Climbing the corporate ladder is not easy and it requires a lot of hard work. Stress also becomes inevitable but a little bit of stress is necessary so that you will give a better presentation and you will finish your work before deadline. Excessive stress is detrimental to your physical and emotional health and it affects your performance and productivity. It also affects your relationships at home.
You can always make your work place stress free when you are organized and when you practice mindfulness. Some of the common causes of stress are layoffs, pressure, deadlines, nagging bosses, etc. When you utter the word stress you will find so many difficult situations which affect you and the list goes on and on. To remain healthy in spite of all these is a herculean task and if you incorporate some small tips you will definitely be a better person.
Get Moving
When you sit more than 8 hours before the monitor you will feel stressed. Take breaks and start moving. A quick walk around in half hour gaps will make you refresh yourself and your spine will also get the much needed comfort. Wrong sitting postures adds to the problem. When you physically experience pain it affects you mentally also.
Call for meetings on the go in the garden spaces so that fresh air will freshen you up. You can also grab coffee or snack and move along with your team members.
Take A Break
Do take your lunch break seriously and relish your lunch. Do not gulp down your food without mindfulness by being hunched over your desk. Enjoy your meal in solitude and when the brain is fed well you will feel better and calm.
Eat with your colleagues and plan weekend trips or just exchange some pleasantries so that you could maintain cordial relationships with everyone. Your attitude to others count a lot to reduce work place stress. If you maintain friendly relationships with everyone then you will definitely feel like going to work happily.
Eat Simple Home Cooked Food
You need not plan for organic meals but prefer simple, healthy home cooked food. This will help you to maintain your health and any day a home cooked meal is nutritious than meals at the cafeteria. And please do not rely on packaged stuff as it does more harm than good. Preservatives and chemicals in them make them attractive but not nutritious.
Make Beautiful Decisions
It is how you react to situation that causes stress to you. You can control some situations while some situations are out of your control. In such cases accept things as they are and never react to every situation around. Just be a witness and move on. Once when you start accepting you will become much wiser. You cannot control a co-worker’s attitude or you cannot avoid office restructuring as any day it might come along. So be prepared for it so that you will enjoy peace.
Social Activity
Finalize some social activity for your colleagues so that they will enjoy working together. When employees gel together there is creativity, productivity and collaboration. Organize fun activities, lunches or night outs so that your friends will enjoy and they will willingly come to work. Create a beautiful atmosphere at the work place with clean desks and lot of greenery. This way you will enjoy a beautiful office set up.
Hydrate Yourself
Remember to drink water often. If your too busy set alarms so that you will be reminded to drink water. If you are hydrated you will feel relaxed and fresh. When there is not enough water you feel dizzy and uncomfortable.
De Clutter Your Desk
Clean and de clutter your desk so that you if your work space looks organized you will also feel better. Imagine a work place with lot of files and papers all over the desk and you will definitely be hunched over them but not arrive at a decision. So first things first prioritize your day and leave unimportant things on the back burner.
Use The Stairs
Whenever possible use the stairs as it will make you healthy. You might not get enough time to exercise but this small bit will help you to some extent.
So adopt all these tips and do have a positive frame of mind to enjoy health.
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