Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men Simple Ways to Minimize Stress in a Competitive World

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ISBN: 9780786886364 | 0786886366
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Copyright: 9/5/2001

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Over the past five years, Richard Carlson has shown countless families, lovers, and workers how to live in a more calm and productive manner. Now he turns his attention to men, with numerous simple strategies and life lessons that blend humor, warmth, and uncommon wisdom. Carlson invites men of all ages to enjoy the benefits of simplification and discover what so many of us already know: that its a stressful world out there, but it doesnt have to be.

Introduction	p. 1
Have an Affair	p. 5
Make the "Peaceful Assumption"	p. 8
Spend More Time with Your Kids	p. 11
Take Your Wife's Advice	p. 14
Avoid the "S" Word	p. 16
Don't Know the Answer	p. 19
Have a Special Cause	p. 22
Be Able to Laugh at Yourself	p. 25
Don't Let Your Competitive Nature Get the Best of You	p. 28
Learn About Life from Golf	p. 30
Grant Yourself One Hour	p. 32
Don't Jump Ship	p. 35
See It as a Test	p. 38
Flash Forward for Instant Perspective	p. 40
See Stress as Nonsexy	p. 42
Share Your Dreams	p. 44
Be a Part of the Solution	p. 47
Give 'Em a Break	p. 50
Keep Your Perspective	p. 53
Spend Time with Your Buddies	p. 55
Practice Mindfulness	p. 58
Look at What the Cat Dragged In	p. 61
Do at Least One Really Nice, Small Thing for Someone, at Least Once a Week	p. 63
Avoid "As If" Assumptions	p. 66
Be Careful of the Comparison Trap	p. 70
Take Up Yoga	p. 73
Schedule Time for Yourself	p. 75
Get Out of the Serious Mode	p. 78
Think "Maybe So, Maybe Not"	p. 81
Don't Let the "Turkeys" Get You Down	p. 84
Rid Yourself of a Busy Mind	p. 87
Create an "Easier Life" List	p. 90
Keep in Mind that the Fantasy Is Often Better than the Reality	p. 93
Read Your Audience	p. 96
Have Conflict Without It Having You	p. 99
Take the Quirks with the Perks	p. 102
Find a Place to Park	p. 105
Avoid the Pursuit Trap	p. 108
Think C-A-L-M	p. 111
Eliminate Entitlement Thinking	p. 113
Learn from Fellow "Sweat"-ers	p. 116
Be For Something Rather than Against It	p. 118
Blow Off Steam	p. 121
Avoid the Excuse, "That's the Nature of the Business"	p. 124
Be Aware of the "Taken Away" Trap	p. 126
Have a Beginner's Mind	p. 129
Don't Do It Yourself	p. 132
Engage in Less Picking and Choosing	p. 134
Keep in Mind that No Decision Is a Decision	p. 136
Memorize the Words, "There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather--Only Different Kinds of Good Weather"	p. 138
Try the "Pause and Come Back to It" Technique	p. 141
Remember that Sometimes Less Effort Is Better	p. 144
Ease Up Behind the Wheel	p. 146
Quiet Down	p. 148
Have a Spare Set	p. 151
Anticipate the Best	p. 154
Be Sure You're Mad at What You Think You Are	p. 156
Experience the Power of Being Present	p. 159
Identify Your Stress Signals	p. 163
Become More Accepting of Change	p. 166
Reflect on the Power of Prevention	p. 169
Redefine the Word "Emergency"	p. 171
Develop Some Nonnegotiables	p. 174
Avoid Overidentifying with Your Role	p. 177
Wait	p. 179
Have a Change of Heart	p. 181
Honor the Humility Factor	p. 184
Acknowledge Your Inner Intelligence	p. 186
Use Hindsight to Create Foresight	p. 188
Diversify	p. 191
Calculate the Number of Things that Went Right Today	p. 193
Underreact	p. 196
Let Go of the Past	p. 200
Anticipate Defensiveness	p. 202
Think "Yeah, So?"	p. 205
Try Not to Be Frustrated When It Might Be More Appropriate to Be Grateful	p. 207
Consider that "Needing a Vacation" May Not Be the Real Problem	p. 210
Avoid the "Caught Up" Trap	p. 212
See the Irony of "Striving" for Balance	p. 215
Check Your Blind Spots	p. 218
Open Your Heart to Compassion	p. 220
Live by the Motto, "It Is as It Is"	p. 222
Don't Miss the Fun!	p. 225
See Things from a Distance	p. 227
Prevent Little Things from Becoming Front-Page News	p. 230
Use Compliments as a Stress-Reducing Tool	p. 232
Keep in Mind that Practice Doesn't Make Perfect--Perfect Practice Makes Perfect	p. 234
Be More Generous	p. 237
Let Others Be Right About the Little Things	p. 240
Apply the "One-Year" Standard	p. 243
Extend Compassion to Your Daily Life	p. 245
Stop Broadcasting Your Thoughts	p. 247
Practice the Rule of Two	p. 250
Become a Health Nut	p. 253
Have a Favorite Cause	p. 256
Respect the Law of Diminishing Returns	p. 259
Be a Quitter	p. 262
Remind Yourself--One More Time--of the Mood Factor	p. 265
Ask the Question, "If Not Now, When?"	p. 267
Deepen Your Perspective	p. 269
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