Lesson Kit for Stress Management:

Cultivate Well-Being

How to Use This Kit

Think of this kit as a portable, actionable summary of the Harvard ManageMentor
lesson you just completed. In it, you'll find:
• 30-Second Takeaway: A reminder of the key lesson concepts. Consider sharing
it with your peers or teams.
• Your responses to the Practice and Reflect activities: The actions you want to
take to improve your skills. Consider sharing them with your manager.
• Tools: Worksheets and handouts to continue applying what you learned on the
job.
Don't forget to make time for learning with Harvard ManageMentor.

30-Second takeaway

• Incorporate self-care into your daily routine. Take small steps and seek
support to build momentum.

• Practice mindfulness to become more present and aware of your stressors.

• Maintain a healthy lifestyle by making exercise and good nutrition a priority.

• Get a full night’s sleep by increasing your physical activity and purging your
worries before bed.

Your Responses
1.

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Lesson Kit: Cultivate Well-Being

TAKE A MOMENT. What self-care routines do you already practice?

What strategies have you heard of but haven’t yet tried?
My main self care routine includes evening walk and eating healthy food. I
would like to start a sports activity and going a little bit early to bed.

2. Make a plan

Walk outside to clear your head and focus on the world

around you
Have a device-free lunch and concentrate on how much you
enjoy the meal
Reflect on how a workplace conversation makes you feel in
the moment

3. Make a connection

Skipping exercise

4. TAKE ACTION. What actions will you take to make your physical,
mental, and emotional health a greater priority?
I will practice mindfulness, take care of what to eat and when to eat.
Maintain a fixed, healthy sleep and wake up pattern.

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