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Paula M. Jones, Esq. is an innovative and thought-provoking author, keynote speaker and workshop facilitator on Practical People Skills for organizations who want to create an energizing and productive work environment.  Paula has been practicing law for twenty years.  She has applied her practical people skills throughout her career, leading to the opening of her own successful law firm in 2016. Visit her at www.paulamjones.com.

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To Reduce Stress, Stop Globalizing and Put Things in Perspective

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“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” ~Mark Twain

Life happens. And sometimes when life happens, we can get pretty stressed out. I’ve found that the way we view situations can either reduce our stress or make it worse. Here is just one way we aggravate situations, possibly unnecessarily, and how we can adjust our perspective to keep stress in check.

A colleague of mine claims that he is “calendar-challenged.” He is often unable to attend meetings at the last minute or shows up late. I am, by contrast, a planner. I live …