Rick Bishop, Region Director (760) 730-3116

Gordon Pithart, Region Treasurer

Don Wall, Region Secretary

Today’s business environment has escalated the rate at which we do business.  It has also produced 200 billion dollars worth of insurance claims, lost productiv-ity, and absenteeism.  There is a direct and adverse relationship between work stress and decreased annual earnings.  Studies show that in most cases, as work stress increases, productivity decreases.  In fact, 80% of all illness today is stress related.  Can you afford not to address stress in the workplace?

Causes
Knowing the causes of stress helps us put more self-care strategies into action.  Causes of stress fall into the following categories:
C     Change, Crisis
R     Responsibilities, Risk
I     Inexperience, Indecision
D     Demand, Deadlines, Deadbeats
L      Loss (of job, relationship, etc.)

Symptoms
 Before you can reduce stress, you need to recognize that you are stressed.  Below are some symptoms of stress:

• Easy to anger.
• Digestive problems.
• Busy brain.
• Restless sleep.
• Clumsiness, bumping into things.
• Feeling never caught up.
• Drinking caffeine all day for energy.
• Eating high-fat, sugary foods to cope.
• Increasing alcohol intake.
• Getting colds and flu often.
• Tension in the head, neck, shoulders.

Solutions

 Here are some tips for reducing stress:

• Preserve your energy – stay away from negative people.
• Protect your environment; add relaxing elements, such as plants, soothing music, calming colors.
• Restore, relax, renew.
• Accept that you don’t have all the answers.
• Simplify; align your time.
• Laugh.
• Eat healthy foods.  Is your diet a riot?
• Perform quarterly checkups on career, family and friends, personal growth, renewal.
• Maintain a good attitude.
• Watch your trajectory – what you project.

Carolyn Gross is a well-known motivational speaker.
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You know that wireless cell phone you're no longer using?  The one that’s sitting in your drawer or closet right now?  It could literally save the life of one of the 5000-plus victims who are beaten and abused every day.
 Instead of tossing them in the garbage when new ones are purchased, these hand-sets can be given to the “Donate-A-Phone” program that helps domestic violence vic-tims.  Sponsored by the Wireless Foundation, the “Donate-A-Phone” cam-paign was launched in September 1999 to collect and refurbish a portion of the 24 million wireless phones no longer being used.  The phones are reprogrammed with 911 and other emergency numbers so do-mestic violence victims can access local emergency services and hotline numbers at the touch of a button.
 From May 1 to July 31, 2001, RadioShack is once again partnering with the Wireless Foundation to collect cell phones for the program.  You can drop off your outdated cell phone at any of RadioShack’s 7,100 stores.  Phones and accessories in any condition will be gladly accepted, and all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
 For further information on this campaign, to find a RadioShack near you, or to start your own collection program, access the Web site:  www.donateaphone.com .

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