Business owners should take control of their lives and focus on the positive aspects of it to avoid stress, it has been reported. According to the International Stress Management Association (ISMA), excessive amounts of pressure can lead to the development of severe stress.Ann McCracken, chair of ISMA, was commenting after a report by the Young Foundation found that one in four people in the UK experience mental health problems at some point in their lives. The number of prescriptions for anti-depressant drugs increased from nine million in 1991 to 34 million in 2007, the group reported
Gareth Osborne, Director General of APA said, “A better solution is to employ or train your PA to help manage the daily mental pressure on his/her Boss. This is one of the techniques we teach on the APA Diploma in Personal Assistance (DipPA) programme and it can greatlt reduce stress and associated problems.”
“It is about taking responsibility for the workload and how they can interface with their Boss to limit stressful occurrences, de-stress them when pressure rises through breaks for exercise, useful and nourishing food and taking time out to cool down. Like all things, its about forward planning and changing behaviour patterns, how you think and finding ways to approach things differently."
For more information on stress management or the APA Diploma in Personal Assistance contact training@paprofessional.com
Gareth, APA
2 comments:
This is an interesting concept; pre-planning potential stress levels. I would like to speak to someone about this.
Can I also wish Gareth and colleagues at APA a happy Christmas and a fabulous New Year. I am a regular blog reader and find it very useful. I plan to join APA in the 2010.
Best wishes,
Becki
Becki, please give me a call on07766-914245, I would be delighted to talk it through with you and send you some details. It is part of the Diploma in Personal Assisance course and we think it is an essential element of the 'perfect' PA's toolkit.
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