can not focus on anything else.

You can exploit this fact to your advantage that you d do something without paying attention to him by others. All you have to do is distract the person while doing what you want. Confidence, and this matter so as not to unfold your order.

2. took advantage of the status of your body

When you talk with someone who has tried to reflect his position quite similar status. Humans often see this action as a sign of kindness. If you felt the kindness of people, it will be easier to achieve your wishes.

3. Consider the eyes

Look directly into the eyes of tell you is a good way to attract his attention and keep him from thinking too much or thinking away or retrieve memories in the brain. Allowing you to have greater control.

4. Wait minutes before asking questions

This is an old trick, but always served, especially in times of negotiations. Take a long time as much as possible before asking questions, this will go mind the other party and will win him the truth I will utterly.

5. Do not stop Nodding your head

Nod the head is a good sign and grainy to others. Everyone like to agree with the others. Head nod a good way to make friends and win the affection of others.

6. took advantage of the silence to your advantage

In case you get half an answer, or the answer is complete silence you can exploit to get the full answer. After that the interlocutor answers half the answer and stop talking stops you as well as talk with further consideration of his eyes. Wait a little .. Here is a complete answer at your fingertips without trouble. Password in a way that some people do not tolerate long silence.

7. Provide choices

Humans love the feeling of control and domination. That is why it is good to offer to others this feeling. But when you provide options presented them with what is desirable and what you have not harm you.

8. Be confident

Be absolutely sure of your actions even shameful or wrong ones. Walk with confidence and make sure you survive Bfltk.

9. People love their names

Asami people use when dealing with them and make sure Asami people not to forget they are an easy way to earn friendliness.

10. Use open-answer questions

Use open-ended questions in marketing rather than limited questions to answer yes or no is the easiest way to achieve more sales in the field of marketing. It certainly will give you better results.

Marichu Villardo
by Marichu Villardo , Meat loiner , Alliance Tuna Canning Corporation

Take a breath then smile and focus

Rami Assaf
by Rami Assaf , loading and Storage Operations Supervisor , Arab Potash Company

Thanks for invitation

 

I will choose T

Kripesh Krishnan Kutty Nair
by Kripesh Krishnan Kutty Nair , Merchandiser , Al Seer Group

by touching my heart side with my palm and says, all is well and everything happens for the best

Vaiyapuri Gopalakrishnan
by Vaiyapuri Gopalakrishnan , Manager - After Sales , M/s Saud Bahwan Automotive llc

1. Remain positive

2. Avoid Caffeine

3. Make jokes

4. Identify the stressor

5. Decompress

6. Re frame the situation

7. Make plan

8. Ask for help and 9. Mentally prepare

 

 

Sattar Abdulkarim  Mohamed
by Sattar Abdulkarim Mohamed , Country Sales Director , Ideal Technical Solutions

Thank you for your invitation. Good ideas adopted under Stressful Situation. 

HASSAN AHMED
by HASSAN AHMED , Internal Auditor , TIE

Take a deep breath, say KHALLI WALLI to all negative thoughts and focus on your work, if this will not work go and wash face, come and start work again.

Secrets of the personal interview success

 

preparation

 

The setting is a very important order, you have to search for the company will work out as well as the career turn. You should also know the size of the company and its position in the market and has the potential to grow. Social networks may help in finding look no further and get more information on the topics to be with you the interview as well as other employees of the company.

 

  Focus your interest to know basic information about the company that will operate.

 

Discovered your ground and tried to highlight it and also exploited as much as possible.

 

You should be sure that everything is okay before you go to sleep. Then cried your shirt and your suit dry cleaning as well as cleaning of polishing your shoes, because the morning is the time to prepare mentally and not physically ready.

 

  Res

 

You have to be accurate. If they meet you in the middle of the day, try to arrive between eleven and forty five minutes and eleven fifty-five minutes at noon. If you reach abroad eleven and a half at noon time you can take a tour or that you take a look at your notes and then enter the building. Be very friendly with the reception staff and ask them about their conditions and anything that might respect their work and accept any refreshments offered to you, the talk and marketing to be self-hungry to work.

 

First impressions

 

The self-assurance and confidence be something more pronounced during the handshake by hand, make sure that both steadfast.

 

Eye contact

 

Make sure you look at both of the interlocutors in the interview when they speak and when to stop this is your chance to keep your position and your formatting appropriate.

 

Applicants others to work

 

You may find yourself forced to socialize with other applicants who will be trying to extract them the job. Not afraid of the situation and be open to your interests and your achievements, but do not let them interfere with your secrets and points of actual experiences.

