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Your Financial Stress Profile—Evaluations Stressor No. 3 Peace and Harmony from page 35
People work comfortably in environments of varying degrees of disorder and contention. Finding yourself in over your head, or bored beyond words, may cause you considerable discomfort or stress. You may become irritated or fearful. It might affect your ability to lead or follow within a group. It can have a definite affect on how you handle your financial affairs. Consider these recommendations based on the results of Your Financial Stress Profile questionnaire.
You currently feel only mild stress from any lack of peace and harmony in your life.
You handle a disorderly environment very well.
Emotionally-charged environments create little pressure for you.
However, realize that others in your life may find the ease with which you face disorder difficult or even threatening. You may not even see any disorder or discord that may be hurting others working alongside you.
Avoid getting irritated with people more sensitive to disorder and discord. Try not to become impatient with people who have a greater need for a sense of order.
Help take charge of confusing situations. Use your strengths to benefit others and groups to function more resourcefully. Be a good influence on others less able to deal with a lack of peace and harmony. Become an emotional resource.
You currently feel moderate distress from a lack of peace and harmony in your life.
You would like things harmonious and peaceful, but it’s not necessary for you to function effectively.
As workloads and schedules vary, or during times of
change or crisis, you’re able to function with only moderate personal stress—enough pressure to keep you sharp. Take advantage of this strength and work to restore order in your environment whenever there’s a breakdown.
Learn and practice good negotiation skills. Keep your work environment orderly so you’re not undermined by nagging concerns that can interfere with a balanced performance.
Don’t overlook possible troublesome situations simply because you’re comfortable. Others around you may be uncomfortable in the same situation. Be sensitive to the pressures that may affect others and lead out when you can.
You currently feel a good deal of stress from a lack of peace and harmony in your life.
Be aware you may tend to experience more stress than others around you when there’s a state of confusion.
Awareness is one of the keys to overcoming this kind of pressure. Ask yourself, “What’s upsetting me the most?” Then work to create order in that particular area.
You’re likely to be very sensitive to contention. Work to avoid playing favorites
as you try to lessen how the contention is impacting you.
Invite outside mediators to assist in resolving conflicts that are too stressful for you. Watch and learn from people who are more confident in the face of disharmony.
Stressful situations place unusual demands on your energy. Find a way to lesson the impact of a disorderly or disharmonious situation. You must try to relax, or you’ll see more serious symptoms of stress.
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