What Causes High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure can be caused by many things.  You can inherit it – or a tendency toward high blood pressure.  It can be caused by cardiovascular disease or certain medications.  It can be caused by stress.  That’ s the focus of this article.  Stress-related high blood pressure and how to reduce the stress, using STRESS JUDO.

There are as many stress management techniques as there are human beings on earth.  Some people like deep breathing and meditation.  Others prefer taking action straight at the stressor.  Still others prefer to avoid the stressor.  STRESS JUDO, our program, teaches you to do all 3 – and 9 other components – to defend against the bad health effects of stress, to attck the stressor,  and to evaluate how efective your performance was.

One neat aspect of STRESS JUDO is that you don’t have to get all hung up on the definition of stress or on the signs of stress ofr any of that.  If you feel stress, you will know instantly what part of STRESS JUDO to begin with

STRESS JUDO begins with creative problem solving, so you have the tools the attack the stressor.  You next move to time management (to be able to plan and manage your strategy of stress elimination), creative thinking, and self examination.  By now you can analyze a stressor, develop a plan to attack, creatively think of possibvilities and ramifications, and can look at yoiurself and the situation to judge whether what you are doing is correct.

The next levels – or belts – of STRESS JUDO strengthen your inner will and self-discipine, coaching, and staying fit and the proper use of meditation.  You finish at the Black Belt level, which teaches you to access energy at anytime necessary, and how to develop your own stress management system.

By combining and practicing these techniques, there is a possibility that you can reduce high blood pressure due to extrernal forces.  STRESS JUDO also changes yor outlook on life.  People are no longer assumed to be adversaries. Work is not presumed to be your own private hell.  STRESS JUDO will give you confidence to handle life’s toughest stress situations.

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4 Steps To Get Rid of Procrastination, Now!

Do you put off your work for later, only to find your deadlines steadily creeping in? Then you, my friend, are one of the millions of people afflicted by the procrastination virus. Procrastination is the biggest reason for loss of productivity and late output. Though many would not admit it, they would benefit greatly if they start their work on time.

For many people, putting off their work for later is more habit than desire. It can be so hard to get into a groove where starting your tasks in a timely fashion is a priority, especially if the consequences for being late are things that one can probably bear.

If you are one of these people, yet you desire to shake off your propensity for procrastination, then you have come to the right place. Here are a few tips to help you overcome this dilemma and become a more productive and reliable person.

1. Set schedules – It is very important that you have a list of activities to accomplish per day. This will help you realistically budget your time and resources. One of the cardinal sins people commit in regards to performing their tasks is to put off their work because they feel like there is so much time left. A journal, organizer, or calendar of events will help you plan and schedule your task so that you can start them promptly and finish them on time.

2. Save the Vacation for Later – Many people put their work off for later saying, “I’ll just have a little fun then buckle down to work later.” While it may be true that they may have more than enough time to accomplish their tasks, it would be better if they finished their work first and relax afterwards.

Wouldn’t relaxation be sweeter if it were after a taxing job? If you choose to lay back and relax before doing your tasks, you will be more prone to burnout and will have nothing exciting left to look forward to after accomplishing a task. It is always better to have slack period AFTER a job than before one, especially considering that people are wont to overusing their slack time. This is suicide if you are heading towards a deadline.

3. Never Underestimate Your Tasks – Sometimes procrastination sets in because people underestimate the resources, difficulty, and time spent for a particular task. They will usually say, “It’s just mowing the lawn, its easy; I could do it in a jiffy.” The problem is, no matter how trivial the task, it still takes time and resources to accomplish. If you underestimate a task, you will most likely set too little time to do it and schedule it too close to its deadline.

4. Don’t Allow Yourself to Get Comfortable Doing Nothing – It would definitely help if you kept a subconscious alarm whenever you are doing nothing. Get this alarm to remind you of things that may need to be done. This will help you foster the notion that jobs accomplished now means more time for relaxation later. However, even if this is the case, do not forget to put ample time in for rest and to remove all thoughts of troubles before hitting the sack. The trick here, however, is not to overdo you rest. There is a difference between resting and idling. Always set the right amount of time for rest and stick to that schedule.

STRESS JUDO teaches a method of time management and goal setting called “TF30” – what must be done Today, what must be done by Friday, and what must be done in the next 30 days.

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Stress Hurts. Using Creative Problem Solving To Achieve Recognition At Work Helps.

Nothing good happens in your life if you can’t tap into your creative problem solving to eliminate stress, especially in the workplace.  You don’t get the promotions you are due.  You don’t get the recogniti0on you should.  Your motivation in the workplace, and at home, and everywhere else – suffers..  And so far, nothing you’ve been doing – especially to combat stress – has done anything the change this.

But creative problem solving is the key to handling stress.  Using creative problem solving not only attacks stress, but can be used in other areas to make you stand out at work.   Workplace anxiety is replaced with workplace enthusiasm and leadership.  You can learn creative problem solving very easily, by using a few exercises and practicing it daily.  This can eliminate the pain caused by lack of recognition because as you gain control of how you handle stress, you gain the attention – in a positive way – of management.

