It’s important you understand the deep benefits you’ll gain from increasing your decision making skills in relation to your stress levels. The more you understand the relation between the two, the more you commit to learning, practicing, and applying the content. Top Reasons WHY You Want to Learn Decision Making The more programmed decisions you…

It’s at this point in the course where we want to share with you a bit of science on the link between stress and decision making. When you understand there is science behind your behaviors it reduces the amount of negative self-talk you have and allows you to get to the root of the situation.…

The tools you will use to make your decisions helps you discover the rightest solution for your situation. We don’t use the word ‘best’ or even ‘better’ when talking about making decisions because that triggers your stress response for fear of being wrong. When you think in terms of the criteria you set up to…

We naturally use decision making strategies to endure the copious number of decisions that come at us each day. These help us filter quickly through the bombardment of demands to make decisions and the stress we can experience. Pulling from the UNC report, there are certain decision making styles and strategies that guide the process:…

Our courses are designed to introduce the basics of each 11 fundamental categories leading to stress and give you the context of why and how you might be stressed by it. It’s for that reason that we are going to introduce you to several different decision making processes and direct you to the Deeper Dive…

Consider the following: you’re sitting at the breakfast table and before you are a healthy meal of eggs, fruit, and oatmeal; the other plate is your favorite unhealthy, breakfast dish. Which do you choose? You’re getting dressed for the day and have a choice between comfy clothes or a more professional option. What do you…

Break the Problem Down into Small Units By breaking the problem down into small units, you define the scope of the problem (“improve morale”) into steps that are more achievable (“ask the department employees why they are unhappy”). You can also begin to focus on your strengths (talking with employees) and progressively identify where and…

ACTIVITY: Your Elite Team As you review the information you gathered from the previous activities you can now assess your key relationships, how they impact the practice, and are they beneficial to you or not. Let’s decide who will join you. Which person(s) are in the right key position(s) and make a significant, positive impact…

Now that your team has identified what their ideal team member looks like and determined their own energy levels, it’s time to have a team meeting to review the results. Take the time to meet with each team member and discuss the results of the activities. Pay special attention to areas where they shine as…

The people around you have a direct impact on the level, amount, and sustainability of your personal energy. Making sure you identify those individuals that resonate on a positive level and then build and maintain relationships with those people will provide you with a residual, energy source. Think of a person that when you are…