 

Credibility

 

You should During the interview, when faced with a question you do not know to recognize that you do not know the answer to urge that the deception may have a significant adverse results, because the professionalism lies in the honesty and will this credibility met with respect and therefore, you can highlight the shortcomings and weaknesses have also explains other things you know and you can make.

 

 

the background

 

You have to show self-confidence, and when your discussion of the background along with your future plans, take enough time to do them and try to achieve hundred percent (100%) and be relevant to the role it seeks.

 

 

Management style

 

If you are seeking to fill a management position, you need to show confidence and enthusiasm do not criticize your previous work and instead you can do to clarify how you use such as those mistakes that I've seen previous to your business, which I learned a lot through it.

 

Enthusiasm

 

That wonderful smile of a role where he can help stunningly, quiet fact that you broke the length of time to understand that he had misunderstood the weaknesses and deficiencies you trust yourself and you certainly do not want that to happen.

 

Talked about the search as a signal from you to your knowledge and you are aware of and addressed the interlocutors smartly.

 

Friendliness

 

It will be shown interlocutors close attention to how your personality and harmony with the team, make sure that you (or you look like) a realistic and approachable These personal touches big difference may occur if it were in line with your experience and your education.

 

Termination positively

 

Leave a positive impression, regardless of the direction in which I went to the interview, or what you think the interview is over it. Make sure you have made your wishes and thank you for your enthusiasm interlocutors and reiterated again and expressed his longing and Hamas because you hear them and shake hands with the other eye continues strong and this will leave a lasting impression of confidence with prospective business owners.

ACHMAD SURJANI
by ACHMAD SURJANI , General Manager Operations , Sinar Jaya Group Ltd

Two different coping strategies

Problem-focused strategy

This strategy relies on using active ways to directly tackle the situation that caused the stress: you must concentrate on the problem. Here are some examples:

  1. Analyze the situation e.g. Pay attention, avoid taking on more responsibility than you can manage.
  2. Work harder e.g. Stay up all night to study for an exam
  3. Apply what you have already learned to your daily life. e.g. You lose your job for the second time - you now know the steps to apply for a new job
  4. Talk to a person that has a direct impact on the situation e.g. Talk directly to your boss to ask for an extension to the project that is due in one week.

Emotion-focused strategy

Emotion-focused coping strategies are used to handle feelings of distress, rather than the actual problem situation. You focus on your emotions:

  1. Brood e.g. you accept new tasks instead of saying “no”, but you keep complaining and saying it is unfair.
  2. Imagine/Magic thinking e.g. You dream about a better financial situation.
  3. Avoid/Deny e.g. You avoid everything that is related to this situation or you take drugs and/or alcohol to escape from this situation.
  4. Blame e.g. You blame yourself or others for the situation.
  5. Social support e.g. You talk to your best friend about your concerns.

In a long-term perspective, are these strategies harmful?

Imagine that you are having a bad day at work and that you do not feel like seeing your boss. You can avoid him for many hours or even a day, but if you avoid him everyday this strategy will become unsuccessful and may even cause extra stress. This is why it is important to develop different strategies in order to adapt to different situations.

Efficient coping strategies

Coping strategies are different depending on the situation and the person; here are some good coping strategies.

 

REMEMBER...

 

Coping is a very complex process, that varies according to many variables such as the situation, the evaluation of the situation, and the resources available.

  1. Be positive! Look at each obstacle you encounter as a learning experience e.g. you may not have done well on your mid-term exam, but that has motivated you to study harder and ace your final exam.
  2. Make the choice not to over-react to stressors and deal with them one at a time e.g. take a few deep breaths and carry on.
  3. Take an objective view of your stressor e.g. is preparing dinner for 12 people really that horrible?
  4. Communicate! Don’t ruminate or bottle up your emotions, as this will lead to an explosion later on.
  5. Accept yourself (and others). No one is perfect and there is always room for mistakes.
  6. Make connections with people  Social support is key!
  7. Deal effectively with mistakes i.e. Learn from your mistakes and apply them to future decision making.
  8. Deal effectively with successes also! This will build on your competence.
  9. Develop self-discipline and control e.g. train yourself to study harder in preparation for your final exam, or train yourself to work out four times a week to lose those pounds you gained since last Thanksgiving dinner!
  10. Maintenance! Practice, practice, practice for a long life of resilient living!

Now that you know how to recognize your stress and you know the different coping strategies, you just need to find the coping strategies  that work best for you and apply them to your daily life.

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