Stress

Stress is the number one cause of job related illness. Stress can leave you susceptible to sickness, and in extreme cases, even death. Stress related disorders are primarily the result of improper thinking. How you internalize external conditions is directly related to your stress level. Positive tensions, like a deadline being met, or an awareness that your work is going to be judged, or a healthy sense of completion, is productive. These types of pressures bring out the best in people, challenging them to peak performance. Good management involves building a reasonable amount of positive tension into your relationships. Self-management is the key to alleviating the unnecessary stress you place on yourself. This self-management alleviates the frustration that results from poor time management practices, failure to set priorities, failure to plan ahead, failure to delegate properly, or the failure to take some quiet time for yourself. The bottom line is, if you are not happy and relaxed, then you are not successful.