1. T I P S T O R E D U C E S T R E S S A N D
I M P R O V E E F F I C I E N C Y
B Y
R A H I M D A U D A N I
Stress and Time
Management

2. What is stress?
 Stress psychological, emotional, physiological
response stressors threatening environmental
conditions.

3. Why is stress management is important?
 Organizational costs individual costs health
impairment, job Burnout performance decline.
Here is some statically details from an independent web
survey
 78% of the stress in an individual's life is come from
the employment place or professional life in which 85%
feel stress due to the disagreement between time and
task assigned.
 11.5% stress is due to the domestic issues.
 3.5% stress is due to the political and economical
problems of the economy.

4. How time management dilemma invites „Stress‟

5. Identifying the sources of stress
To identify your true sources, look closely at your
habits, attitude and excuses
 We explain stress as temporary
(I just have a million things going right now)
 We define stress as integral part of our work or life.
(things are always crazy around here)
 We blame our stress on other people or outside
events or view it as entirely normal and
unexceptional?

6. Identifying the sources of stress
Until you accept
responsibility for the role
you play in creating or
maintaining it, your
stress level will remain
outside of your control

7. What cause you “STRESSED”
Prepare a stress journal
 What caused you stress?
 How you felt, both
physically and
emotionally?
 How you acted in
response?
 What you did to make
yourself feel better?

8. Coping with stress
Healthy means
Change the situation
 Avoid the stressor.
 Alter the stressor.
Change your reaction
 Adapt to the stressor.
 Accept the stressor.
Unhealthy means
Change in personal behaviour
 Smoking or Drugs
addictions.
 Zoning out TV for hours.
Change in Social behaviour
 Withdrawing from social
activities.
 Taking out your stress on
others (lashing out, angry
outburst, physical
violence).

9. Stress Management Strategy # 1:
Avoid Unnecessary Stress
 Learn how to say „NO‟-
know your limits and stick
to them.
 Avoid people who stress
you out.
 Take control of your
environment- do what at
you feel comfortable.
 Pare down your to-do list-
distinguish between the
„must‟ and the „should.‟
 Avoid hot-button topics.

10. Stress Management Strategy # 2:
Alter the situation
 Express your feeling
instead of bottling them
out.
 Be willing to compromise
- its better to understand
then to understood.
 Be more assertive – don‟t
take a backseat in your
own life.
 Manage your time better-
Poor time management
can cause a lot of stress

11. Stress Management Strategy # 3:
Adopt to stressor
 Reframe problems-view
problems with more
positive prospective.
 Look at big picture-vision
should be the objective.
 Adjust your standards-
perfectionism brings
improvement.
 Focus on the positive
aspects – think what you
have wonders.
 Adjust your attitude.

12. Stress Management Strategy # 4:
Accept the things you can‟t change
 Don‟t try to control the
uncontrollable- except
that there are few things
out of your control.
 Look for the upside-what
does not kill us makes us
stronger.
 Share your feelings.
 Learn to forgive- forgive
and forget-as Islam
teaches.

13. Accept the things you can‟t change

14. Stress Management Strategy # 5:
Make time for fun and relaxation
 Set aside relaxation time.
 Connect with others.
 Do some thing you enjoy
every day.
 Keep your sense of
humor

15. Stress Management Strategy # 6
Adopt a healthy life style
 Exercise regularly
 Eat a healthy diet.
 Reduce caffeine and
sugar.
 Avoid alcohol, cigarettes
and drugs.
 Get enough sleep

19. A quick Recall or Review

20. F E E L F R E E T O A S K A N Y Q U E S T I O N S
O R
G I V E F E E D B A C K
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