How to deal with Stress - You will love this...

1. Focus on one thing at a time.

A busy mind creates stress. Allow space to deal with just one thing. Accept the laws of physics - you cannot do more than one thing at once so why think about more than one thing?

2. Schedule

What gets scheduled gets done. Simple. Nobody accidentally made a million or became an Olympian but lots of people miss family birthdays and are late with their tax returns.

3. Give yourself an amnesty.

Silence your inner critic and hand over what you can't face to someone else. You know those tasks that are gathering mould - maybe you have left something because you are not sure of the next step... you now find it overwhelming to start.  Hand it over and take someone else's nightmare  in return. You will have no emotion attached to their problem and will be able to complete the task remarkably quickly.  Ditto them with yours.

4. Habit

Order creates calm. Tidy every day. Exercise every day - for 5 mins.
Habits remove the need for decision making and willpower which allows you to reserve your energy for what needs doing.

5. Deal with one nightmare a day.

If you have 30 things you don't want to do - in a month you will be free... new nightmares crop up but they can go to the back of the queue...

6. Accept that life happens for you and don't try to control outcomes or react emotionally to setbacks.

7. Deal with everything with love.

8. Take regular mini breaks and treats - spoil yourself when you are under pressure.

Latte, facebook for 10 minutes, cupcake, read vogue...

9. Develop an attitude of gratitude.

10. Traverse the earth with grace.

Not charm, not arrogance, not superiority, not fear, not jealousy, not resentment but grace. You will feel humble and blessed and compassion for all living things.