HANDLING BETTER PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE

-Alka Kotak

Super woman

THE-OUT-OF-TIME-WOMAN

STRESS AND THE WORKING WOMAN

RELAX! IT’S JUST STRESS!“NO ONE TAKES MY STRESS SERIOUSLY”

PHASES IN A WOMAN’S LIFE

Be realisticNever bring work home.

Do not over schedule yourself.Do not be a closet competitor.

Learn to assign or divide duties.Be specific about the type of

work you like.Communicate and be a patient

listener.“ME” time.

De-stress before you reach home.

Don’t wait for smiles and laughs to come to you –make

them happen

THE WORKING MOTHER

I feel like I am always working. I am always trying to be the perfect mother.

Saying ‘no’ is the hardest thing. Co-ordinating everyone’s time schedules drives me crazy.

My husband thinks holiday means watching TV. I don’t think I exist for the world.

I feel unappreciated by my family. I frequently forget what work I started.

I think other people’s opinions are more valid than mine.

A mother’s work is never done

THE WORKING WOMAN ALWAYS HAS “A SECOND SHIFT”

PRACTICAL TIPS

Buy more clothes. Preserve yourself and hire help.

Find private time. Play.

Listen to music. Healthy diet. Keep lists.

Limit useless stuff.

SURVIVINGTHE

FEMALESTRESS

SYNDROME

Aim of management is threefold-To increase a sense of control

To encourage a realistic assessment of the stressful situation….Short term and long term situations

To improve problem solving skills and coping strategies.

FEMALEFRIENDSHIP

HELPING SHORT-TERM STRESS MANAGEMENT

Become your own Catharsis Expert Some quick fixes

Auto or self hypnosis

Long term stress management

Prevention Planning

Perspective Practice- DO IT !

Parent yourself.Prioritize.

Praise yourself.Separate your past from your present.Accept yourself as a package deal.

Break the habit of living life laced with guilt.Learn to say “NO”.

Give yourself the freedom to change your mind.Become your own permission giver.

Reduce anticipatory anxiety.