Tips for Finding Balance When Work Is Stressful

There is a dark side to ambition. The toll it takes on our mental health. Here are 3 simple steps to reclaim your peace: — Step 1: Use an adapted routine on those chaotic days We all know a smooth morning routine sets the stage for a strong day. But what happens when you can't stick to your normal, ideal routine? Find time for the "non-negotiables." For me, that is: • Meditate for 5 minutes • Write one thing I'm grateful for • Read one page of The Daily Stoic • Move my body for at least 30 minutes If I can sneak these 4 things into each day, it keeps things from unraveling. — Step 2: Focus on what you can control When we're stressed, overworked, and under-slept, it's easy to get upset at the very slightest obstacle. When I know I'm going to enter a hectic period of work, I set regular prompts (2 - 3 per day) for me to take a deep breath and remind myself one critical question: "Is this in my control?" If it's not, I detach from the emotion of it. Then I take one small step in the right direction on the task at hand. — Step 3: Be transparent with important people around you When I was younger, I tried to do everything on my own. I kept my feelings bottled up. The problem? This level of repression can erupt into a bigger issue when you least expect it. So, I learned to be radically honest with what's going on internally with the important people around me so I can lean on them for support. — Like a lot of over-achievers, I hold myself to very high standards. However, those taxing standards can come at a valuable cost to my mental health if I’m not intentional. There's been no better example of this than getting ready for the launch of The Purposeful Performer over the past 6 weeks. When everything feels like a priority, it's hard to maintain a clear level of focus and harmony. Earlier in my career, these stressful moments could have spun me in a downward spiral. Now, I rely on this simple 3-step approach to get me out of tough situations. How do you maintain a level of control on the chaotic days? 🐝

There’s one step in creating Psychological Safety that we CAN’T skip. And that's Stress Resilience. Think about it: How can a person belong, learn, contribute, and challenge when their brain is in survival mode? A brain that's overwhelmed isn't really concerned about building a healthy work environment, right? It’s just trying to make it through the day. Basically, when we’re stressed, our capacity to work at our potential and to have healthy interactions with our peers gets interrupted. So when we actively start managing it, it puts us in a position to show up and consider psychological safety from a more grounded and intentional position.. This is what allows us to contribute to a healthy work environment. So here are a couple of ways to start keeping an eye on your stress ⬇️ ➡️ Stress Management Tools Try simple practices throughout the day like gratitude, journaling, and breathwork! We have a bunch of quick and easy tools you can use every day. Check out our Mako Method Framework™ at www.makomindfulness.com - beyond that? Big fan of therapy, coaching, and getting granular on what you specifically need for your mind and body to be most effective. ➡️ Get to Know Yourself This means knowing when to say no or when to step back from work. Start by prioritizing your tasks and understanding your limits. Consider what drains your energy. What can you adjust or “pass” on to protect your well-being? Just remember, your boundaries are YOURS to uphold. ➡️ Enjoy Life Outside of Work I’ve definitely done the whole slippery slope where my work becomes my identity. Making sure that I have a life (and enjoy it) outside of my career has made a big difference. You guys know I love a good exhibit (The Kinsey Collection in Houston was amazing), live music, time with my loved ones, dance classes. Etc. The point is, when I have outlets in place and am enjoying my life, I tend to not feel that sense of resentment towards my work. It helps me not to put all the pressure on my professional life to bring me a sense of fulfillment. By implementing strategies like these, we strengthen our ability to handle stress and set the stage for psychological safety to grow. 🖤 Learn more about the importance of managing stress in the process of creating psychological safety in our training! DM me for more info! Create a great day! #MakoMindfulness #StressManagement #PsychologicalSafety #ProfessionalDevelopment #MindfulnessTraining #EmployeeWellbeing #StaffDevelopment

I've worked at 3 unicorns. (Zenefits, Flexport and Deel) Which usually means: - Tons of pressure - An insane amount of work - Enough change to make your head spin Here are my best mental health tips as you head into the week: 1. Reduce meeting time. Go through your calendar and remove, reduce the time or push as many meetings as possible. Calendar creep is a real thing. So protect your time respectfully. People will understand. The most important blocks: ↪Monday morning ↪Friday afternoon 2. Pick your number 1 priority. Now that you have more time pick what's most important to execute on. And then make sure to do that thing first. Email can wait. Slack can wait. Trust me, nothing bad will happen if you prioritize the right things. 3. Take breaks. I'm guilty of working non-stop but when I do that I get stressed out and don't do my best work. Use the time you saved in step 1 to get outside, go for a walk, and recharge. 4. Drink less coffee. This one's wild. I went from 8 cups of coffee a day to 1 and my energy got better. Also, my anxiety and stress came down a ton and became a lot more manageable. Maybe it's just me but it's made such a difference that I have to recommend it. Obviously, reduce the amount you drink slowly (it's a process). I know these things sound simple. But in my experience they're some of the most important habits to go when things get crazy. - Mike G 👉 Join 5,000+ sellers getting my (free) sales newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gwQVvVBK