Stress is one disorder that affects the young and old, single and married, employees and employers, ladies and gentlemen. Stress is a state of worry or mental tension that happens on a daily basis in all working individuals. From unfinished tasks of the office at the workplace, to the family disputes of going back home late, stress can tear you up into pieces and if not managed in time, things can go the wrong way. Technically being stressed can sometimes increase productivity especially when it comes to multi-tasking however, long term stress can lead to development of chronic illnesses including but not limited to; Hypertension, Mental disorders, Diabetes mellitus among others.
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1. BE PRO-LIFE: The overall intention of anyone to work is to generate income for themselves and their families and it is the line I too, get up every morning and go to work. It should however be noted that before you over think about work, think about you being alive and healthy first putting it in mind that, a dead body can not work and your life is the most precious gift you have ever got.
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2. KNOW HOW TO WRITE THE ABCDE AT YOUR WORKPLACE: One of the most challenging and root causes of confusion at work is randomization of tasks. Let us say you have more than 12 tasks to accomplish in the 5 day of the week, and these are having different submission time frames including those that requires 24 hours, 36 hours, 3 days a week and more than a week for there deadlines. It is wise that you accomplish the task that requires more attention first and it will be more wise to start with those that require emergency, and in short, this is called prioritization. For a medical professional whether on Out-patient Department (OPD) or on Emergency Unit be able to attend to someone very prone to death from hemorrhage, cardiac arrest and respiratory failure first compared to those that have delayed administration of medications because of patient and attendants negligence if that is what it dictates.
3. BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR COMMUNICATION PORTALS: Communication is one very important aspect in any work settings, and it is one of the root causes of conflicts at the workplace. In most cases when a message in sent from one person through a series of other individuals it tends to get diluted or even fading away. I know in your workplace you have office assistants that can convey messages from your office but it will be more efficient for you take many of the messages by yourself to the respective individuals as long as you are not that too busy. Every message sent via a third part generates another third party and the more third parties become numerous, your message will become an open secret, subjecting you to become a topic within the organization and generation of subsequent stress situation related to the way you have to address the situation. Therefor by controlling the way you communicate alone, you can avoid some of the most stressful situations you would encounter at your workplace.
4. RESPECT HUMAN EVOLUTION AND THE EXISTANCE OF LIKES AND DISLIKES: The topic of evolution is seen as both a science and a fiction but the issue is, we have developed in such a way that we have what we like and what we dislike basing on our genetic predisposition and evolutionary trends. Try you level best to know what you like and what you dislike at your workplace as this will help alleviate anxiety that may trigger any stressful situation. I am one guy who actually does not want food and sauce mixed on the same plate however because in public places that is how food is served, I will mind about separating the two when I am home. And my friend James is funny in the same regard, he does not want to eat in public and he will enjoy eating from some private room.
5. THOUGHLY STUDY THE STRENGTH OF BOTH YOUR MUSCLES AND MINDS: One very important aspect of work is that we normally tend to forget or never mind about our different capacity to carryout the intended work. But the thing is, there is always a level beyond which we can not perform either mentally or physically. This is more to do with time and multitasking where if you try to work for extended time, there is a way your body may not be able to accomplish the tasks as desired. On the other hand if there are very many tasks and you want all of them done in one day, again things may end up in imperfections. Therefore the balance will be working within the allocated time frame and doing just enough of what your body can afford. Always remember this precious thinking and idea "Rome was not built in one day" This reminds me of the time I was working in the stone quarry and my obligation was to make it to 2 trucks of gravel per day. But because 3 truck would generate more money for me I could sometimes end up working for 3 extra hours of the day to make it to that and sometime things would end up into mess and excessive tiredness to wake up early the next day. So please mind much on not building a tower to heaven.
