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    If Stress Doesn't Kill You, Your Family Might
    If Stress Doesn't Kill You, Your Family Might
    If Stress Doesn't Kill You, Your Family Might
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    If Stress Doesn't Kill You, Your Family Might

    By Nancy Weil

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    Living without stress frees you to love more deeply, listen more clearly and laugh more freely. It opens you up to your natural, healthy state of being. Stress is only one option and, after reading this book, one you no longer need to choose. Be well. Be happy. Not just for you, but for your family, friends and colleagues. To paraphrase George M. Cohan, "your mother will thank you, your father will thank you, your sister will thank you" and you will thank you.

    So what is stress? We are all taught that "stress is bad." But we don't truly understand why. (Another lapse in our high school education?) Stress is an autonomic reaction to a perceived threat. Once engaged, it can either be shut down quickly or allowed to gain momentum and flourish. Over the long term, unchecked stress leads to the hospital or the cemetery. It also leads to diminished relationships, lost moments and unrealized opportunities. While stress is initially experienced by an individual, its effects are felt also by those around that person. Like a pebble tossed into still water, it upsets the tranquility, and the ripples extend outward more and more.

    Stress causes you to change the way you relate to those around you. You may become angry, uneasy, impatient or even rude. Your tolerance level can tumble, and your fuse might shorten considerably. It might not take much for you to start yelling or crying. Pent up emotions that explode without restraint can cause a chain reaction that affects everything and everybody in their wake.

    Alot of what Nancy talks about in this book is common sense, however what I have noticed in life is that a lot of us have forgotten what "common sense" is. Nancy drives you back to the basics that center our lives in many ways. She asks you to do a lot of self-evaluation and reflection and fear may be the first thought and feeling you have. "What if my answer is the wrong answer?" you worry. Relax, because there is no wrong answer since there is only one you. Develop a plan. Life is a series of plans, some more involved than others, some requiring more work than others. However if you have a plan, the sudden road blocks that life throws your way are not so difficult to handle.

    Now you can read this book or you can really read this book. When a work page pops up, don't turn the page and continue reading. Take the time to invest in yourself. Ask yourself the question posed, think about a response and most importantly be honest. The only person you are going to kid is yourself! Nancy has walked the walk and talked the talk in both her personal and professional life. Listen to what she has to say, internalize the tools that solve problems and decide to be happy by reducing the amount of stress in your life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNancy Weil
    Release dateFeb 28, 2012
    ISBN9781465765956
    If Stress Doesn't Kill You, Your Family Might
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    Nancy Weil

    Nancy is a leading authority on the relationship between humor and grief and is known for her energetic, entertaining and content-rich programs. After becoming a Certified Laughter Leader in 2002 through the World Laughter Tour, Nancy has taken her passion for this unique craft to businesses and organizations, individuals and groups throughout the state and the country. With a degree in business, Nancy understands her client's needs. She is a NYS National Speakers Association Board Member, member of the Humor and Health Association of Western New York as well as the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH). Leading the world's only laughter club held in a cemetery, Nancy knows how to bring the benefits of laughter to any place. As a Certified Funeral Celebrant, Nancy understands how humor can be used to aid the grieving process.

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      If Stress Doesn't Kill You, Your Family Might - Nancy Weil

      If Stress Doesn’t Kill You,

      Your Family Might

      By Nancy Weil

      Copyright © 2011 by Nancy Weil

      All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and photographic including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher.

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN 978-1-4657-6595-6

      Dedication

      It is a tradition to dedicate a book to someone special in the author’s life. I would love to do that, but in choosing one person, I fear it will tick off everyone else. So, I will combine my dedication with the acknowledgements and leave those mentioned to sort it out.

      Foreword

      When Nancy approached me about writing the forward for her book on stress, I quickly realized that I was a perfect candidate for this task. As her boss, I am constantly being put into a state of stress by Nancy’s requests (like this one). Her desire to help other people is so strong that she often says yes and then figures out how to get it done. This time I am the one who said, yes and am now finding myself trying to summarize who Nancy is, what she does and why her message should matter to you.

