Stress is a Choice: 10 Rules to Simplify Your Life

Written By Cynthia Skyers-Gordon

By David Zerfoss

🔹 Subtitle:

Ten powerful reminders that calm is a decision, not a condition.

🔹 Quick Facts:

  • Format: Hardcover / 144 pages

  • Genre: Personal Development

  • Audience: Busy professionals, caregivers, leaders, and teachers

🔹 What It’s About:

This book walks you through ten simple yet profound rules that help strip away the clutter of modern life. Zerfoss encourages intentional living, helping you choose peace, clarity, and joy over overwhelm and urgency.

🔹 Why We Recommend It:

This is a perfect book for leaders and helpers who feel stretched thin. Its quick-read format and actionable tips make it an ideal companion to your wellness practice or staff training materials.

🔹 Excerpt:

"Peace doesn’t come from avoiding stress. It comes from choosing to live with purpose, even in the midst of chaos."

🔹 Get the Book:

👉 [Get the Book →](Amazon link here) (open in new tab)

🔹 Pair It With:

  • The SILWELL-C “5-Minute Reset Strategies” toolkit

  • A digital decluttering checklist

  • Time-blocking or priority-mapping worksheets

Cynthia Skyers-Gordon

Dr. Cynthia Skyers-Gordon, Ed.D. is the founder of SILWELL-C (Staff-Inspired Leadership for Wellness and Calm), a wellness initiative created to empower educators, leaders, and teams to thrive from within. With more than 33 years of experience in early childhood education, from assistant teacher to director to Education Coordinator, Dr. Skyers-Gordon understands the challenges and opportunities staff face each day.

SILWELL-C was born from her belief that true wellness in schools starts with the staff themselves. By providing calm leadership strategies, practical tools, affirmations, and inspiration, SILWELL-C equips educators and leaders to create supportive, balanced environments where both staff and children can flourish.

Through workshops, consultations, and creative resources, Dr. Skyers-Gordon combines her in-depth expertise with a passion for cultivating resilience, connection, and calm in every space. Whether it’s through her upcoming Wellness Toolkit, the JamBel Storybook, or the Free Wellness Hub, she continues to design practical ways for educators and leaders to sustain their own wellness while inspiring others.

At its core, SILWELL-C is more than a program; it’s a movement: a reminder that when staff lead with wellness, schools grow with strength, calm, and confidence.

https://www.silwellc.com
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