Five Ways to Lower Stress in Your Professional Life
Having a solo business with new and ongoing clients, marketing, dealing with office work and other people involved in your business (sometimes on the opposite side) means that you have a particular kind of stress. Unlike much of the stress in other areas of your life, professional stress is often based on the expectations of others.
With that in mind, it's important that you find healthy and productive ways to channel that stress. You'll also want to lower your stress in the first place. When you deal with all sorts of people daily, including negative people, this becomes even more important to your sense of peace and well-being at work.
Your Business Should Be Your Focus
When it comes to your business, focusing on making money and upgrading your operations are both more important than the latest failed consultation/sales call or negative social media comments. To be accepted, a lot of people try to be liked by everybody. Yet this often leads to getting less important things accomplished during the workday.
When you set a good example by not being devastated by hearing no or getting a bad review, you lead instead of following. You can still show your potential clients and unhappy clients that you respect them even if they don’t do what you would like them to do. Focusing on the positive and acting from a balanced place cuts down on your stress, creates a more attractive environment around you, and can even lead to new clients you didn’t see coming!
Instead of worrying about acceptance, focus on the following:
Remind yourself why you are in business and what your goals for the future are.
Breathe slowly and deeply so you can stay calm.
Do some Tapping at the office and drop stress rapidly even on busy days.
Take a lunch hour and breaks, even if you're busy. You need time to unwind.
Get some exercise, even if it's just getting up from your desk and stretching periodically.
For someone to stress you out, get you angry, or make you feel inferior, you have to give them permission to do so. Rather than give someone a chance to make you feel bad, ignore what others do and concentrate on the things that matter to you. Tapping can help you do this more easily. Keep your goals, values, and mission at the forefront of your mind most of the time.
Move Away From Stress
When you recognize that stress is something you want out of your life, you can start to move away from stress and toward peace and joy. It may take time, but with effort, you'll feel less and less stress controlling your workday. When feelings of worry or anxiety approach, you'll keep them at bay with a poised, thoughtful, effective response. And if you develop some skill with Tapping or meditation, you will be fully equipped to be beyond stress most of the time.
The direction your thoughts take is often the direction your life takes. When you keep moving forward and focus on the things that matter to you instead of thinking about what everyone else is doing, you're able to get more accomplished. If you're only focusing on your work and future, you have a lot less to be stressed out about.
Take time for yourself, too. Make time away from work to de-stress by doing things you find relaxing. Relaxing in your personal time away from work also helps you keep your work stress at bay.
Most of all, keep things simple. Focus on solutions instead of problems, take deep breaths, tap, and remain calm. You can learn to respond calmly and effectively at work. When you do, your productivity will soar as your stress melts away.
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Joe Mitchell, Esquire is a High-Performance Coach and EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, who has logged over 35 years of in-depth study of personal and spiritual development. In his studies, he has done hundreds of self-development courses, spiritual retreats, and health-related workshops. Coach Joe is a certified yoga teacher, meditation teacher, NLP Practitioner, and a graduate of three coaching academies. Two years after he graduated from Harvard Law School, he became a monk for five years. In 2016, after over 20 years as a solo criminal and personal injury attorney, he decided to turn his heart's passion into a career as a Success Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Trainer. For information on Coach Joe’s programs, high-performance videos and to apply for a Free High-Performance Session click the following link http://www.activateyourgreatness.com/free-session