      I met Nancy five years ago in an interview for a position here at the cemetery. The individual we hired needed to be compassionate, organized, a good listener and willing to do whatever it took to get the job done right. Nancy stood out, like always she made that important first good impression. Over the years we have developed a yin-yang relationship. She opens our eyes and minds to new opportunities, says Yes and then tells me to figure out how and most importantly puts the grieving family’s needs, wants and desires at the top of the list. She listens and acts from her heart which is filled with passion.

      I have been involved in the death care industry for twenty-five plus years. I have worked for companies large and small and have seen the effects of stress in the workplace and how stress can negatively impact relationships, sales and morale on all levels. I have also seen and experienced how stress can affect people personally- in both their health and their overall well being. Attitude is the key element to dealing with stress. When a situation arises in your personal or business life and you let it beat you down, you not only increase the level of stress in your life, you lengthen the duration of time you will put your body and mind under duress.

      In sales attitude is everything. Meet someone who has made a living in the sales arena and you will immediately know who has and who has not been successful. The successful person has learned how to cope with the up and downs a career in sales can bring and they adjust with the times. They control their level of stress by always having a positive mental attitude. They do not dwell on the sale they almost made; they are too busy planning the next sale they are going to make.

      In this book Nancy talks about being faced with a problem or an inconvenience and discusses the different ways of coping with each. Three years ago I was faced with a problem and, with Nancy’s guidance I turned this problem into an inconvenience. After my annual physical and subsequent blood work I was told I had prostate cancer. This is a problem, and with my wife’s love and support we quickly found the solution, surgery. Nancy and I talked every day and I realized I could think and stress about this challenge or I could accept the challenge head on, believe in the solution and begin to plan for the many tomorrows ahead, and that is just what I did. This problem became an inconvenience in my life. The surgery, recovery and follow up treatments were just bumps in the road. Thankfully everything went well and I have been cancer free for three years now.

      A lot of what Nancy talks about in this book is common sense, however what I have noticed in life is that a lot of us have forgotten what common sense is. Nancy drives you back to the basics that center our lives in many ways. She asks you to do a lot of self-evaluation and reflection and fear may be the first thought and feeling you have. What if my answer is the wrong answer? you worry. Relax, because there is no wrong answer since there is only one you. Develop a plan. Life is a series of plans, some more involved than others, some requiring more work than others. However if you have a plan, the sudden road blocks that life throws your way are not so difficult to handle.

      Now you can read this book or you can really read this book. When a work page pops up, don’t turn the page and continue reading. Take the time to invest in yourself. Ask yourself the question posed, think about a response and most importantly be honest. The only person you are going to kid is yourself! Nancy has walked the walk and talked the talk in both her personal and professional life. Listen to what she has to say, internalize the tools that solve problems and decide to be happy by reducing the amount of stress in your life.

      I have experienced first- hand Nancy’s presentations from both a co-presenter and a spectator standpoint. Even when presenting a topic hundreds of times, each time it seems like the first time. Nancy feeds off the audience and takes them on a wonderful adventure of stories and words. She has now taken her speaking ability and transformed her message into the written word. So sit down in your chair, fasten your seatbelt and enjoy a life-changing read.

      As the Vice President of a cemetery I will leave you with one final thought:

      If you do not heed the advice offered in this book, I will be seeing you soon!

      Jeffrey M. Reed

      Mount Calvary Cemetery

      Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter1–Problem or Inconvenience

      Chapter2-Identifying Stress

      Chapter3–Stress Triggers

      Chapter4- Know Thyself

      Chapter5– In Other Words

      Part2

      Tool 1 Take a Breath

      Tool 2 Power of Thought

      Tool 3 Get Moving

      Tool 4 Journal

      Tool 5 Talk it Out

      Tool 6 Play

      Tool 7 Take Action

      Tool 8 Create Your Environment

      Tool 9 Laugh

      Tool 10 Let It Go

      Epilogue

      Last Chapter

      About The Author

      Prologue

      Writing a book about stress reduction, people naturally assume that I live a stress-free life. Right. In fact right now I am typing this in my mansion, listening to the ocean waves outside my window. Hark! I hear a dolphin beckoning me to come out and play in the surf

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