Inner Quality: Tech Support

I came across this article on stress – I hope you enjoy it. Getting rid of stress and enjoying the end of the year (holidays – woo hoo).
Ever wonder what’s behind all the increasing stress we experience today? I believe one source is increased bandwidth. In this wireless era of high speed internet, Bluetooth and 24/7 accessibility, a lot of the stress we experience today comes from feeling caught in the middle of an expanding whirlwind of information and the belief that we need to do something about every single bit of it, NOW. Back in the day I managed a multi-million dollar sales territory without voice mail, email or a cell phone. How did we ever get the job done without technology? Well, maybe the smart question is how do we survive with it? I remember a former colleague of mine who would wait 24 hours before responding to the 'urgent' messages he from received from his direct reports. More often than not, he told me, the 'problems' are neither important nor urgent and either get resolved or just go away without his intervention.
I'm not sure if ignoring all incoming information is the best stress solution but I do believe that periodically we need to delete the less important stuff to give the high value, high priority ones more room and energy.
Here are two ways to help you sort, trim, filter, collect, combine or organize what's in front of you and better decide what to do about it.
1. When you're feeling information overload, take a minute to stop your inner dialogue and disengage from the stressful feeling often associated with urgency. Take a couple of deep breaths and then activate a positive feeling*. This will allow your calmer, more balanced self to discern what’s important and needs your attention.
2. Don't become the next link in an ever-growing information chain. Once you have a shorter, more focused list of what should take up your time, use these steps again to make sure you don't perpetuate the turbulence. Ask yourself, "What's the best way to communicate this?" Add value to what you communicate by letting your own common sense guide you as to what to pass on, how to deliver it and who should get it.

*HeartMath's Quick Coherence® technique:Heart focus Heart breathingHeart feeling

Take Care,
M.