How To Stress Less

Say goodbye to stress for good!

It’s a fact - stress kills! Yet, so many of us find ourselves stressed out, day to day. However, if you are feeling anxious, find it hard to relax or perhaps struggle to get rid of that constant mental ache, let celebrated life-coach and mentor Benjamin Bonetti show you how to chill. In his latest title, How To Stress Less, Benjamin shows you how to combat stress by taking action and intentionally rejecting it when it rears its ugly head.

How To Stress Less provides you with an easy to follow guide to help you effectively release and manage everyday stress that can seriously affect your health. Benjamin does not promise to wave a magic wand to make your troubles disappear. Rather, he addresses the impact of stress and helps you deal with deep-seated issues surrounding common reasons we find ourselves stressed out in the first place.

In this forward thinking stress manual, How To Stress Less offers:

• Guidance and advice which has helped many of Benjamin’s clients free their lives of stress
• Practical tips to address the issues that trigger everyday stress as well as tips on how to respond
• Effective solutions to quit worrying for good and learn to relax

Introduction 1

Step One – Understanding and Reasoning 5

Where do we start? 7

The physiological response to stress 10

Step Two – Overcoming and Educating 19

The fundamental elements of controlling and managing stress 21

Dealing with events that matter to you 26

Why is stress on the increase? 31

Letting go of the now 36

Stressors … what really matters? 40

Choice 42

Step Three – Prevention and Optimization 53

Change the way you stand! 55

Staying in a stress-free state 56

Stronger, braver, happier 62

Drawing a blank 68

Legacy setting 73

Create a better picture 75

Adjust your mindset 78

Step Four – Dividing Stress and Reality 83

Look differently … but not with your eyes 85

Find your escapism 93

Is it real … or imaginary? 95

Step Five – Re-Establishing A Normal Life 99

Flip it! 102

The stress strategy … making it work for you 103

Start your day differently 105

Step Six – Creating A Lasting Rhythm 119

The internal stress reaction 122

You are what you eat! 122

The stress – memory loss connection 135

You can cook 148

Step Seven – Stress Free Living 153

Drugs 157

Take a walk … 159

Nutrition know-how 164

Laughter – it really is the best medicine! 170

Tools 171

Summary 179

About Benjamin Bonetti 185

Index 191

"... for those looking for a bit of self-help expertise on how to live a healthier life without the stress, How to Stress Less is very much worth a look." (Elite Business, September 2014)

"This great guide to de-junking your life is full of practical tips and solutions. There are plenty of words of wisdom, too." (The Sun, August 2014)

Benjamin Bonetti is an international bestselling hypnotherapist, self-help speaker and entrepreneur, who has written and produced a variety of motivational and behavioural-change multimedia products, particularly in audio format – selling over a million. He has a 10% market share of the Top 100 bestselling Personal Development products in iTunes, Audios, Audible and Amazon. Benjamin also conducts seminars focusing on the power of positive thinking, where he utilises Hypnosis and Neuro-linguistic Programming.

Say goodbye to stress for good.

We all know that stress is bad for us, yet so many of us find ourselves bouncing from one stressful situation to the next with no time to recover. So how do we make it all stop?

Learn to relax. Take back control.

With expert guidance from bestselling hypnotherapist and life coach, Benjamin Bonetti, you'll learn how to recognize stress and develop the awareness and ability to stop it in its tracks. Using simple tools and techniques you can use each day, How to Stress Less will show you how to:

• Recognize and avoid triggers for stress
• Establish a healthier response pattern to life's challenges
• Prioritize your stressors and let the little things go
• Adjust your outlook to a more positive state
• Re-establish a healthy rhythm with daily stress management

For the sake of your health, relationships, and sanity, effective stress management needs to be a priority. How to Stress Less guides you through the journey, one deep breath at a time.