For less stress and more zest, try recharging a few minutes every day, so the cumulative effect of everyday stress doesn't take its toll…on your performance, your relationships, or your health. Here are a few tips that will help you refuel, and get you restoring your focus, confidence, and energy fast.
Rest from Your Physical Routine
The longer and more continuously you work, the less efficient and mistake-prone you become. Key to being your best during the work day is taking short breaks (10-15 minutes) every 90-120 minutes. How you spend those breaks is individual to you, and you'll want to come up with your own recovery rituals. If you're feeling stressed, a few yoga moves can be quite renewing. If you need socialization, go visit a colleague or call your best friend. Whether it's getting a shoeshine in the lobby of your building or taking a walk around the block, the point is to get away from your desk, think about something else besides your impending deadline, and get some physical and mental recovery.
You'll find that you come back renewed and refreshed and, very often, able to think more clearly and creatively.
Do More of the Things You Love
Emotional renewal is just as important. When our days are filled with "must do's," we feel resentful and tapped out, and we wonder if life is nothing more than a succession of tasks and obligations. To achieve the emotional recovery our lives need, it's necessary to make "joyful activities" a priority, whether it's ballroom dancing with your spouse, art class, or just spending some quality time with your dog. Do more of the things which will make you happy - and not just help you earn more money.
Every day should include at least one joyful activity that renews us and energizes us and reminds us that life, however finite, is a gift, and that we must cherish every moment of it.
Say Goodbye To Your Junk
There's a bunch of crappy stuff that's junking up your life. Deal with it and then get rid of it once and for all. Whatever has been weighing you down… get it off of your shoulders. Stop being so darn serious. Get real about it. Deal with it. Then be done with it. One of the best ways to renew your outlook in your otherwise-tiring life is to finally get rid of your problems. Instead of dodging them, why not finally have the guts to face them and find real and lasting solutions? If your relationship has become more of a source of heartache instead of joy, then you know it's time to break free. If it's your job which has been stealing you away from the joy of being with your family, then resign, and find another job which will give you more quality time with your family. If your neighbor keeps you awake the whole night, then it's time to confront them and tell them to stop bothering you. Only until you have gotten rid of all of the things that make your life worrisome and weary-worthy will you be able to realize that there's actually more to life than the things you have gotten used to.
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Michael Griffiths is the CEO and Founder of Secrets of a Super Life, providing individuals with personal development strategies to increase their purpose, passion, happiness and life fulfilment. For your free life success pack please visit http://www.mysuperlifetoday.com
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