Stress is the greatest inhibitor on the road to success and can adversely affect growth as a professional or in life in general. The biggest mantra to combat stress and be a winner lies in simple steps that once adopted, can change lives forever. The art of coping with stress gracefully lies in maintaining control over oneself and changing stressful situations into rational scenarios with ready solutions. Stress mastery enables and empowers the reader to comprehend and inculcate simple yet vital values like optimism and how to maintain a positive frame of mind, believing in oneself and proactive approach towards stress management. Combining the authors' experiences in clinical psychology, this state-of-the-art book provides the readers with a tool set of proven exercises and techniques, designed to maximize effectiveness and reduce stress at work.

Content - PREFACE, Section 1 UNDERSTANDING STRESS, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 ALL ABOUT STRESS, 3 MANAGING STRESS: A HOLISTIC APPROACH, Section 2 THE MASTER STRATEGY: STAGE 1, 4 BREATHING, 5 CULTIVATING AWARENESS,  REVIEWING THE MASTER STRATEGY: STAGE 1, Section 3 THE MASTER STRATEGY: STAGE 2, 6 ACQUIRING BODY WISDOM, 7 LOOKING AT THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY, 8 PATHWAYS THROUGH ANGER, REVIEWING THE MASTER STRATEGY: STAGE 2, Section 4 FURTHER APPLICATIONS OF THE MASTER STRATEGY, 9 NUTRITION, 10 EXERCISE, 11 PSYCHO TECHNOLOGIES, Section 5 WORKPLACE STRESS, 12   STRESS MASTERY ON THE JOB, 13 TIME MANAGEMENT, 14 ASSERTIVENESS, Section 6 CONCLUSION, 15 THE BIG PICTURE, THE MASTER STRATEGY REVISITED,  APPENDIX,  REFERENCES, INDEX