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Personal Development/ Stress Management

This work can be stressful. The following sites provide resources for stress management and personal development. This section and these sites were recommended by Felicia R. T. Phelps (SDA 30).

Conflicts Dynamic Profile: This Website provides links to other sites which address conflict in the workplace. The links are divided into the following categories: Building Relationships, Managing Emotions, Resolving Conflict, Accepting Conflict and Cooling Hot Buttons.

Mind Tools: "Since 1999, (this site has helped) improve and advance the careers of more than 8,500,000 visitors... On the navigation bars..., you'll find more than 100 essential life, career training and management training skills, freely available and outlined in easy to understand language. These skills are supported by simple examples and exercises that expand and reinforce your understanding."

Motivation.com: Provides links to various motivation sites.

Power of Personal Values: "We can energize our lives by making the full effort to implement the values we subscribe to. Once we identify values that are meaningful to us, we can develop strategies to implement them." Includes discussion of various personal, business and social values and how to prioritize these for implementation in your life and work.

Conflict in Cyberspace: How to Resolve Conflicts Online: "In online communications, we have no visual or auditory cues to help us to decipher the intent, meaning, and tone of the messenger...(Offers) tips for handling conflict online with respect, sensitivity, and care."

SelfGrowth.com: Offers self-improvement and personal growth links and articles.

Values and Morals: Guidelines for Living: This site discusses the importance of values clarification for successful management. It suggests that, "self-help is not just for overcoming problems; it also involves learning to become what you truly value, achieving your greatest potential. That is why your values and strengths should be considered along with your problems."