Seven tips on dealing with stress that stems from being a manager

Stress can affect anybody: employees and their employers, small and larger entrepreneurs, private businesspeople and students. Managers and leaders are especially vulnerable to stress. Up to a certain level (which differs from person to person), stress may serve as a positive stimulus to better performance; if, however, it exceeds certain limits, it might become counter-productive. This article will describe how a manager can avoid too much stress and be able to relax.

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Remember basic needs

Food, drink, rest: these are things we tend to put aside or neglect as a result of stress. However, stress is often escalated by a lack of energy. It may sound banal but one basic piece of advice on avoiding stress is: during a rush of stress, remember to eat, drink and rest regularly.

Physical activity

This is an oft-quoted piece of advice. In your free time, do some sport or other physical activity. A manager's job often involves sitting in an office or having lots of meetings; thus the body suffers and needs some physical, sporting exercise. This is a biological need, as well as an ideal form of relaxation where you forget about your job at least for a while.

Do not neglect friends and family

As Entrepreneur.com states, the human brain subconsciously evaluates the amount of time spent at work in relation to other activities. Even if, after a hard day at work, you might just fancy a quiet evening alone, try to keep in regular touch with friends and spend quality time with your family. Such interactions will provide the energy you need to fight stress at work.

Have a system

Stress is often triggered by a sense of not having time to do everything you should. In many cases, work turns to chaos as the demands pile up and you jump from one thing to another. You need to stop, define your priorities, come up with a system and then follow it consistently.

 

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