The Survival Handbook for Stressful Workplaces: 25 Strategies to Protect Your Health (Paperback) by Luis López-Portillo

9798613717880. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 160. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. Are you unhappy at work?Is too much stress at work stealing the joy of life?The emotional misery of a stressful workplace should not be your only concern. Your mental and physical health may be at risk. You may be falling into burnout, the new worldwide epidemic resulting from accumulated stress. Chronic stress at work is a serious threat to your personal sustainability. It can literally kill you if you don't change how you manage it. This book takes a preventive approach to help you work and live without stress. It is written for professionals suffering the consequences of toxic cultures, office politics, constant conflict, bad leadership and ruthless pressure at work.Author Luis L�pez-Portillo is a coach, advisor and trainer who has studied organization dynamics and the malfunction of human interactions for 30 years.The author battled for almost 20 years with chronic stress until he suffered a health crisis. From his awakening in a hospital bed, he has made it his mission to help others. He developed his own framework after constant research and experimentation on his own healing and habit-changing personal journey.After years of helping others in different types of organizations, he has deposited his experience and teachings into this friendly and insightful how-to book. Not from a distraction approach (yoga, stretching) but from a psychological flexibility approach. It's called a handbook because it includes 25 practical and helpful strategies that cover all of the stressful situations at work, from despicable bosses and feeling undervalued, to work overload and dealing with toxic people and navigating a poisonous culture. If an unhealthy organization is taking you down the road of burnout, something in your thinking, emotional management and impulsive behaviors has to change. It's the inner mental game that matters, as L�pez-Portillo teaches in this powerful guide. The true antidote to stress is the training of your mind. This book is about the options we have, our inner resources and mental skills. It's not about what to do when you are damaged, it's about no getting damaged. The strategies in this book have worked for the author and for his clients. This easy-to-read and ready-to-apply book is for those wishing to break free from the dangerous consequences of stress at work. Buy this book today to conquer peace of mind, protect your health and reclaim the joyful life you deserve to be living.