How to handle daily pressure

 

 

  “𝒯𝓇𝓊𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓈 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝒶𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝒾𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈𝓊𝓇𝑒 - 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈𝓊𝓇𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝒾𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝓇'𝓈 𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒.”
― 𝑅𝑜𝒷𝑒𝓇𝓉 𝑀𝒸𝒦𝑒𝑒, 𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎: 𝒮𝓊𝒷𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒮𝓉𝓇𝓊𝒸𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒, 𝒮𝓉𝓎𝓁𝑒, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒫𝓇𝒾𝓃𝒸𝒾𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒮𝒸𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓃𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔

 

Dealing with pressure is something both you and I have to deal with on a daily basis. If we are honest with ourselves, we find ourselves in a state of pressure most, if not all of the time.  

 I am positive you'll recognise the potential sources of pressure below: 

*Other people's opinions, so contradicting oftentimes that it feels like you're being pulled in every possible direction.

* A lack of information and communication between you and your family members or you and your team at work

*A huge workload with deadlines to meet or the opposite, having no work to do at all and you feel bored and useless.

*Technological failures.You know what I'm talking about. Your laptop crashes or your printer will just not respond right at the moment you need it!That can really add on the pressure, right?

* Outside pressures. Home life, finances, relationships, health concerns and many more.We've all been there.

 

 

It is important not to demonise tackling pressure. Accept it, own it and think coolly of possible outlets to release the pressure and not allow it to escalate to pressure.Let's have a look at some possible outlets.

 

*Personally, I love working out. Or engage in any kind of physical activity. It helps me blow off steam and get me into a more rationally thinking mindset.

*Prayer and meditation are also great options to clear your head and gain perspective over said situation.

* View the situation that adds pressure as something temporary. Somehow that takes away its power over you and allows you to find possible solutions.

* Try to see it as a bringer of beautiful changes. A diamond is forged and formed in conditions of extreme pressure. Some degree of pressure on you has the potential to do the same. You are a diamond in the making.Isn't that a more attractive perspective?

*Listen to any kind of music that uplifts and inspires you. Could be inspirational music, gospel, jazz, pop music or some good old rock or heavy metal music in my case. Whatever you like, just crank it up and feel the pressure on you ease up.

* In the same spirit, dance it off. Dancing energetically, allowing your body to move in any way it wants to the music, allows for all negative energy to be released. So get your body moving to your favourite music, you'll feel much better! 

*Laugh it off. Put on your favourite comedy and laugh till your belly hurts. It works every time.Some comedies I really love are School of Rock,Mrs Doubtfire, Meet the Parents or My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding. 

Reducing or relieving pressure goes hand in hand with elementary self-care. Take good care of yourself to be able to endure in times of extreme pressure. Prioritise getting enough sleep every night, eat nutritious food, take frequent breaks to get some fresh air and perspective and stretch your muscles. Talk to someone you trust and allow them to help you. Figure out what's best for you and incorporate them into your routine. 

On a final note, remember that if you are accomplishing great things in your life, it's normal to feel some degree of pressure.Always keep moving forward with your goals and plans. Do not allow the pressure and temporary discomfort hinder you from achieving what it is that you want. 

What are your action steps to managing pressure? Let's talk about it!

Sending you love and positivity,

Lia   😀💓