Here are 5 ways to use creative problem solving to handle stress in the workplace:

1. Define the problem or stressor better.  By having a clear definition of the situation, the solution may be obvious, thus eliminating stress.
2. Define the goals to be achieved in detail.  This will focus your efforts, so there is no stress of wasted effort.  It wil also help you know when you are done, so you can eliminate the stress of always working on something.
3. Be free to brainstorm.  Many people are reluctant to voice an idea, because other people may not think much of it.  Since a key starting point of creative problem solving is to get as many ideas as possible on the table initially, you are free to out forth your wildest ideas.
4. Gives you more options than just “fight or flight.”  It is this reaction that causes all the negative effects of stress.  By having more options, your body does not go into that state right away.
5. Get other people on board early.  Another big cause of stress is having all the responsibility fall on your shoulders.  By asking others to participate in creative problem solving of the situation. They may be more invested and easier to convince when – later on – you ask them to help out.

If you don’t develop your creative problem solving skills, your status as “turned down again” will get worse.  This is because you have not done anything to stand out, to separate yourself from jhe pack at work.  Other people who do show some – any – creativity will be promoted ahead of you, whether they deserve it more than you or not.  The bad health effects of stress will get worse, because your body will go into “fight or flight” reaction mode much quicker, over much smaller stressors.  You may think you don’t have creative problem solving skills.  But ignoring the skills you do have will be much worse.

Creative problem solving is an integral part of a comprehensive stress management system.  You probably have already attended seminars or read books on stress management.  And they may talk about creative ways to handle stress.  But that is not enough.  That’s like having the coach tell you how to deal with the pain of striking out, instead of having the coach improve your hitting skills.  Once you get your hitting up, you have to deal with the pain of striking out much less often.  Using a comprehensive stress management system which includes creative problem solving throughout will eliminate missing out on promoti0ons and give you raises and recognition at work.

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Picture your life when stress is not a concern and where you are the leader in stressful situations.  To see exactly how you can do this, go to What to do to relieve stress.  STRESS JUDO was developed by Rick Carter, a trial lawyer and martial artist.  The courtroom has emotional and intellectual stress, and the dojo and fight ring has physical and psychological stress.  It was to handle these stresses that STRESS JUDO was developed, to give you a fighting chance against stress, to turn stressful situations into opportunities.

How to Manage Work-Related Stress With Creativity

The stress you suffer at work is a major source of stress in your life. The stress of time deadlines. The stress of poorly defined goals. The stress of annoying co-workers, lack of motivation in the workplace, or uncaring management. All of these can pound on you and lead to major problems in your life, if not handled properly.

Not knowing what to do to relieve stress can wreck your health. Headaches, sleep problems, excessive weight gain or loss, and digestion problems are what you can expect in the short term. But it gets worse, long term. Unmanaged stress can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke can occur. These are just your physical problems. Stress can cause, or make worse, emotional problems like depression, lack of concentration, interference with relationships, and loss of self-esteem.

There are probably hundreds of “stress management programs” that will give you cute little tips for handling stress at work or sayings to repeat when you feel the stress. But you know that the stress at work needs a management system that is as tough, and as big, to fight back and defeat that stress.

One of the biggest problems with most management systems is that they are usually built around one single concept or tool. Systems to handle stress are built on meditation, time management, goal setting, improving interpersonal relationships, and cognitive reorientation. Now, these are all great tools. And all of them work to reduce some stress.

But stress at work is not limited to just one type of stress. What is needed is a comprehensive management system, to handle all of the stresses you are hit with at work. A system that provides you with all of the tools you need.

One tool that many systems overlook is creative problem solving. By having the skill of creatively analyzing problems and coming up with a broader range of solutions, you are not limited to the “fight or flight” response to stress. By having a buffet of answers, you can pick the best way to fight the problem. Meditating on stress may inspire you to come up with an answer. But deliberately focusing on solving the problem will do that far more efficiently.

Now, here’s the great thing about this. Not only will you develop a reputation as the coolest head in a crisis, you will be looked to as the person with the good ideas. The one who others call on when they run out of ideas. The one who can lead them out of the woods.  The one with no ethical issues inherent with workplace stress, because you eliminate workplace stress.  People like this are called “leaders” and generally get the good promotions, pay raises, and respect of management and co-workers.

Using creative problem solving as part of a comprehensive stress management system can reduce or eliminate the stress you have at work. Using a system that has creative problem solving as a key component, rather than a system that is built on one tool with other tools tacked on, will give you the most flexible response to stress when it hits.

Learn the 12 components of a comprehensive stress management system in your free exclusive copy of STRESS JUDO: The Overview. Rick Carter has been a trial attorney for over 15 years, and has studied martial arts for over 24+ years. He combined the principles of judo with the best stress management techniques he had learned through personal experience, to create STRESS JUDO. Also available is STRESS JUDO: The Mastery Manual, which teaches the entire course in book form.