“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” ~ Chinese Proverb
“How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
Everyone has some stress in their lives. But very few people have the skills to deal with it. And, it’s not taught in school!
Apparently, an astonishing 50% of the reasons why people go to the doctor are stress-related.
We seem to hear daily of someone who has just taken medical leave because of a burnout or extreme stress. You may even be experiencing some of the symptoms yourself.
There is an un-useful myth that stress is somehow good for you! People actually believe that they can’t do something unless they’re stressed. They think they might lose their edge. If it is so good for you why is stress the biggest cause of workplace illness?
Stress and burnout impact both individual, team and organisation performance. That’s why we’re running a series of short events entitled “Stress Down Evenings” to help you become more aware of how stress impacts your and your teams performance and to equip you with the tools and skills to deal with it.
Interested? Register here.