8 Very Simple Steps to Free Yourself From Stress
This post is a sequel to my previous posts about stress management.
Never let stress disrupt your performance. Get over with it with these simple 8 steps:
1. Breathe
A long and deep inhale can help your mind and body relax
2. Have an Eating Pattern
Diets with high calories and fat can cause your body weaker and dysfunctional in the long run.
3. Exercise
Coordinated body movement can make you feel calmer, more controllable mood, and easier to handle pressure
4. Get a Good Quality Sleep
A deep sleep of 6-8 hours every night can raise your energy level. Making you ready to face any challenge the following day
5. See Bigger Picture
Don’t take your job as daily routine, instead, it is your pathway that leads to overwhelming success.
6. Empower and Delegate
You are neither Superman nor demi-God; learn to trust others to help you do your job. Only by this, then you can aim for a far more strategic role in works.
7. Perfection Can be Very Evil
If you spend most of your time trying to fix a working machine, you will never gain from that machine effectively. In short, you are wasting your valuable time.
8. Celebrate
Small reward to indulge yourself that comes in every accomplishment is a good motivation factor.
Office Politics
According to a research from University of Minnesota, Psychology effect caused by office bullying is far scarier than sexual harassment. Office bullying might consists of:
- Attacking commentaries or looking down to others
- Specific yells (even work related issues) – especially in front of many people
- Disrespectful of job rank and our role
- Disrespectful of our working results
If any of you ever experienced one of the above, you have to immediately confront the abuse right on spot. For example, when someone mocks you, look the person on the eyes and tell him/her that you don’t find it amusing and that you want that person to stop doing that. Tell him/her that you are a professional and you deserve to be treated politely.
Bear in mind, that when you say that, maintain your tone and emotion, because your emotional weakness is what that person is trying to proof. So, whenever you don’t think that you can control your wrath, you’d better stay away and calm yourself down.
However, if you think that everything is out of line and has gone from bad to worse, please write a written report, stating every detailed aspects, including places, time, type of abuse, plus eye witness of the harassment,
And know when to stop, if the written report is proven ineffective, instead, making things worse, it is time that you find a better working place. Never mind with the thought that the abuser will be thrilled to see you walk away that door, because your pride and mental wellness are far more important than what others might think.
