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1 Keeping Your Head in the Game Through Transition & Changing Times

2 Workshop Objectives * 5 Key Factors about Stress and how it Impacts your existence * Mental Roadblocks holding you back from success * How to transform stress into energy * The 3 most important things to keep your head in the game this year * Tips to achieve great results

3 The Blame Game Cause > Effect Results vs Reasons = Empowerment

4 Perception is Interpretation Filters Internal Representation State DELETE GENERALIZE Time/Space/ Matter/Energy Language Memories Decisions Meta Programs Values & Beliefs Attitudes External Event Information Physiology Behaviour

5 The Unconscious Mind Thoughts Analytical Logical Rational Left Brain Values Beliefs Habits Personality Emotions Memories

6 The Cycle You have 60K-70K Thoughts per day You repeat 90% of those thoughts every day Thoughts Emotions Choices Your Identity Nerve cells that fire together wire together Experience Behaviours

7 Stress * 60% to 80% of primary care doctor visits are related to stress, yet only 3% of patients receive stress management help * 42% of Americans report lying awake at night due to stress

8 Stress Affects the Body * Headaches, Dizziness, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Irritability & Anger, Panic Disorders * Grinding teeth & Tension in Jaw * Increased Heart Rate, Strokes, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Type 1 & 11 and Arrhythmias * Digestive Disorders, upset stomach, Abdominal Pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome * Weight Gain & Obesity * Decreased Sex Drive * Muscle Tension, Fibromyalgia

9 How Does Stress Affect YOU? * Can create a dynamic or creative challenge * Creativity and clarity decline * You feel disconnected from yourself * Aches and pains * Fragmented thinking * Negative attitudes * Feeling out of control Secondary Responses

10 Feeling World * Know how to read your feelings * First you Feel * Fight or Flight

11 Stress Facts Fact #1 Your Body Doesn t care if it s a big stress or a little one Fact #2 Stress can make smart people do stupid things Fact #3 People can become numb to their stress Fact #4 We can control how we respond to stress Fact #5 The best strategy is to handle stress in the moment

12 Common ways to deal with Stress * Eating nutritious foods * Drinking less alcohol and coffee * Stop smoking * Exercise * Meditate * Taking breaks * Spending time with friends, family * Doing fun things

13 Making a Change * Can be Inconvenient * Transform means to change in nature or substance

14 3 Simple Steps To Remove Stress and Gain Energy * Stop Emotional Drains and Boost Energy * Heart Intelligence and Heart Breathing * Imagine new behaviours and desires

15 Emotional Drainers * On a Scale of 1-10(10 fully energized) rank your energy level * What drains your energy? * How does it impact you?

16 Temporary Energy Boosters * Sugar, carbohydrates, fatty foods * Shopping * Overwork to get praise * Vacations, massages * Vitamins and minerals All come from external sources

17 Internal Energy Boosters

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19 The Power of the Heart * Put Your Hand on Your Heart, in the center of your chest * Find a sincere feeling of appreciation for someone or something in your life(a person, a place, or pet) * Make it easy! Avoid anything with negative emotional attachment to it * Feel the appreciation for seconds * This is energetic heart in action

20 Stop the Drains * Plug the leaks * Look for cues and track triggers * List the most common stress feelings that drain your energy * Clear old emotional accounts * Develop emotion resilience

21 Components of Mental Mastery Passion & Fun Goal Focus Positive Visualization & Imagery Laser Focus & Concentration Circle of Excellence Relaxation Distraction Control Motivation Confidence 21

22 3 Most Important Things to Do 1. See 2. Believe 3. Act on it

23 See it * Brain knows your catalogue * Create a symbol or draw what represents your dreams and desires

24 Believe it * Left Brain will try and talk you out of it * Programs will creep up * State your goal daily * Write them down

25 Act on it * Make it a reality * Take action daily * One small step

26 Book a Game Changer Session * First 10 People to register * One-on-One Coaching Session with me * Gain clarity on the things that will make a difference for YOU this year * Specific tips to make the necessary changes * Learn how you can achieve better results * Check out my community too!

27 Thank You! Q & A

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