10/10 Meeting Agenda and Discussion Materials Stress Management

We had a wonderful meeting last Friday on Stress Management. Present were: Roger, Al, Jingli, Sandra, Eldon, Brent, Brian, Hoa, Jindong and Gilma:

I triggered the conversation with the following slide deck:

http://sites.google.com/site/leadershippracticegroup/Home/Phase-2-Plan/Crisis-management

As usual, the best way to run LPG was to ask questions.

It's my belief that if I do well to

"Don't sweat the small stuff .... " I will be less stressed.

And most folks would agree with that common sense approach. But,

What is the fine line between letting go and living in denial until little problems accumulate and become out of control, such as our current global financial crisis.

What is the difference between: Make peace with imperfections and procrastination.

We might all want to ponder over it a bit.

We will pick up our conversations next time at Slide 9: "Don't interrupt others or finish their sentences." This particular small stuff has the additonal benefit of not causing irritation and stress on someone else. Have you noticed that there are people whose mere presence brings steadiness and calmness while there are others who causes uneasiness and tension. This little trick may be the difference.

Also, there was agreement at the meeting that the small stuff book might be good for folks to obtain and for the group to drill deeper.