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How to Protect Your Mental Health at Work

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One thing we’d all like to leave behind this year is the prevalence of stress. According to a recent American Psychiatric Association (APA) poll , 31% of Americans anticipated being more stressed in the 2022 holiday season than they were the year before. Experiencing a degree of stress can keep you motivated and alert.

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Why Leaders Need to Make Time for Self-Care

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Because more does not always mean better, a leader must learn to draw a hard line in the sand when asked to take on boundless responsibilities. Learning to say “no” is a matter of self-preservation. Stress causes mental blocks that hamper creativity. Stress also can cause physical ailments. When do you schedule “me time”?

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How to Plan Events Your Team Will Love (Without the Stress)

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As the editor for All Hands and an event organizer myself, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from event planning experts. I wanted to take an opportunity to share some ideas to take the stress out of event planning, so you can create events that everyone in your office can enjoy… including you! Set clear goals.

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How Delegation Saves You Time, Money, & Stress

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Here are a few ways delegation saves you time, money, and stress. It gives you more time in your day An Executive Assistant can lighten your calendar by handling the minor (yet significant) things on your to-do list. Want to learn more? Worxbee Executive Assistants are specifically trained to help conquer those delegated tasks.

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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. Through the journaling process, I learned to trust myself. The Scheduler Tool: calendar Method: Write just a sentence or two in every calendar day’s box.

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How to Get Your Work Done, With Less Stress

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These distractions also cause stress, which makes work even more unbearable. The key to getting work done is to decrease your stress, which can develop from a variety of situations — from issues in your personal life to your workload at the office. No matter where it comes from, though, stress hurts your productivity.

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Stop Working and Take Your Lunch Breaks—Your Career Will Thank You

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Additionally, according to the ezCater survey, a lunch break may boost not just performance, but also offer a means to reduce stress (40%) and burnout (37%) while improving happiness (46%) and boosting creativity in the latter half of the day (25%), among other benefits, all of which could only be a further boon to your career. Be the change.

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