Efficient Stress and Time Management Strategies
Life Coping Skills
Stress
&
Time Management
by
Valoula “Ula” Suapaia
What is Stress?
•
Feeling
out of control or pressured
in an area or areas in life.
•
You cannot eliminate stress or the
pressures of time
•
Stress happens!
•
Learn to manage it well.
What can you control?
•
Only how you respond to
what you feel and what you
think
(ref:
Anger Management
)
I.P.O.D Model of Stress and
Time Management
•
Identify stressors
Stressors are those things, people, or
situations that you
respond
to with
tension, anxiety, worry, or an out-of-
control feeling.
•
What are some of your stressors?
List stressors on the board
.
Prioritize
•
In order to effectively deal with
stress and time we must put in order
the things that are most
important
and need attention most
immediately
.
Prioritize the previous
stressors on the following chart on
the board.
•
Important
– This must get done in
order for life to continue.
•
Unimportant
- The world will
continue even if this never gets
done.
•
Immediate
– This must get done
NOW!
•
Wait
– This might need to get done
sometime before the next ice age.
Important
Unimportant
Immediate
Wait
Circle the most populated
quadrant. Many of the things we
spend the most effort and time
on are unimportant and can
wait.
•
Organize
Since we cannot eliminate or control
stress or the pressures of time, we must
purposefully organize
our responses.
•
Schedule
– Using the information from
identifying stressors and prioritizing,
place the
most import
ant and
immediate
things on a schedule first. If
we schedule things we tend to get them
done and it gives a sense of control.
•
Routine
– Repeated routine
forms habits. Establish a routine
time and way you deal with stress
and managing tasks. Routine
gives us a sense of
control
which
minimizes stress and wasted
time.
•
Plan
-
Make a
purposeful
response
plan to predicted
stressors. Planning responses
helps to create healthy response
patterns rather than defaulting to
stress responses.
Do it!
•
Effective management requires
purposeful plans that are
carried out
.
•
A positive plan that is implemented leads
to
learning and growth
. The negatives
that we think about five times more than
the positives keep us in a stress pattern.
We all have “don’ts” in our head. In
order to effectively manage stress we
must change the negative
don’ts
into
positive
dos.
“
You can’t do a don’t, the only way to do a
don’t is to change the don’t into a do and
end up doing the do rather than doing the
don’t
.”
(R. Newton)
•
List “don’ts” on the board then change each
one into a positive “do”.
Don’t
Do
____
e.g. Stealing
e.g. Give to others
e.g. Disrespect
e.g. Compliment
Test
Hand out tests and collect when
done
Questions & Answers
Understanding stress, identifying stressors, prioritizing tasks, and organizing responses are key components of effective stress and time management. By learning to manage stress well, organizing tasks based on importance and urgency, and establishing routines, individuals can gain a sense of control and minimize wasted time.
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Life Coping Skills Stress & Time Management by Valoula Ula Suapaia
What is Stress? Feeling out of control or pressured in an area or areas in life. You cannot eliminate stress or the pressures of time Stress happens! Learn to manage it well.
What can you control? Only how you respond to what you feel and what you think (ref: Anger Management)
I.P.O.D Model of Stress and Time Management Identify stressors Stressors are those things, people, or situations that you respond to with tension, anxiety, worry, or an out-of- control feeling. What are some of your stressors? List stressors on the board.
Prioritize In order to effectively deal with stress and time we must put in order the things that are most important and need attention most immediately. Prioritize the previous stressors on the following chart on the board.
Important This must get done in order for life to continue. Unimportant- The world will continue even if this never gets done. Immediate This must get done NOW! Wait This might need to get done sometime before the next ice age.
Important Unimportant Immediate Wait Circle the most populated quadrant. Many of the things we spend the most effort and time on are unimportant and can wait.
Organize Since we cannot eliminate or control stress or the pressures of time, we must purposefully organize our responses. Schedule Using the information from identifying stressors and prioritizing, place the most important and immediate things on a schedule first. If we schedule things we tend to get them done and it gives a sense of control.
Routine Repeated routine forms habits. Establish a routine time and way you deal with stress and managing tasks. Routine gives us a sense of control which minimizes stress and wasted time.
Plan - Make a purposeful response plan to predicted stressors. Planning responses helps to create healthy response patterns rather than defaulting to stress responses.
Do it! Effective management requires purposeful plans that are carried out. A positive plan that is implemented leads to learning and growth. The negatives that we think about five times more than the positives keep us in a stress pattern. We all have don ts in our head. In order to effectively manage stress we must change the negative don ts into positive dos.
You cant do a dont, the only way to do a don t is to change the don t into a do and end up doing the do rather than doing the don t. (R. Newton) List don ts on the board then change each one into a positive do . e.g. Stealing e.g. Disrespect Don t e.g. Give to others e.g. Compliment Do____
Test Hand out tests and collect when done Questions & Answers
