How Not To Worry

How to defeat stress, worry, and anxiety to achieve more in business and life. From the international bestselling author of Self-Confidence. Are You A Worrier? Do you seem to worry more than most? Do you find that insignificant things stress you out? Do you sweat the small stuff and the big stuff too? Well, now s the time to stop worrying and start living. Worry, stress, anxiety whichever label you prefer to use can have consequences that impact not only our lives, but the lives of others around us. When we worry it s like the engine of our mind is constantly being revved up. It doesn t allow us time to switch off and rest. It tires you out. And when you re tired you re less likely to think straight. And when you re not thinking straight it s easy to make stupid mistakes and confuse priorities... But relax. There is a way forward. In How Not to Worry Paul McGee shows us that there is a way to tackle life s challenges in a calmer and more considered way. It is possible to use a certain degree of worry and anxiety to spur us on towards positive, constructive action, and then leave the rest behind. With down to earth, real life advice, How Not to Worry helps us understand why worrying is such a big deal and the reasons for it, exposing the behavioural traps we fall into when faced with challenges. It then helps us to move on with tools and ideas to deal with our worries in a more constructive way.

How to defeat stress, worry, and anxiety to achieve more inbusiness and life. From the international bestselling author ofSelf-Confidence.Are You A Worrier?Do you seem to worry more than most? Do you find thatinsignificant things stress you out? Do you sweat the small stuffand the big stuff too? Well, now's the time to stop worryingand start living.Worry, stress, anxiety - whichever label you prefer to use can have consequences that impact not only our lives, butthe lives of others around us. When we worry it's like theengine of our mind is constantly being revved up. It doesn'tallow us time to switch off and rest. It tires you out. And whenyou're tired you're less likely to think straight. Andwhen you're not thinking straight it's easy to makestupid mistakes and confuse priorities...But relax. There is a way forward.In How Not to Worry Paul McGee shows us that there is away to tackle life's challenges in a calmer and moreconsidered way. It is possible to use a certain degree of worry andanxiety to spur us on towards positive, constructive action, andthen leave the rest behind. With down to earth, real life adviceHow Not to Worry helps us understand why worrying is such abig deal and the reasons for it, exposing the behavioural traps wefall into when faced with challenges. It then helps us to move onwith tools and ideas to deal with our worries in a moreconstructive way.

About Paul Mcgee xiiiIntroduction 1Section One: Stop, Understand 91 The Big Deal About Worry 112 Why Do We Worry? 293 Are We Wired to Worry? 654 Ever Got Lost in Loopy Logic? 87Section Two: Move On 1155 Let's Get Rational 1176 Manage Your Imagination 1457 Show a Little Respect... to Yourself 1678 How to Make Your Environment Friendly 199And Finally... 221Further Reading 229Index 233