The situation of ‘more demands and less time’ in the corporate world leaves you exhausted and ‘just can’t cope’ feeling. This has you struggling with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, anxiety and over eating. As life speeds up stress is always in the news.
Get creative and keep stress at bay. It could be as simple as talking to a friend, putting your thoughts on a blog, taking a brisk walk or just meditating. Plan your schedule, pat yourself for a good job, engage in informal chat, personalize your work space, laugh your stress away and for a little while, disconnect the phones and computer.
What is missing is the motivation to beat stress in healthy way. So many companies plan a lot of outdoor events for the weekends, where they sweat it out. Non alcoholic dance also works wonders. Free style dancing, kick boxing, meditation and pranayama are some stress busters that employees can choose from to stay fit.
The stress generated in IT industry is positive. It is said that in IT industries they give you tension along with your salary. If an individual wants to take life easy he can sit back and relax, but he cannot achieve anything in life. Rewards and recognition come to people who are hard working and who love challenges in life.
Many companies encourage their employees to unleash their creative energies and even relive their good old school days through fun events and contests such as Xbox game, treasure hunts, onsite/offshore jugal bandi, music shows and quiz.
It is not just about project pressures or meeting deadlines. Celebrating work, exploring creative talents and fitness programmes keep the employees fresh with passionate energy. Team outings, trekking, adventure activities such as rapelling are few other escapades offered to them from tension and stress.
Adventure sport is a great way to keep the adrenaline flowing. Rock climbing, trekking or even something as exciting as ‘fire walking’, could do the job. It is the concentration of the mind that matters. Twice a year, adventure activities can be planned to recharge the mind batteries. Such activities remove the fear factor and boosts confidence levels immensely.
The positive outcome of these activities is plenty. The boost in morale improves performance, strengthens loyalty and creates an opportunity to align with the goals of the organization. Technology too has evolved as a stress-buster. Blogging for instance. Funny situations in life, inspiring stories, personal achievements; everything finds a place here.
While there are so many ways to busting stress, why is there so much anxiety around? Because we want to accommodate too many things in a short period. Over-expectation, setting high personal standards and poor time management add to the problem.
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