Manage Pressure And Positively Thrive On It Just Say No By A Arjun Singhe At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Nobody can successfully remove the causes that lead to pressure and stress in their lives. Everything that involves interaction with other people and other objects in some way will always lead to some measure of stress and frustration, and unless one chooses to live alone without aid, cannot fully remove it from everyday activities. While stress and external pressure can be considered a necessary evil in order to accomplish other things in one’s life, this does not always necessarily mean that this should simply be tolerated.

Stress occurs because the amount of work that needs to be done becomes much more than the person’s ability to deal with it. Stress can come internally. When one perceives that there is too much work to be done, and physiologically convinces himself that he will be unable to finish his duties within the specified timeframe; or externally, when people frequently remind or nag the person regarding his duties, or impose what may seem to be unrealistic schedules for a certain responsibility to be done. Pressure management then becomes one of the many powerful techniques that allow a person to tackle these obstacles and allow stress and external pressure to be controlled. One way of doing so is by, very simply, just saying no.

Many people fear that turning something down will easily give offence or give the impression that they are selfish for not considering other. This is far from the case; a good worker and one who is able to relish in the work or activities that he does is always aware of his limitations. Once he understands that the level of work has risen to such a degree that he is no longer capable of doing an adequate job, and then he has a personal responsibility to turn down any additional work he knows will tax his physical and mental strengths.

This means that in the workplace, it is possible to refuse to commit to any new projects while still working on some old ones, pointing out that the work you do on the latter will suffer because of the former. If you asked to finish an additional work that must be finished, first, then take a step back and assess all the projects that need to be finished. Which of them are high-level priorities, and which of them can be temporarily set aside for now? Having made that assessment, focus on urgent projects first, and turn down the menial ones. Whenever possible, feel free also to delegate responsibilities to fellow workmates or subordinates; no one can accomplish everything done at work, so it is always good to assign some of the less relevant tasks to other people, or even assign projects that are more important to those you know can do a good job.

This type of pressure management also works at home. Always set up a list of responsibilities that each family member is assigned to do, rather than seeking to do everything yourself. Offer rewards to children who are able to help around the house for example, or take turns with your spouse or with your siblings in accomplishing necessary household chores. If people ask you for favour when you are extremely busy with something else, turn them down politely, but also make it a point to explain the reasons why. Most people will appreciate you for being honest, rather than doing them a favour, but doing a poor job of it due to being too busy.

Pressure and stress comes not because of being unable to do your job well, but because of doing far too many things than what you are capable of, all at once. By saying no whenever you feel that you are unable to take on more tasks, you will be able to control the levels of stress and pressure that you feel both at work and at home, and be better for it.

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