50 Tips for Surviving Your Worst Work Days

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Good leadership knowledge

Ramkrishna chhetri 7:31AM April 21, 2011

Let Jesus have your struggles, and don't let them control you.

Holly of VA 6:54PM October 04, 2010

one more thing just pray pray and pray no one needs to know you are praying except the Our Lord in heaven
when you are in trouble , angry , sad ask the holy spirit to help you and comfort you everything will be ok

shan Navaratnam of NJ 5:35PM October 04, 2010

i work as a nurse and the mantra we use to get through tough shifts (of which there are more and more every week): "I can do anything for eight hours."

RNJo of IL 4:37PM August 27, 2010

These are great tips for every day living, as well! Thanks, Karen.

ODE Reader of CA 9:18PM August 23, 2010

These are great tips to help survive even the worst work day! Stress seems to attack on a daily basis and in every aspect of our lives. Corporate America, not unlike individuals everywhere, is faced with having too much on their plate. With major cuts across the board in budget and headcount, people have overwhelming work loads. There’s continuous competing demands and conflicting priorities. Many different behaviors and attitudes help better cope with stress. My favorites include exercising, smiling/laughing, taking things in stride/going with the flow, breathing through difficulties (too help slow things down and stay in the moment while consciously choosing how you want to respond rather than just reacting), planning ahead and creating contingencies in case things go as unanticipated. Other effective stress-diminishing behaviors include:
• Defining your limits (having realistic standards and limits)
• Slowing down (stop hurrying)
• Learning to deal with anger
• Using meditation/yoga
• Avoiding catastrophic thinking
• Listening to calming music
• Using imagery or daydreaming
• Knowing your natural rhythm of when you’re at your best.
• Scheduling your day so that you have structure
• Paying attention to noise levels and minimizing
• Using pent up energy wisely
• Taking time for yourself
• Getting off adrenaline/avoiding procrastination
• Regrouping after stressful periods
• Eliminating worry (87% of what we worry about never occurs or is out of our control anyway)
• Learning to say “no”
For related articles, tips and strategies visit these sites MyPath (http://connect.mypath.com/mypath/blogs/full-plate/2010/04/19/balancing-in-tough-economic-times) and ThePriorityPro (http://www.theprioritypro.com/resources/articles/)

Natalie Gahrmann of NJ 11:16AM August 22, 2010

Just reading this calmed me down. I work in a high stress job, numbers and paperwork is key. Paying close attention to every little detail is paramount. Not to mention being in a deployed location for 5 months doesn't help. Being the lowest rank in my work area has it's ups and downs. More so downs, but this article has put it into perspective and I'm going to implement quite a few of these tips ASAP! The last one is my favorite, "hang in there". After a week of dealing with "problems", I was ready to give up and give in. But not anymore, I'm ready to put that smile on my face and continue pressing on. I won't be the one to be made an example of, and neither should anyone. I only have 2 more months left, 2 more months to press on and let the past be the past and let the future be unfolded each and every day. I appreciate articles like this one. Thank you.

Matthew of SC 11:09PM August 21, 2010