Make The Most Of Mondays!

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Make The Most Of Mondays!  Mondays tend to be stressful days for most people (which is why I like to send newsletters to you on this day--extra coping tips always help)!  If you're not feeling as excited about tacking challenges today, you're not alone.  This newsletter brings simple strategies that can help you to give yourself a mental and emotional boost, blow off some steam, or even plan a day to refresh so you can get in the frame of mind to give it your all for the rest of this week, and every week.   As always, you can get more via social media through Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. --Elizabeth Scott Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Expert Need A "Mental Health Day"? Here's How To Plan One! Sometimes you just need to make like Ferris Bueller and give yourself a day off!  (There's a reason that movie became a classic.)  If you find it more and more difficult to drag yourself to work with a spring in your step, it's possible that a day of relaxation--either taken as a "sick day" or planned on the weekend if necessary--could restore your waning motivation and energy.  Here's how to plan one that will meet your needs. READ NOW Share 5 Ways To Relax Your Mind There are many effective ways to relax your mind, but some require more energy than others.  Here are five strategies that can help you to feel more relaxed and more energized by the time you've finished, and they require little effort as well.  Perfect for any Monday! READ NOW Share How To Enjoy Your Job More It's natural to enjoy leisurely weekends more than hectic work weeks, but finding greater enjoyment of your job can still help you to look forward to Mondays more (or dread them less).  Here are several proven ways to get more enjoyment and satisfaction out of your current job, so that Mondays hold more promise for you. READ NOW Share 3 Ways to Tackle Stress Chronic stress--the kind that you experience on a daily basis with little relief--can do damage.  Here are three of the most effective ways to tackle the stressors you face, and minimize the impact of chronic stress.  (Hint: one way to minimize the damage is to eliminate chronic stress from your life, if possible!)  READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 5 Things Everyone Should Know About Nutrition • Improve Handgrip Strength with this Simple Exercise • Ideas for Stocking an Emergency Food Pantry • 7 Mind Games and Strategies for Long Runs and Races • Does shaving or waxing "down there" affect STD risk? Maybe • Hate Bad Advice About Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS? Heres How to Handle It! • Your Fibromyalgia Questions Answered! • 6 Tips for Running a Faster Race Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved