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COACHING NEWSLETTER 11-12/2019
This Month's Topic: Stress II
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Hello from the Coaching Team
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Dear Students,
Many of you are spending their holiday season with group work, papers and essays that need to be turned in around New Year’s Eve. With the New Year around the corner, it is the time to be merry and joyous. However, Stress can easily take all the joy out of one’s holidays, which is why it is going to be this newsletter’s topic.
Stress is often unavoidable. However, if approached correctly, its negative effects on one’s body and mind can not only be mitigated, but it can also be used to one’s advantage. This newsletter’s content will help you to turn stress from something that negatively affects your health into fuel that you can use to perform more effectively!
As part of our monthly coach introduction, we would like to highlight Dr. Eric Liebich. He has been in leadership positions in health care for over 24 years and would be happy to share his executive experience with you.
We wish you the best of luck with your exams, all the love and happiness this season can bring, and may it follow you throughout the coming new year!
Warm regards,
Your Coaching Team
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Video of the Month: "What does Stress Management even mean?"
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| Sadhguru is an Indian practitioner of yoga. In this short video, he explains his lack of understanding for the term "stress management" and people's need to manage something that they do not need - stress. According to him, stress comes about from our inability to manage our own system and is not caused by external situations or circumstances. And while stress can be managed, as explained in our Article of the Month, some of the things he says are quite eye-opening. |
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Stress makes you better, if used correctly!
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Instead of seeing stress as a medical condition, some experts urge people to focus on the positive effects of it. Many readers might remember that one exam where procrastination prior to it led to stress and sleepless nights. When thinking back, nothing about stress seems to be positive. Being stressed is a terrible feeling and we are glad when it is not there. Sadly, most of us will keep encountering stress. In our achievement-oriented society, it is very hard to avoid. And while we might not be able to avoid it every single time, our approach regarding stress can influence the effect stress has on us.
If approached correctly, stress can be beneficial and can help us surpass ourselves in certain situations. Thus, whenever you feel stressed next time, consider these five tips of Melanie Greenberg, an expert in stress management, to turn stress into strength:
1. Gain motivation! You know the typical signs of stress: increased heart rate, quicker breathing, sweating hands. That is your body trying to mobilize its saved-up energy, and this energy should not be underestimated. It helps you to make better decisions in extreme situations. Consider these signs a temporary internal “upgrade” of your body from economy mode to business mode, which makes your body work faster and more effectively. Make use of this opportunity!
2. See the positive! In order to prevent your body from showing negative stress-related symptoms, it is important to take stress as something positive. Be aware of the fact that it is your life and you are in control of the situation. Understanding that you are still in control, no matter how stressing a situation may be, can help you to take action rather than being paralyzed by shock.
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3. Talk about it! Stress makes social. You did not know about that one, did you? When you are stressed, your body releases oxytocin, a “cuddle hormone” that not only makes you want to share your issues with others, but also makes you happier when you do. The hormone itself strengthens and protects your heart from possible negative effects of stress. Thus, listen to your natural instincts and ask your friends and family for help and support.
4. Take breaks! In stressful times it is very important to distance yourself from the stressor once in a while to retain productiveness. You could go for a jog around the block or take a coffee break with your colleagues. Moments in which you are not directly involved with your stressing issues are the ones that provide your mind with time to come up with creative solutions and consolidate your knowledge. Maybe the solution is simpler and closer than you think!
5. Reflect! Once the stressful situation is gone, do not focus on the negative aspects of it. Learn from it and see the positive. You did it! You are great!
According to Melanie Greenberg, when we are confronted with a challenge, be it a presentation, a job interview or an exam, it causes stress. However, after the challenge is over, we feel better than we did before. We feel motivated, hopeful, confident and proud. If we managed to do this, we can do even more! Each challenge makes us more resilient and bold!
Stress is normal. Next time you have a choice between an easy or a complex task, ask yourself which one will make you grow more as a person. Your body has everything it needs to cope with stress. In the end of the day, it is all about perspective - and that is something you are definitely in control of!
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| Original article (German only): https://www.experteer.de/magazin/stress-am-arbeitsplatz-macht-leistungsfaehiger/ |
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Coach Introduction: Dr. Eric Liebich
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Dr. Eric Liebich has been Director of the rehab center Godeshöhe e.V., Bonn - Bad Godesberg since 2014. In over 24 years of leadership experience in health care, he had to face countless situations, in which structural approaches were necessary. Being in charge of many other leaders, he decided to become a coach in order to learn to unleash their hidden, yet-to-be-discovered potential.
Due to his executive activities, Dr. Liebich is often in touch with various embassies of countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other international actors.
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Thus, over the last few years, he had the chance to experience interactions with many different cultures.
His strengths are structural thinking, confidence, the ability to express himself, both in writing and verbally, as well as his ability to work in teams. A weakness he states is time management: “When I’m very interested in a certain topic, I tend to invest lots of time in it.”
Dr. Liebich considers himself a good listener. A coachee can always expect his full attention. However, he is not a passive coach and knows to ask the right and, most importantly, precise questions. At the same time, he expects the coachee’s full attention and openness.
In his free time, he’s engaged in various governmental activities, such as the Advisory Board for the Disabled, Phase II e.V. or the Neurorehabilitation NRW e.V. And when there’s still time left, he likes cycling, playing guitar, listening to music or tinkering with remotely controlled helicopters.
Dr. Liebich is married and has two children.
He would be very happy to use his newly acquired coaching skills and business experience to help you succeed in your career. Dr. Liebich is offering coaching sessions in German. Contact us to book an appointment with him!
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