6. MIND MUCH ABOUT PROFFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CODES OF CONDUCT: Every time I talk about this, it reminds of my best Friend, mentor and Lecturer in Mbarara University Dr. Francis Bajunirwe. That gentleman was my teacher of Community and Public health way back in 2011 but most of all, he taught me the way a professional health worker can handle stressful situations. Later 5 years down the road I started seeing the examples that he had given me in our private discussions. Every time you have a misconduct at the workplace there is a way it tends to stress you up and everyone will be looking at you like a monster.
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7. RESPECT THE EDUCATED: In most cases we tend to work with people with higher level and some with lower level than ours just because we have different roles. It may not be evident or easily understandable but usually depending on the level of organization in the organography, you will be able to tell whether someone holds a higher level of education than yours. Such people will have more experience, tactics and knowledge of the way things are done and they are the right people to consult. Actually try not to argue with them too much because you may end up restricting the information you can get from them. One Professor friend of mine once told me these words "...always try to respect the educated because, knowledge can flow from elites to ignorant by passive diffusion".
8. BE AWARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES: It should be clear with you that we do not come from the same family, we grew up in different communities and we have been exposed to totally different situations in our life. At least if that is the thinking, then it turns out that even our behaviors are totally different. Never at any point should you get surprise when someone do something that is not usual. Even if it is your best friend, they were not created the same way like you and somewhere somehow they may have a boot loops when it comes to doing several tasks. So keep in mind that at any point the person next to you at the workplace is not the best nor the worst with certain tasks.
10. LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC: Not just music but favorite music, is capable of relieving stress at work as long as it will not obstruct you and other colleagues. There is a way I have considered stress a walkover by listening to Gospel music for the last 15 years. And this is especially true when it came to Hillsong album of "North point worship". Every time I listen to it I kind of feeling like I am in Georgia. I know your favorite may not be Gospel but whatever it is, as long as it makes you calm and comfortable please, it is one of the non pharmacological ways of relieving stress.
Apart from the possibility of developing complicated illnesses related to stress, this monster situation can lead to job and family neglect and increasing imperfection and performances if not managed and or treated immediately. Although there are medical and several irrational ways people manage stress, the best way to be safe is prevention of the situation. In this article, we are going to look at Mega Mover Empire's ten rules of being free from stress at the workplace. Feel free to subscribe to this channel and please send in you comments, additions and many more.
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In the medical field we have a principle known as "The sanctity of life" and this applies more to the Nursing professionals although it can apply to the rest of medical and non personnel. It generally looks at the health worker being able to save life in any conditions as much as they can. It does not however means that they should put their life at risk, or get exposed to life threatening events as long as the rest who are intended are saved. And the same feeling should apply for any other potential worker. Think about your life being safe and secure before thinking about work.
Man's greatest fear is what to eat and it is something one should think about to be provided by any employer although there some organizations and employers that may never mind the way their workers get what to eat. This is one of my worst saying ever but don't misquote me please, "If your employer can not provide you with what to eat in time, your are not working for a human being but a robot instead". There is a way our intestines are so demanding that in almost after every 4 hours, there will be a need to eat something and it is unfortunate the humans don't consume electricity and there is no replacement for food therefore. Otherwise I wish some of us were rechargeable, China would have already made for us some of the most long lasting rechargeable batteries but that is not the case. It therefore turns out that food is one of the things that maintains life and should be available for any worker to avoid stress related to that matter. I have discussed much about the relationship of food and our survival in my article named "Wonders of the human body" you can read more about it here.
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9. TRY TO AVOID TRAFFIC JAM AND GIVE RESPECT TO TIME: Doing things in time gives a lot of relief and you notice you can even help others do theirs better as you become less fixed. One simple idea I have also bought from myself in the last 10 years is that I like doing things my own way, follow my own order and be unique from the rest of co-workers. It doesn't mean I try to deviate from my job description or work alone and ignore teamwork but instead, do the task as instructed but using unique and special tactics. Every time I tried doing something exactly the same way my friends did, I got a lot of critics that raised my cortisol levels subjecting me to development of stress. Well for some activities can be done in one way but I mean, I may change and do the task at a later time or earlier time compared to my friends as long as the time will be finished in the allocated time frame.
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