By : Mukul Chaudhri

What is Stress
 Stress is DIS-EASE of the modern
age.

 Physical, Mental & Emotional

Stress.

 All stress is not Bad.

 Positive Stress - EU Stress

Positive Stress Negative Stress

 
✜ Yon win an important business ↔ You lose on important business
assignment assignment

✜ You race your eight year old across the ↔ Your eight year old is in trouble at
park school

✜ The birth of a child ↔ The death of a loved one

✜ India is abour to win 1-day International ↔ The cheque you issued bounces

✜ You enjoy Roller coaster ride ↔ For breaking the traffic rules, you are
challenged

✜ You decide to marry and select a ↔ You have argument and quarrel at
suitable life partner home
 Some Findings
Institute of Management, UK, estimated in 1996
 50 to 60 million working days are lost
each year through stress in UK.
 Annual cost to UK is £7 billion = Rs.
42000 crores.
 500 % increase in Mandays lost since
1950s, when life’s pace was more gentle.
 TUC Survey in 1996 declared

 In USA, the annual cost of job related

stress is estimated at more than $200
billion i.e. Rs. 8,00,000 crores i.e.
twenty times more than that in U.K.

 Around 25% of the US population was

chronically stressed.
 Causes of Stress
 Pollution and lack of infrastructure
 Negative emotions (Inside)
 Negative emotions (outside)
 Doing things we Don’t want to do
 Technological advancements - Age of leisure
 Competitiveness
 Loss of income
 Challenge to improve excellence & knowledge
 Extreme circumstances (positive or negative)
Pollution & Infrastructure
 Sound Pollution : Radio, TV, Stereo, Car stereo,
FM, CD Player, DVD player, Generators, Traffic
noise, Horns, Whistles, Excessive volume levels
at Marriages, Mata ka Jagran
 New Construction or Renovation : Carpenter,
Blacksmith, Plant Suppliers, Floor Rubbing
Machines
 Environmental Pollution : Dust, Smoke etc.

 Lack of Infrastructure : Water, Power, Bumpy

roads
Negative Emotions - Inside
 Inner noise : not Living in the present
moment
 Inner conflicts :
Envy Insecurity Greed
Worry Guilt Anger
Tension Lust Over possessiveness
Fear Ego Lack of confidence
Injustice Impatience Retaliation
 Increasing visual images : Average person
has seen 40-50 million advertisements by
the age of 60
Negative Emotions - Outside
 Unjustifiable criticism from others
 Unjust remarks passed by others
 Unbearable behaviour from others
(Scolding, Shouting etc.)

Doing Thins We Don’t Want To Do

Technological advancements
- Age of Leisure
 Phone
 Fax
 E-mail


 Mobile
 Washing machines
 Dishwashers
 Microwave ovens
 TV : Invented to save our time
and to entertain us
BUT
 Is TV for us or we are for TV
 Reducing communication among family
members
 Reducing communication among families
- Social Discard.

Is Technology For Us Or
We Are For Technology
 Extreme Circumstances
 Accident or sudden death of a close relative
 Loss of Job
 Closure of a company
 Major Dispute between Father
/ Son, Brother / Husband / Wife
e.g. Bottle of Milk
Extreme Positive circumstances (EU-
STRESS) : Birth of a child, Marriage in a
Family, New contract / Assignment, Lottery.
 Competitiveness
CHINA - 15% industrial growth rate
Garments, leather, Steel, Aluminium, Electricals,
Electronics
Kids facing very stiff competition to be under Top 5.
Selection in Engg. Medical, MBA, MCA, Bank
entrance is becoming increasingly tougher.
Advertisements : Pepsi / Thums Up / RIN
From Seller’s market to Buyer’s Market
“Survival of the Fittest”
Income of superior will grow fast /
Income of less capable will diminish
Competitiveness in Insurance
In LIFE, Agents have been shelling out
their commissions in internal
competition.
In LIFE as well as in General, a lot of
MNCs have come and many more are
in pipeline.
Parameters for the allotment of work to
surveyors are changing : “Profit
oriented” from “Premium oriented”.
Consumer or Client is now going to be
the King / God.
 Loss of Income
Increasing requirements

♦ Children’s Education, Tuition, Sports

♦ Clothes, Entertainment
♦ Commution, Housing
♦ Car, Computer, etc.
 Challenge to Improve
Excellence and Knowledge
How to be Lucky
Enhancement in VISION and
quality of services
Updation of knowledge at a
regular basis
Attacking the problem well in
time.
 How to combat Sress
 As if principle
 Think positive, speak positive, Act positive
 Handling criticism
 Love what you do
 Changes in Market place
 Handling change
 change & creativity
 Exercise
 Meditation
 “I make it a Habit to be Happy”
 Choose to be happy before starting your
Day.

AS IF PRINCIPLE
“Every moment of my life is full of
enthusiasm, Joy & Bliss”

“There is no way to happiness,

happiness is the way”
Think Positive, Speak Positive, Act Positive

 Watch What You Speak

 Catch the People Doing Something

Right & Praise

 Praise in Public and Scold in Private

 Handling Criticism
 Someone criticizes you unjustifying
because you are worthy, important,
hardworking and enviably successful.
 If someone criticizes you justifiably, learn
to acknowledge your mistake.
 Criticize yourself and help removing your
faults on a regular basis.
 Love What You Do

 I Love my work and enjoy doing it.

 I Love and appreciate myself just

as I am

 The more I Love myself, the more I am

able to love others
 Technological advancement Change

 Competitiveness Change

 Loss of income Change

CHANGE / CHANGE / CHANGE

 Handling Change
 World is changing all the time
“ This too shall pass”
 Change in personal lives
- How to change others ?

 Develop your early warning system

 Changes In Market Place
 SONY - 400 models of Walkman
 Computer Industry
 Virtual Studio
CHANGE  ABANDONMENT 
There will be only two kinds of professionals
in future - Quick or Dead
 Extreme circumstances are catalysts for
abandonment
 Change & Creativity
 Do not allow your old habits /
systems to become chains
 Take enough risks be creative -
Story of a Donkey
 Don’t surround yourself with
your opinions
 Devote 25% of your time to find
better ways of doing things - find
out opportunities
 Exercise

 Walking is the best exercise to beat

stress
 Walking brings us back to Rhythm
 Walk with a positive & Rhythmic
movement
 Meditation - The stress buster
No. 1
 Meditation is a Deep Well of
Bliss
 Meditation - Positive thinking
with eyes closed
 Meditation is positive thinking
at deeper levels of mind
 Positive Affirmations
 “I make it a Habit to be Happy”
 “I choose to be Happy Before Starting my Day”
 “Every moment of My Life is Full of
Enthusiasm, Joy & Bliss”.
 “There is no way to Happiness, Happiness is the
Way”
 “I Watch What I Speak”
 “I Catch the People Doing something Right and
Praise”
 “I Love my Work & Enjoy Doing it”
 Positive Affirmations
 “I love and appreciate myself just as I
am”.
 “The more I love Myself, the more I am
able to love others”.
 “God is always with me. God is helping
me God is guiding me”.
 “I can do all things through God who
strengthened me. I am receiving /
drawing immense power from God”
Manage Stress Through MEDITATION

Step1 Sit in any posture. Close your eyes and

calm your body. Mind will also calm down
Step2 Watch your Breath. Breathing in, I know
I’m breathing in, Breathing out, I know
Step3 OOOM / OMMM

Step4 Mentally repeat the Affirmations

Step5 Experience mental peace and Bliss.

Nothing Doing
Repeat this exercise daily for 15-20 minutes