2/16/11

Tips On How You Can Eliminate Work Stress

By Sally A. Greco


Stress is a part of everyday life. We are bombarded with stress from the moment we wake up to the last second we are awake. It is up to us to be able to handle stress on a daily basis and manage to sustain our energy within the day. The following will help you manage your life at work while still under the pressure of stress.

In order for you to manage stress within the confines of your office, you need to manage your office and how it looks. A very messy office can leave you stressed. It can suck the energy and the life out of you upon seeing that your office has become a trash can.

Get people that you trust to work with you. If you have a huge project that caters to more than one person, choose people that you trust and you are comfortable with. This reduces your chances of being put in a stressful situation.

When people are focused on work, they tend to forget that they are in a stressful situation without them knowing it. This can be very bad for the health. Take a couple of minutes off to let yourself breathe and take everything back in perspective when you are clouded with problems at work.

Deal with the issues that surround your work rather than wait for it to blow up. When you avoid dealing with the issues at work, it will haunt you through and through causing you to be more stressed at work than normal.

Make your work fun and interesting. Place some pictures on your desk and decorate your table with fun things that perk up your interest. You can also add a small radio or a stress ball so that you can do something else while at work.

Enjoy the work that you do. When you have fun while at work, it does not seem to be stressful anymore. Keep it light and have something to do after work which relieves you of stress.

Stress will always be around us. It is our job to learn how to manage it properly so that it does not overwhelm us. The moment that it does, we will surely take a hard hit.




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