Dealing with Stress in Business
Do you ever stress? I’m asked this all the time. Yes, of course, everyone stresses about something at some point in their lives. However, you shouldn’t let that stress control your life. You’ve got to let go of the stress.
“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”
– Erma Bombeck
You have the power to change your life every moment. You can reinvent yourself. You can start over. You can make a different future for yourself. Stressing and worrying about everything only makes things worse. In fact, the next time you are stressing about something here’s what you should do:
1. Look at what is stressing you and determine exactly what it is that is making you feel this way.
2. Go ahead and give yourself permission to think about what the worst case scenario really could be here. Don’t spend more than a minute on this though! More often than not people realize that the worst case isn’t nearly as bad as their fear and stress lead them to believe it is.
3. Realize that no matter what, you have the power within you to survive and if you choose to you also have the power to THRIVE!
4. Make a plan for change. If what is going on right now is not what you want for your life, change it! Eleanor Roosevelt said, “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
5. Execute the plan you just made and let the rest go. Let the worries and the stresses escape you because they aren’t helping you anyway.
In moments of extreme tension remember to take a breath and think about your goals. Life doesn’t stop just because you have a bad day, or a bad week or even a bad year. You might as well just pick yourself up, dust yourself on and move on while never forgetting that you are here for a reason and you have a job to do. So, stop stressing and start getting busy in your business!
TammyLevent