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Stress Better
Perform Better
How to find your flow at work,
understanding that not all stress is
bad stress.
POINT3 Wellbeing
DEFINITION OF STRESS A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.
STRESS Are we more stressed than we have ever been in 2019?
STRESS World Health Organisation has dubbed stress the health epidemic of the 21st century.
STRESS 60-80% of GP consultations are related to stress.
State of the event industry’s mental health State of the UK’s mental health
40% 11% 31% 53%
Only 11% of respondents said 31% have suffered from or
40% of respondents have that the events industry is 53% feel comfortable talking
been diagnosed with
suffered from or been accepting of people with about mental health issues like
mental ill health
diagnosed with mental ill mental ill health 5th depression and anxiety at work
health
most
stressful 4 in 10 organisations
Just 21% said their
organisation has a formal
mental health policy 21% profession
39% (39%) have policies or
systems in place to
support employees
CareerCast
M&IT Mental Health Survey 2019 GOV.UK Thriving at Work Report 2017POLL #1 On a scale of 1 - 10 how stressful do you find the industry?
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POINT3 WELLBEING Our mission is to help people stress less and smile more.
PHILOSOPHY Better today than yesterday. Better tomorrow than today. (Knowing it won’t always go according to plan)
TODAY’S AGENDA • The Science of Stress • Wellbeing Uncovered • Perform Better
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Fight or Flight
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- Adrenalin and Cortisol released - Mind focused on survival
- Heart rate speeds up - Breath quickens
- Blood pressure rises - Muscles tighten
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Exist Thrive Survive
Productivity
Safe / Predictable Thrive / Flow Fight Burn-out
or Flight
Perceived levels of stressWELLBEING UNCOVERED well-being (noun) the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Synonyms: welfare, health, good health, happiness, comfort, security, safety, protection, prosperity, profit, good, success, fortune, good fortune, advantage, interest, prosperousness, successfulness
OUR DEFINITION well-being (noun) A state of flow where you’re happy, healthy and thriving, and able to cope with all that life throws at you…
WELLBEING PILLARS
WELLBEING PILLARS I reckon I can cope with whatever life throws at me, so long as I…
WELLBEING PILLARS I reckon I can cope with whatever life throws at me, so long as I…
TOP TIP #1 Awareness of your wellbeing needs (and those of others around you)
POLL #2 How do you manage your wellbeing currently on a week- to-week basis? - Physical exercise - Mindfulness/meditation practice - Other - I don’t currently
PERFORM BETTER
COST OF INACTIVITY
39% 5
2
It is dangerous to sit
for more than 6 hours
in any day
Of adults in the UK don’t The most productive
meet physical activity people work for 52
recommendations minutes straight and
then take a break
20 million people Costing the UK economy
insufficiently active and 13 £13 billion a year
million not active at all – (that’s £600 per employee)
causing disease
British Heart Foundation Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour Report 2017 / Sheffield Hallam studyENERGISE + ENLIGHTEN
HIIT + CHILL
Let’s Move!
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BENEFITS OF MOVEMENT
GAM
A 79%
50%
Exercising increases
neurons that secrete
When you exercise, your GAMA (gama Exercise boosts performance
body releases endorphins, aminobutyric acid) which and productivity – 33% more
dopamine and seratonin – helps regulate sleep motivated, 79% improved
known as the happy patterns mental concentration and
hormones performance
30 mins of aerobic
Regular physical activity can reduce
exercise x 3 a week -
risk of coronary heart disease and
50% reduction in
stroke by as much as 35% and the risk
depression and anxiety
of early death by as much as 30%TOP TIP #2
Build Movement into Your Day
As little as 8 minutes of vigorous physical exercise daily will
enhance your wellbeing
- On the commute
- Walk the stairs
- Walkie Talkie Meetings
- Move every hour“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on
purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. It’s about
knowing what is on your mind.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction)
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All rights reservedBENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS 1. Improve memory and cognition 2. Decrease anxiety and depression 3. Increase productivity 4. Increase self-confidence 5. Respond rather than react 6. Slow down the ageing process* *Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth Blackburn
Breathe
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Rest and Digest
- Heart rate slows down - Saliva glands stimulated
- Muscles relax - Digestion and associated bodily
- Creative thinking functions!TOP TIP #3
Build mindfulness into your day
As little as 60 seconds can move you from fight or flight into rest
and digest
- Focused breath
- Mindful cooking, eating, walking
- Meditation3 POINTS TO SUMMARISE 1. Regularly check-in and self assess stress levels (and those around you) 1. Prioritise your wellbeing pillars, particularly when busy! 2. Move More Mindfully - Join our 100 Day Challenge!
POLL #3 What way would you like to see wellbeing in your workplace being addressed?
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