Achieving your life balance
How can you deal with everyday pressures? Life can be complex and demanding, but a balanced lifestyle can help you to cope with these situations well.
Identify your main sources of pressure at work and at home. You may be able to influence and reduce some but there will also be those which are out of your control.
Understanding your own pressure responses will help you notice the warning signals when you enter the stretch (good), strain (not good) or panic (bad) zones.
With the right amount of pressure our performance is enhanced - known as the stretch zone. If you exceed this you enter the strain zone, where your coping capacity lessens and performance begins to suffer. Beyond this point, in the extreme, you reach the panic zone where you no longer cope and cease performing altogether.
Remember your comfort zone needs visiting occasionally too to help you recharge your batteries and work to your optimum level.
To achieve your balance focus on those areas that you can control, exercise regularly and take time out to relax.
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