Have you read the first article, (http://www.personalbestconsulting.com/viewarticle.php ) entitled "5 Ways To Beat Stress?" If not, go back and read that article first. Then you can return to this article and implement these additional tips to further reduce anxiety in your life.

1. Focus on the Solution Instead of the Problem

Amazingly enough, one way to dramatically increase the stress levels in your life is to focus on the problem causing the stress instead of the solution. Why? Because focus is a zero-sum process (or win-lose game). If you are focusing on the problem, by definition you cannot be focusing on the solution, and vice versa. Most people get stressed out, and then focus on how stressed out they are ("My gosh, I can't believe that car just rear-ended me! I can't deal with this, this is just what I DIDN'T want!). They stress about being stressed. However, there is a better way, believe it or not. Focus on the solution. ("Ok, so that car rear-ended me. It sucks. How am I going to fix this situation?") Focusing on the solution allows your mind to become action-oriented instead of paralyzed by stress.

2. Be Proactive, Not Reactive

Become proactive instead of reaction in your life and you'll notice a dramatic decrease in your anxiety levels (I use the terms anxiety and stress synonymously). If you haven't already looked over my past article on this topic ("Strategic Effectiveness: Setting the Game Up To Win"), you can do so by following this link http://www.personalbestconsulting.com/viewarticle.php . In short, here is how you become proactive:

1. Realize that most of reality is interpretive-meaning that what things mean to you is up to you.
2. Take responsibility for your feelings as such. If you are stressed out, it can be argued that you are choosing to feel this stressed, no matter what is going on. Do babies get stressed out about learning how to walk? No. Why not? Because they have yet to develop the capacity to "overthink" things. Adults tend to do that. Take responsibility for your feelings.
3. Become future-oriented, and opportunity-oriented.
3. Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously

Everybody, myself included, is guilty of taking themselves too seriously at some point in our daily lives. We overstate our value and we overestimate our influence. Conversely, however, we also have times where we underestimate our value and fail to understand the power of our own influence. For example, haven't you ever caught yourself feeling amazed when someone mentions the fact that they were speaking about you to someone else, or mentioning you to a friend? I know that I sometimes feel that my existence ends when I leave the room. My point here, though is this: Things are never as serious as they seem. Taking yourself too seriously only results in stress, as you feel that you have to keep up with your "importance" and monitor and maintain it at every cost. Seek humility as a tool for growth. I am constantly reminding myself how much I have to learn about life and existence. It keeps me centered, and open to understanding and learning from every person I meet.

Here's another thought: You're going to screw things up every now and again, so why take yourself too seriously? Why not have fun even though you WILL screw up? Id rather laugh at my own tendency to screw up than beat myself up for being human.

4. Throw Excuses Out the Door

Excuses are like opinions-they are one of the cheapest commodities available. Excuses are really just denials of reality; weak attempts to protect our egos from our failures and screw-ups. Try eliminating excuses, and your reliance on them. Some of my favorite excuses include:

1. "I don't have enough time" - last I checked, everybody has exactly the same amount of time in a day from which to work: twenty-four hours.
2. "I'm too old/too young" - age is more attitude than chronology. Examples abound to prove this point.
3. "I'll do it later" - or, the refrain of the lazy.
5. Express Healthy Anger

Healthy anger? Is there such a thing? I believe so. Healthy anger is anger that is appropriate to the current situation in which it is being expressed. Annoyance at your waiter for taking two hours to deliver your dinner is appropriate. Anger at your waiter for a cook error is not appropriate. Other examples of appropriate anger or annoyance would be anger towards rude people (it is always appropriate to call someone on their rude behavior, I believe), dismay with your local florist for not delivering flowers to your spouse on your anniversary as promised, or anger at generally poor customer service (hotels, etc). Road rage? Unhealthy. Kicking the dog upon returning from work? Entirely unhealthy. Just remember, it is ok to be angry when you are treated poorly or when the anger is constructive (it makes progress towards appropriate actions being taken), but it is not ok to use anger to bully, intimidate, or to generally hurt others. Learn the difference between the two-unhealthy anger usually results from dissatisfaction with yourself. Express healthy anger when appropriate.