How does one manage stress? The question seems to have gained added impetus and interest in recent years. Peter Bregman, in his HBR Blog in July 2012 wrote that stress and frustration are the result of unmet expectations. To deal with it, he says, we have two choices: Either change the reality around you or change your expectations. Bregman points out that often trying to change the reality around you creates more stress and so he argues for changing your expectations: “get used to not getting what you want.”
[Reprinted with permission from The China Europe International Business School.]
It may be smart to anticipate that there may be various kinds of stresses in every job or activity that you do. You need to identify and have your stress-busters in place when such stresses do come your way.
on Dec 6, 2012