How to Overcome Work Stress: An Office Survival Guide

By Peter J. Copeland

We all, more or less, suffer from stress. We stress with family, with girlfriends, with friends. We stress when something is wrong, in any area of our lives.

But there comes a point when this malaise begins to show itself prominently.

To ruin our days, our relationships, our productivity.

Stress, we can say it, is the real and insidious disease of modern life.

Think about it for a little while:

What is your main cause of tension?

What makes you nervous, irritable and, to some extent, even sad?

What makes you ineffective in relationships?

What would you give to feel at least a little bit better?

Everyone has their own paturnias, everyone has their own daily challenges to face.

This book is about how to deal with stress but in a very specific area, namely the work environment.

We spend a third of our lives in a place where we have to produce, be on a computer, relate to other people.

How can we even remotely underestimate the importance of the quality of time we spend at work?

While stress is part of any work-related problem, it can be really detrimental as well as crippling.

Long story short: a little stress is good.

But don’t overdo it, don’t break the string. Never!

When you are overstretched, not only do you become a magnet for all kinds of ailments possible and imaginable, but you also begin to exhibit a degree of inefficiency.

And that’s not good.

Neither for you nor for your team.

This happens because when you’re physically and emotionally imbalanced, your ability to cope with everyday situations becomes less polished (and your resistance to illnesses lowers as well, did you know?).

With this book you’ll get all the information you need to better manage all that tension you accumulate every day in the workplace and, to some extent, it can make your life a little less hard.

As we’ll see later, you’ll need to learn how to organize your days, but more importantly, how to handle relationships with a new spirit.

This text is dedicated to all those who are experiencing a frustrating situation related to the world of business and relationships with colleagues, with the hope of being able to bring a pinch of serenity and lightness in your lives.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Only your decision can change things

Always put your mental and physical well-being on your priority list.

More power, more responsibility

The starting point is awareness

You have priorities, and a lot of things you'll have to leave to others to do.

More nature, less stress

You work to live, you don't live to work

If your environment is in order, your mind will be too.

Selected Chapters on Emotional Intelligence

What is emotional hijacking?

10 exercises to strengthen your team's emotional intelligence

Selected Chapters of Active Listening

Improve your active listening skills

Common barriers to active listening

Selected chapters of Communication and Relations

Can you recommend daily exercises I can do to improve my charisma and be more confident?

What does a good conversation consist of?

What to do when you have difficulty talking to people?

Selected Chapters of Public Speaking

Eliminates Fear of Public Speaking

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Release date: Feb 15, 2022

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Peter J. Copeland

How to Overcome Work Stress: An Office Survival Guide

Copyright © 2022 by Peter J. Copeland

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Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Only your decision can change things

Always put your mental and physical well-being on your priority list.

More power, more responsibility

The starting point is awareness

You have priorities, and a lot of things you’ll have to leave to others to do.

More nature, less stress

You work to live, you don’t live to work

If your environment is in order, your mind will be too.

Selected Chapters on Emotional Intelligence

What is emotional hijacking?

10 exercises to strengthen your team’s emotional intelligence

Selected Chapters of Active Listening

Improve your active listening skills

Common barriers to active listening

Selected chapters of Communication and Relations

Can you recommend daily exercises I can do to improve my charisma and be more confident?

What does a good conversation consist of?

What to do when you have difficulty talking to people?

Selected Chapters of Public Speaking

Eliminates Fear of Public Speaking

Dedication

I dedicate abundance and choice to all workers.

Always

Introduction

We all, more or less, suffer from stress. We stress with family, with girlfriends, with friends. We stress when something is wrong, in any area of our lives.

But there comes a point when this malaise begins to show itself prominently.

To ruin our days, our relationships, our productivity.

Stress, we can say it, is the real and insidious disease of modern life.

Think about it for a little while:

What is your main cause of tension?

What makes you nervous, irritable and, to some extent, even sad?

What makes you ineffective in relationships?

What would you give to feel at least a little bit better?

Everyone has their own paturnias, everyone has their own daily challenges to face.

This book is about how to deal with stress but in a very specific area, namely the work environment.

We spend a third of our lives in a place where we have to produce, be on a computer, relate to other people.

How can we even remotely underestimate the importance of the quality of time we spend at work?

While stress is part of any work-related problem, it can be really detrimental as well as crippling.

Long story short: a little stress is good.

But don’t overdo it, don’t break the string. Never!

When you are overstretched, not only do you become a magnet for all kinds of ailments possible and imaginable, but you also begin to exhibit a degree of inefficiency.

And that’s not good.

Neither for you nor for your team.

This happens because when you’re physically and emotionally imbalanced, your ability to cope with everyday situations becomes less polished (and your resistance to illnesses lowers as well, did you know?).

With this book you’ll get all the information you need to better manage all that tension you accumulate every day in the workplace and, to some extent, it can make your life a little less hard.

As we’ll see later, you’ll need to learn how to organize your days, but more importantly, how to handle relationships with a new spirit.

This text is dedicated to all those who are experiencing a frustrating situation related to the world of business and relationships with colleagues, with the hope of being able to bring a pinch of serenity and lightness in your lives.

Happy reading!

Only your decision can change things

How can I reduce my work stress? Where can I start?

When you feel you are overly stressed, you must make an effort to save yourself from total destruction and find ways to alleviate your condition.

You have to change something. Your mental health depends on it, believe me! Only your own decision can make things better. Your colleagues can’t do it, your boss can’t do it, your office manager can’t do it.

Only your decision can change that.

I repeat: only your decision.

No colleague, industry leader or friend will be willing (and have time) to help you and understand your discomfort.

Or rather, they may try to do so, but if you don’t choose to approach things differently, things are unlikely to change.

There will always be too many late deliveries, too many problems, too many messes.

Don’t forget that they too have lives, sometimes even more complex and disorganized than yours.

Why do