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| The *Networker's First Stop Training Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | >>Rejuvenate Yourself for Success<< | Views: 749 | Apr 09, 2007 7:18 pm | | >>Rejuvenate Yourself for Success<< | # | C.F. Jackson | | This is an awesome article. I'm sure we all can use all of these suggestions. I know I can. Just last month I did parttake in the last suggestion.
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It's crucial to take time to recharge your battery by Laura Laaman
There isn't a businessperson reading this who doesn't have a stressful job.
Salespeople are paid to deal with rejection. Prospects say no. Or they say yes, then change their minds.
Managers deal with their own dose of customer and employee insanity. Customer-service reps are paid to deal with unhappy customers all day.
And business owners have all that times 10.
In addition, you may have personal stuff draining your energy. All of that takes its toll and reduces our effectiveness. From time to time, each one of us needs our batteries recharged.
Here are some proven strategies that will help you stay at the top of your game:
*Laughter. If you haven't had a good belly laugh lately, you don't know what you're missing. I'll bet you feel a lot better once you have one. Remember: The best thing to laugh at is yourself.
*Music. Particular kinds of music can make your heart dance. When you hear that music, you can't help but sing along.
*Exercise. A simple walk during lunch can help reduce your stress. For me, it's a three- to five-mile daily jog. Although I'd much rather be on the couch with a bag of chips, I'm convinced exercise is a key to staying emotionally balanced and positively charged. The result is an ability to handle challenging situations better.
*Fun reading. A friend of mine calls it mind candy -- something to help your mind decompress. Maybe it's a totally stupid book, a good romance novel or a book on history. This is separate from your regular industry or professional reading regime. That is just for you.
*Special time with family or friends. Find time to do something fun with family or friends. A good example might be a girls' or guys' night out.
*A special place or special activity. I have two special activities I struggle to make time for: horseback riding and time at the ocean. It's tough to take four hours out of my day to make horseback riding happen and even tougher to find time to get to the ocean. But both put years back into my life.
*Extra sleep. One of the first things to go when you're busy and stressed is proper sleep. Sleep replenishes your body and your mind. Scheduling sleep, along with a relaxing bedtime routine, is a key practice of top performers.
*Massage. I was introduced to this tool by a multimillion- dollar salesperson who had been a professional baseball player. He typically scheduled himself for two to three massages per week.
"When I was a professional baseball player," he said, "massage helped relax and rejuvenate my body. This current career is as mentally demanding as my previous job was physically demanding, so now massages help my mind relax and rejuvenate so I can keep hitting home runs in this business."
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The lesson is clear: Taking care of yourself is taking care of business, and it will help you meet -- and probably surpass -- your goals.
To do that, be sure to make time for:
*Laughter. *Music. *Exercise. *Fun reading. *Special time with family or friends. *A special place or special activity. *Extra sleep. *Massages.
Won't Be Denied! C.F. Jackson
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Fr.ee 21 Day Report for the Life You Deserve! It's my vision to be the Light into Thousands of hidden dreams. Take Action! Jump Over to http://www.WontBeDenied.com Private Reply to C.F. Jackson | Apr 26, 2007 4:34 pm | | re: >>Rejuvenate Yourself for Success<< | # | Gery DiMarco | | Fantastic article, C.F. Thanks for including it. Personally I'm big on laughter, music and a special place.
I'd like to reprint that in one of my blogs. Since one of our products helps deal with stress and stressors we encounter environmentally I would certainly want to seek permission so that it does not appear as an endorsement.
I would even if I didn't have this product and recommend everyone do so with articles unless express permissions are granted at the foot of the article. It is also proper to provide a link to the author or the trainer's website or their contact information when available.
I'm guessing this is the sales trainer and speaker Laura Laaman?
Thanks again.
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