"The only people that don't have workplace stress are
trust fund babies ... if you don't think we are in
particularly stressful times for American business, you're
kidding yourself. Prepare to beat stress or prepare to
beaten by it."
Doc Dixon
Stress. Is it a bad thing? Is it a good thing? Is it even a
“thing” – meaning, is it real? The answer
to all of these questions is “yes ... and no.”
It depends on what kind of stress you’re talking
about.
Different stresses require different approaches.
That's the lesson of the E.A.R. approach.
E is for
Eliminate
Stress That’s Not Reality-based
Imaginary
slights from coworkers and prospects/customers
Imputing wrong motives
False assumptions like: Forgetting that the business
process has its ups and downs (not every prospect says
“yes”)
A is for
Attack
Stress that is UNNECESSARY
– the stress you can eliminate before it happens
Learn
to identify it bad stress before it gets out of hand.
Three areas to check:
Behavioral—what you DO – irritated, change in
habits, isolated, absenteeism
Physiological – what you FEEL – headaches,
pains
Psychological – what you THINK -- irritability, low
self-esteem, forgetfulness
Be alert for Situations that MAGNIFY reality-based stress
and how to deal with the
specific stresses they cause (from a employee and
management perspective)
●Lack of organizational skills
●Lack of time management skills
Procrastination
“Are you unknowingly planning on being stressed out 6
months from now because of what you’re doing
today?”
●Lack of good health habits
●Lack of clear objectives
●Lack of healthy relationships at work
R is for
Revel
In The Real & Necessary Stress
If you are a "trust fund baby" and don't have to worry
about making a living, you may stop reading now.
But if you work for a living, you know that once you
eliminate stress that's not reality-based and attack
unnecessary stress ... the workplace is still stressful.
And unless you have people coming in off the street and
just handing you money for doing nothing* that's not going
to change.
When you learn to REVEL in the necessary stress of work you
will do more, get more, make more and be happier while
you're doing it.
To get more information, go
here.
*If
that is the case ... well ... good luck in your
re-election.