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Wellbeing: Build Resilience & Reduce Stress (Work & Home)

This course is part of Leadership Psychology: Motivation, Resilience & Well-Being Specialization

Instructor: Chris Croft

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Take control of your mind - overcome stress, overwhelm, and negative self-talk
Get the most out of your time - master time management, productivity, and work life balance
Feel fulfilled in your life - boost happiness from career choices, minimalism, and boundary setting

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There are 4 modules in this course

Wellbeing: Build Resilience & Reduce Stress (for Work & Home) is a practical guide designed to help you turn you improve your overall wellbeing at home and work. If you want to reduce burnout, handle stress better, build you resilience and avoid procrastination this course is a step by step manual of how to get there.

Chris Croft is your instructor and has decades of experience in this field. He is one of the world's top business instructors and is known for his practical and engaging style. In this course, he shares lessons, strategies, and tools you need to confidently start implementing change in your everyday life. You’ll learn how to change your self-talk, simplify your life, fight back against stress or overwhelm, and become a calm positive person. We explore Time Management techniques for procrastination or interruptions, as well as work life balance and setting work boundaries. You’ll also get clear guidance on practical decisions such as career changes and dealing with a difficult boss. If you’re ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and burnout and starting being a calm and confident person who is on top of life, this course will give you the clarity and confidence to take action.

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In this first section we examine how you can get control of your self talk, personality traits and negative emotions - all things which push you towards feelings of burnout and stress. If you understand them it is much easier to cope when life gets tricky.

What's included

14 videos9 readings1 assignment

14 videosTotal 36 minutes

Bad advice from your brain5 minutes
Are extraverts happier?3 minutes
Who is in control?5 minutes
The sun behind the clouds4 minutes
How mantras work - and how to use these1 minute
Mantras - Self Respect1 minute
Mantras - Confidence1 minute
Mantras - Assertiveness1 minute
Mantras - Control1 minute
Mantras - Optimism1 minute
Mantras - Luck1 minute
Mantras - Resilience1 minute
The four drivers9 minutes
Simplify your life2 minutes

9 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Welcome10 minutes
What makes a "good" life? {video}10 minutes
A study on extraverts and introverts10 minutes
Advancing your career as an introvert10 minutes
How to use affirmations (AKA mantras) {video}10 minutes
Do mantras and self-talk make you happy?10 minutes
Transactional Analysis drivers10 minutes
Negative emotions chart10 minutes
Minimalism in action10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Reflecting on yourself30 minutes

Let's look at signs of stress, treatments for it, and how to avoid overload.

What's included

4 videos5 readings2 assignments

4 videosTotal 25 minutes

Avoidable Overload3 minutes
The Signs of Stress5 minutes
Why We Have The Emotion5 minutes
The spiral graph of quality of life vs. achievement11 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Introduction10 minutes
The stress bucket {video}10 minutes
Stress treatment and statistics10 minutes
Effects on your mood/body/behaviour from stress10 minutes
Work life balance practicalities {video}10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Your stress symptoms30 minutes
Applying the stress spiral to your life30 minutes

Here let's dig into a whole range of practical techniques which can help you boost your wellbeing in daily life. We'll cover time management, routines, procrastination and work life balance.

What's included

10 videos9 readings1 assignment

10 videosTotal 64 minutes

Optimising your ideal daily routine5 minutes
Make a List4 minutes
The first line of defence in beating overwhelm8 minutes
Is It Selfish To Say No?4 minutes
If you feel you can't say "no"6 minutes
12 Sources and Solutions to Everyday Stress 12 minutes
Daily Routines6 minutes
10 solutions to procrastination7 minutes
How honesty can help6 minutes
Mastering work-life separation5 minutes

9 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Introduction10 minutes
Stress caused by interruptions {video}10 minutes
Saying no more easily10 minutes
How to negotiate over your time10 minutes
Handling interruptions {video}10 minutes
The cycle of procrastination {video}10 minutes
Overcome Procrastination - My Top Ten Suggestions10 minutes
Sources of stress10 minutes
Work life balance when working from home10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Your takeaways to apply in life30 minutes

Finally, let's explore some workplace specific techniques. Areas such a dealing with a bad boss, multitasking, working late, career choices, job security, and setting boundaries. Don't let work be a source of negativity and stress for you!