Creating and Maintaining Life Balance
Course Specifications
Course number: 088455
Software: Microsoft Windows®
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
How has stress affected you in the past? Have you had to take time away from work or your family because you have felt stressed out? You, like millions of others, may have difficulty managing stress in your life. Fortunately, there are techniques you can use to better manage stress, and possibly even lessen the amount of stress you encounter on a daily basis. In this course, you will learn ways of improving your physical and mental well-being, and methods of handling stress in an effective and productive manner. 
Course Objective: You will discover methods of preventing and dealing with stress at work and at home.

Target Student: This course is intended to help those who are looking for ways to better manage stress in their lives. However, you do not already need to be suffering from stress to benefit from taking this course.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite skills for this course, however, you might be interested in the following related courses: Advanced Communication Skills, Negotiating Skills, Business Presentations, and Business Writing: From Email to Proposals.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor, or Macintosh PowerPC.
•	Screen resolution of 800 x 600 set to 256 colors.
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
•	Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® XP Home Edition, or Windows® XP Professional. 
•	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0x, 5.5, 6.0; or Netscape Navigator (excluding 6.0 and 6.1).
•	Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher; Apple QuickTime 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.79 or higher; or Macromedia Shockwave 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.1 or higher. 
•	Turn off pop-up blocking. (Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer users only). 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	investigate the different costs of stress, assess your own level of stress, and explore the various warning signs of stress that you need to be aware of. 
•	discover how to fight stress by taking better care of your body and using simple relaxation techniques that can be used practically anywhere. 
•	discover the benefits of a positive attitude and staying organized at work.
•	explore the difference in personality types, and ways to adjust each type to reduce stress.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Measuring Stress
Topic 1A: The Cost of Stress
Topic 1B: Assess Your Level of Stress

Lesson 2: Simple Solutions for Stress
Topic 2A: Take Care of Your Body
Topic 2B: Natural Ways to Combat Stress

Lesson 3: Stress-Relieving Habits
Topic 3A: Get Positive About Life
Topic 3B: Develop Good Working Habits
Topic 3C: Plan Your Life

Lesson 4: Devising a Stress Control Plan
Topic 4A: Be Assertive
Topic 4B: Improve Your Behavior
Topic 4C: Develop a Stress-Busting Plan

Appendix A: The Life Change Index