Learn How To Let Go Of Harmful Stress In The Workplace

“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” Hans Selye

Many things can trigger stress at work, however, because it can cause harmful health conditions it’s essential to get a handle on your lousy pressure before it becomes a serious health condition.

I’ve experienced stress-related symptoms at work, for instance, high blood pressure, lack of sleep and constant brain chatter with worry. However, I know that lack of preparation has been the leading cause of my stress at work. When I found myself stressed out, I would take a step back and retrace what caused it. And what I saw was my lack of being on top of something important, like a follow-up call, or lack of research or anything that resembled an unfinished project of some sort, knowing how to manage my time and adequately prepare, has helped me throughout my career.

The good news is that if you take the time to understand what is causing your stress, you have time to correct it.

Possible Causes of Stress At Work:

• High Workloads
• Job Insecurity
• Long Commute
• Unclear performance expectations
• Conflict at work
• Lack of Work-Life Balance
• Rumors About The State of the Company

Taking Some Positive Actions To Prevent The Stress:

Prepare And Plan
Lift a heavy load off your back. Take the time to prepare the day before for tomorrow's tasks. Plan on how you are going to do each job and make reasonable deadline expectations. If it’s out of your control, speak with the proper person and recommend an adequate deadline and state your reasons why.

Create Habits For Each Task
Challenge yourself and view each work that needs to be done, and create habits that will lead you to complete each task. For instance, if you need to write your weekly report by Friday afternoon, establish a daily routine to calculate the required information, and at the end of the week, it will practically be done. Or, if you need to hand in a monthly expense report, make it a habit that on a daily basis you will update your expense report. At the end of the month guess what? It’s complete.

Learn To Relax
If you consider yourself an uptight person this might be a section for you to read and reread. Make it your goal to learn the basics of relaxation, for instance, simple breathing exercises. I wouldn’t go overboard in the beginning, take the time to go outside and sit quietly without a phone and sit and listen to your breathing. Count all of your breaths silently and when you feel calm, go back to your office and start grinding again. But, learning how to take control of your relaxation will have positive health benefits. Do you have 10 minutes to spare?

Recharge
Do you have a favorite movie? Or a great book you want to read? Then it’s time to think of recharging. On the weekend, besides spending time with family and friends take time for yourself. Besides a refreshed you, it’s a better you. Don’t you agree? Relax, Recharge and Release! Try it.

Separate Work With Personal Time
Make it a habit not to check your business email or social media while on personal time. Make sure that you have a healthy home life-work balance. Separating the two can be beneficial if done correctly, even if it’s just on Sundays.

In summary, by taking control of the things you can control will help you take the necessary steps to reduce the stress that you are experiencing. If you are looking for career coaching, contact me today. Have a fantastic week.


To Your Success,
Coach Barb
Certified Career Coach

How do you manage your stress at work?