Speaker Alan Bradshaw

Fri, Jun 12th 2015 at 12:00 am -

Weekly meeting Friday 12th June

Alan Bradshaw and President David Paterson

Stirling Rotary Meeting 12th. June 2015

President David Paterson welcomed members; there were no visitors.  Sandy Leven pointed out that many more helpers were needed to take care of planting, weeding and general maintenance on the existing floral displays at the railway station, for which we are responisble.

The speaker, our own Alan Bradshaw, then took centre stage, having chosen as his subject.  “Top Ten Stress Management Tips”.  Alan is well qualified to speak on this subject, since he is a well-known workplace stress management consultant of many years’ experience, advising major organisations, as well as individuals, on this increasingly important and topical subject.

 The tips in question were:

1. Make a decision (in the daytime, not in the early hours, when you are likely to be below your best).  Failing to make decisions simply serves to build stress
2. Work out what is stressing you out. “Know your enemy”
3. Prevent stress where you can.  It’s better to avoid it than to have to seek a solution; there is often more that can be done in the way of prevention than first appears
4. Develop an “if-then” plan.  Look ahead to identify and evaluate possible future sources of stress.  Mental rehearsal is important – if you feel in control, stress is lessened
5. Manage attentional bias.  It is easy to pick up on potential negatives in a situation, rather than positives.  These could occur in news stories or in subjects and situations nearer home
6. Encourage and develop “present moment thinking”  This is very topical at the moment and involves not re-fighting yesterday’s battles by dwelling on the past, which is, in all events, essentially immutable
7. Balance your positive/negative attitude.  Challenge negative thinking by examining the facts, looking at other explanations and fully considering alternatives
8. Indulge in joy-making activities, such as sport, family, concerts, etc. Time will fairly fly by.
9. Play to your strengths rather than continually confronting and dwelling upon your failings
10. Never worry alone.  Men are particularly guilty of “bottling up” their problems, feeling they should be tough enough or strong enough to handle situations on their own.  By contrast, women are often better at sharing their worries and concerns with friends.  Social support is truly the best medicine and the results are readily apparent.

The Vote of Thanks was offered by Stewart Wilson and well supported.  This week’s Speakers Host is Bill Bryce, who has obtained, as speaker, the World Ladies Mountain Bike champion.  Visitors Host is Gordon Murphy.  More info. on Stirling Rotary can be found on the website www.stirling.rotary1010.org.


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