Mindfulness Daily Check-in February 10, 2018

Most of us have a hectic professional life at workplace. Endless meetings, appointments, agendas, projects, presentations, deadlines! Ugh so many distractions and stressful it is. In such scenarios, sometimes,stress cna get out of control. And, you don't know if your employer even understand your stress and emotional needs. Because probably they, themselves have high level of stress. So, its all about yourself situation in workplace. Before we discuss what could we do to practice bit of self-care in workplace, let's recall what is self-care?

I think self care is identifying and recognising your needs in terms of physical, emotional and mental to ensure effective performance in the workplace. What's your viewpoint of self-care?

Couple of ways we can apply to care ourselves while being at workplace.

i) Sit quietly. How about taking 5 minutes and sitting quietly without computers, notepads, files and folders, phone calles? Just to have good breathe and relax. A simple way to self care and be mindful of our needs. Maybe you could do this way, before starting work, take 5 minutes, sit quietly and imagine about good things. Highly stressed in afternoon? Sit back and relax. Think about you're in Switzerland with your partner and playing in snow. A simple step to take rest.

ii) Visualize. Most of us dream and hold visions about our future. So, while sitting for 5 minutes, visualize a fun filled life and how satisfying life it could be? Probably you can discuss with your friends, trusted ones. They will allow you to feel encouraged and better.

iii) Pay attention. Mindfulness is challenging. Ikr? And meditation, even more? But, either way they allow you to introspect yourself, your surroundings. Its all about being aware of what's going on. Its about think what are you thinking? So when life hit by stress, focus on present moment and pay attention to it. Probably, getting a cup of coffee and feeling how good it taste? how's it aroma or smell? Point is unless you are not aware about yourself, you can't move on and put efforts to do tasks effectively.

iv) Ground yourself. Feeling highly stressed? Angry? Frustrated? I know how it feels. So, probably you could try this. Ground yourself to feel yourself. Take off your shoes and put your feet down on the floor and feel the carpet or the bare floor? Or maybe move to office lawn and feel the grass beneath your feet. It gives strong feeling of yourself.

So, self care is easy and not need to be expensive one. It not need to be complexed one. It is just about taking some time for yourself and explore your emotions, feelings and yourself. Self care is simple, but not necessarily easier too. What's your idea of self care at workplace?

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