Stress getting the better of you at work? Try some of these tips to help you de-stress and decompress.
Depending on where you work, your office can be a stressful environment. With deadlines and bosses and projects, sometimes the stress can get to be overwhelming. Use these following tips to help relieve some of that stress.
* One thing you need to do is to keep your eye on the big picture. What exactly are you stressing about? If you have a project deadline looming and have only a few days to complete it, ask yourself if you are putting too much upon yourself. Are there people in your office, like an office temp or intern, that can help you with the more tedious tasks of your project? Remember, most times, you do not have to do every single thing yourself, so be willing to give up some of the control and ask for help.
* A big cause of stress is the fact that we feel everything needs to be done at the last minute. For some of us, procrastination plays a big part in that. We wait until the deadline starts to loom closer before we kick our activity into high gear to get things working. Instead, if you have a big project or deadline, set up a reasonable time line of activities you need to perform or complete and stick to it. If you are a chronic procrastinator, it will take only one time to stick to a time line and complete a deadline ahead of schedule before you get won over to the other side.
* It may sound simple but a stress ball or a miniature game set (like a small basketball hoop and ball or a desk golf set) can work wonders on your nerves. Anytime you feel the pressure start to rise, take a few minutes and unwind by shooting a few hoops at your desk or taking a few breaths while squeezing a stress ball. Even if you don't have an official basketball hoop, you can just crumble up some paper and throw it into the trash can. Letting your mind relax and focus on other things will, ironically, help you focus better on the task you have at hand. Sometimes we sit at our desks so long focusing on one particular thing that we stress ourselves out too much and "fry" our brain.
* If the stress gets to be too much and sitting at your desk is making it worse, get out of the office. Instead of sitting at your desk eating lunch or even eating in the break room, go out for lunch with some colleagues or friends and pledge NOT to talk about office issues.
* It may be impossible to leave the office to go out to lunch, so simply grab a colleague and go for a walk around the building. Your mom was right when she said that the "fresh air will do you good." Most companies are required to give you a break time, so use it. It is to your benefit to get out of the work zone so you can decompress, even if it is only for a few minutes.
* Listen to some calm, soothing music. Maybe country music makes you unwind or maybe even hip-hop music. Grab some headphones, throw a cd into your computer or your stereo and let the unwinding begin. ja di
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