Image: Natasha Reddy\/Unsplash<\/p>\n
Having a special place to relax free of work-stress and negativity makes you more likely to hit the pause button. We suggest assigning a spot in the house where you’re not allowed to think about work issues. Make this work-free zone a place of solitude where you have complete serenity \u2014 where there’s no electronic device, no work tools, no hassles and no scheduling boards.<\/p>\n
Also, consider having a room for meditation, prayer or contemplation; that’s simply to say, a place for your mind to be calm.\u00a0If you don’t have a room, find a spot with minimum traffic flow. Set aside a corner containing special mementoes and memorable photographs that raise pleasant memories and peaceful feelings. Alternatively, a corner of your bedroom where you could put on your headphones and listen to relaxing music works as a getaway too.<\/p>\n
Tip:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you enjoy taking a warm bath to declutter your mind, add a scented candle, put on soft music and you’re good as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
<\/span>6. Give yourself a pep-talk<\/span><\/h3>\nImage: Digital Vision\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
We’re drawing down to the cause of stress \u2014 and that is doubting yourself in challenging situations. Recall how you have that sinking feeling before a big presentation despite knowing the deck at the back of your hand? That feeling comes from an inner voice that predicts you’ll mess up or that your ideas won’t be well-received by your clients.<\/p>\n
Instead of pushing away the unpleasant feeling, the key is to acknowledge it with a self-talk moment before facing reality. Take a deep breath and tell yourself that everything will be alright and that those negative thoughts are just there to make you stronger. Tighten your ties, brush off your hair, straighten your blazers and get in the room ready to ace the presentation like it means the world to you.<\/p>\n
Tip:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>While pep-talking to yourself that all would be alright, assure yourself that it’d also be fine if things take a turn.<\/p>\nFeature image by Louis Villasmi\/Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indeed, stress is inevitable. Just thinking of what to wear to the office is one of the most stressful thoughts of the day. Then comes the loose post-it notes consisting of your to-do list staring right at you the minute you take a seat at your desk. With the first quarter of 2021 slowly coming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[76],"tags":[611,75,610,612,408],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/butlermag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Feature-image-louis-villasmi-unsplash.jpg?fit=1242%2C1242&ssl=1","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24734"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25026,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24734\/revisions\/25026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/butlermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}