September 3, 2008
Making Work "Work": Resources for Busy Professionals
De-stress Yourself!
According to The Confidence Center, a Web site dedicated to improving employee success and happiness, there are many things you can do to reduce your daily stress level. Here are the top 20 suggestions on the center's list of 99 ways to relieve stress:
- Get up 15 minutes earlier.
- Prepare for your day the night before.
- Avoid tight fitting clothes.
- Write things down; don't rely on memory alone.
- Practice "preventive maintenance."
- Make duplicate keys to everything you can.
- Say "no" more often.
- Set priorities in your life.
- Avoid negative people.
- Use your time wisely.
- Simplify your meal times.
- Always make copies of important papers.
- Anticipate your needs.
- Repair things that aren't working properly.
- Ask for help with jobs you don't enjoy.
- Break large jobs into bite-sized tasks.
- Look at problems as challenges.
- Smile!
- De-clutter your life.
- Be prepared for rain.
