March 2024 – The usual lovely breakfast and help with anxiety.
Our guest speaker – and chairman – had some helpful tips on dealing with anxiety at the March breakfast and gave everyone a useful handout to help.
Colin Tapscott guides us through the process of dealing with anxiety
Does speaking in front of a crowd, meeting new people or having a difficult conversation increase your stress and anxiety levels?
Colin Tapscott, of Everyday Leader, outlined three key strategies to deal with your anxiety, whatever its cause. They are:
- Read your body and mind
- Realise what you need
- Respond with some new thinking
Stress and anxiety are caused by an increase in the hormone cortisol which Increases the heart rate getting the body ready for fight or flight.
Among the possible strategies is using blue or pink inhalers. Blue are often used for Asthma and are reactive while pink ones are proactive.
But there are also non-medical methods you can try including laughter, exercise, reducing caffeine, reading, meditation and hobbies.
Anxiety comes from feelings of being out of control, Colin explained.
Try breathing in slowly for five seconds, holding the breath for five seconds then breathing out for five seconds.
To gain control you could try the Wonder Woman pose (hands on hips and shoulders back). You could also Identify your golden zone (the number of people you feel comfortable with and gradually expand it.)
In a nutshell, dealing with anxiety means acknowledging it, appraising it and addressing your concerns by trying to respond with new thinking.
For the future
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Chairman Colin Tapscott is always happy to receive any suggestions for what members want to see the Chamber doing in the future. Please send your ideas (and your wish lists) to [email protected]
Dates for your diary:
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| Coffee Morning | Chamber Breakfast | |
| Softwood Books 5 Wharfside House Prentice Road Stowmarket IP14 1RD | The Mix Stowmarket 127 Ipswich Street Stowmarket IP14 1BB or on Zoom | |
| Friday, 5 April 2024 | Friday, 19 April 2024 | |
| 10.00 am to noon | 7.15 am to 9.00 am |
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