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How to use the 20:80 Rule to manage stressors more effectively
Stressed? Depressed? Know someone who is? Then this is for you! What has come to be known as “stress” can be described in three general categories: Distress, Eustress, and Misstress. It’s actually your brain rather than your stomach that recognizes a stressor first. The cost to you is impacted by your own brain’s unique perception of each stressor in combination with expectations.
SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
Stress starts and ends in the brain. It is impacted positively or negatively by a person's expectations and perceptions. This seminar is designed to describe three general categories of stressors, the three brain responses, gender differences, and consequences that can result from chronic triggering of the stress response, including:
- Flight/Fight—ulcers, high blood pressure
- Tend/Befriend—trying too hard, tolerating the intolerable
- Conserve/Withdraw—depression, immobility
Current research has provided information that can help you identify and manage your stressors more effectively. You can dramatically improve your life by learning to identify a stressor quickly and by implementing strategies such as the 20:80 Rule.
TIME FRAME
 This seminar can be presented in one 50-minute segment, plus time for questions and answers, if desired.
TARGET AUDIENCE
People who are interested in taking a new look at stress, learning how to identify and manage their stressors more effectively, and developing personal prevention/recovery strategies.
SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the seminar, participants should be able to:
- Define distress, eustress, and mistress and list two examples of each
- Describe the relationship between stressors and downshifting of the brain
- Describe the 20:80 Rule and its application to a stressor
- List two strategies for managing stressors more effectively
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Seminar Descriptions 
