Releasing the pressure inside, wisely and periodically, turn down uncontrolled stress !

I was talking to a friend of mine a few days ago. We chatted about almost everything, and I was asking him how was he fairing at work lately?

Surprisingly, (as some of us are jobless) he was telling me that he was very busy, so busy that he has been working almost 12 to 16 hours a day for the pass few months! And he still has to carry on for the next few months until the incoming inquiry for his company products slow down or there is an increase in the workforce in the office to lighten the burden.

I was curious and surprise!! How envious I am of his company, as the markets in general is not doing well!

He told me that he just changed to this new job and he is sort of being ‘programmed’ in a way that he needs to reply dozens of email a days and also to prepare proposal and quotations for all the incoming jobs inquiries (he wish he could) ASAP, beginning from the second day he was in the new job!

Unfortunately, that is not the end of the story; his direct superior was so busy that he received no coaching and guide from his boss and also because he is new to the job, the systems, the products; almost everything he was starting then, has to be done in an intensive on-job learning manner.

To add salt to the wound, the one and only senior colleague reporting to the same boss who was instructed to provide guidance and help did nothing to help, but made life difficult by simply pretending to help. Sounds familiar??

Fear on the new environment, worries of the quality and suitability of the proposals and relevancy of the quotations, concerns of his performance in the new job, and all other sorts of stresses keeps adding pressure!!

Wow, what a tragedy!!

However, I am truly astounded and impressed by his attitude reflected in the conversation that took place after:
We are not the hot tempered youngster as we were those days. Control your temper wisely. We are the ones who should take control of the anger and stress within, before our panic-stricken and mindless reaction take over that will turn out to be something regrettable soon after.

Release whatever the pressure building up inside you, before it explodes! Don’t you ever become a pressure vessel loading endlessly without a release valve in place! Release it every so often by whatsoever means that work for you; perhaps by taking a deep breath, a cool bath, a stroll in the park, a hearty laugh, a shouting contest with yourself, or many other methods to overcome the brainless stressing behaviors that might rule your life out!

When you without pressure, you will think wisely and well!

What a significant effect a release valve can do, so go find the valves in you. Will you?

Cheers...
Salt