Banish These Common Thoughts And Stress Less

It's no secret that we can create more stress for ourselves by accident or by habit.  This newsletter can help you to identify ways in which you may be creating extra stress for yourself with your habitual thinking patterns, distortions, and even ways of viewing to-do lists.  You'll also find some ideas that can help you to begin your New Years Resolution planning; start thinking about it now, and you'll have clear ideas of goals you may want to pursue in January.  As always, you can find more stress management resources during the week by connecting with me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.  Enjoy your week!
-Elizabeth Scott

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 Banish These Common Thoughts And Stress Less It's no secret that we can create more stress for ourselves by accident or by habit.  This newsletter can help you to identify ways in which you may be creating extra stress for yourself with your habitual thinking patterns, distortions, and even ways of viewing to-do lists.  You'll also find some ideas that can help you to begin your New Years Resolution planning; start thinking about it now, and you'll have clear ideas of goals you may want to pursue in January.  As always, you can find more stress management resources during the week by connecting with me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.  Enjoy your week! -Elizabeth Scott Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Expert Banish These Common Thoughts And Stress Less   Our thinking patterns can create more stress in our lives than we realize. Just as changing our thoughts to more empowering ones can have an impact on how stressed we feel, identifying limiting thoughts can help us from feeling as stressed.  Here are some common ideas that should be banished from your mind. READ NOW Make It Your Goal to Stress Less   Stress is a part of life, but it doesn't need to be a defining force. Here are some goals (and ways to approach your goals) that can help you to minimize stress in all areas of life.  These are some great things to think about in the next few weeks when you may want to work toward making changes in the new year. READ NOW How Cognitive Distortions Can Fuel Your Stress   While we're on the topic of thoughts that stress us, here are 10 cognitive distortions--cognitive thinking patterns--that can create stress in your life.  Learn to recognize these patterns so you can shrug them off and change your way of looking at things--for the better. READ NOW Stressed By To Do Lists? Stress Not!   If you're like many people, your to-do list may be miles long this week! To do lists can be great tools for productivity, but they can create stress of their own. Here's how to stress less while you use to do lists in your life. READ NOW Pin Your Way To Less Stress    If you're not already a Pinterest user, there are many reasons to explore this site.  And if you are, you'll find plenty of great stress management resources in my boards!  (You'll find some other info, too, like health and wellness tips.)  Pin with me! READ NOW Featured Articles • Holidays Call for Us to Become Fitness Food Snobs • 5 Healthy Snacks with 100 Calories or Less • Why IQ Tests Can't Measure Intelligence in Nonverbal Autistic Children • 6 Things No One Tells You About PCOS • Physical Therapist Review of the TruPosture Smart Shirt for Postural Control • Sugar-Free Lemon Curd: An Easy Last Minute Gift From Your Kitchn • Is Vaginal Itching During Pregnancy Normal? • Did You Know the World Health Assembly Declared the World Free of Smallpox? Advertisement About Stress Management  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.