Five Ways to Reduce Stress in the Workplace
Do you find yourself dreading to go into the office due to the stess level there? Sometimes that could be due to disorganization. If you spend the day reacting to client calls and other issues instead of organizing yourself so you have no more than 5 client calls a day and aren’t playing phone tag you will see a great reduction in chaos. However, there are some days that no matter what you do you will have something come up.
These five tips will help you make your attitude about your workplace less stressed.
- Get in a workout before you come to work. The endorphins will last for hours. If the stress is getting to you, increase your workout intensity. Intervals work best because your day is made up of intervals, highs and lows.
- Take breaks during the day. A break every hour for 5-10 minutes will be enough to decompress your day. Walk away from your desk. Drink some water. Eat a quality snack like a handful of nuts or a few bites of a power bar.
- Call a friend that is always in a good mood or has a joke for you. When asked why he was such a good putter Gary Player said, “I hang out with good putters.” Stay positive by being around positive people.
- Put up reminders in your office of your purpose in being there. Goals you want to achieve. Pictures of family. That vacation you are working for. That new car.
- Stay on a schedule. If you are going to work hard until 6pm and then go home, go home at 6:00. If your work isn’t done, set a plan to work the next night until 8 and then go home. Don’t just hang out at the office. Have a plan including your work hours.
The worse thing you can do is avoid the stress because it will continue to build to an unmanageable level. Be ready, confident and able to meet the challenges of your day by maintaining your health, sleep, exercise and balance of life/work.
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