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Are you Living to Work? – Part 12

1 April 2024 Leave a Comment

Emotional strain

Whether the pressures and stresses come from work, relationships, or anything else, they do create an emotional strain. For some people pressure is manageable but for others it passes the point of elasticity, and it becomes a problem. Employment being under threat or even starting a new job are stressful.

Whatever the source of emotional strain, the impact can be debilitating. It becomes stress when the individual’s ability to function is impaired. 

It is a widely held view that the most stressful events are:

  • Death of a loved one
  • Moving to a new house
  • Changing jobs

For some young men dealing with being a Best Man at a wedding, because of the speech, is an incredible strain. It fills them with dread and causes sleepless nights.

A little tension is healthy. People who are too laid back underperform sometimes. Their laissez faire attitude can create complacency. Even the most experienced public speakers get a flutter in the tummy before taking the floor. However, they know what it means and embrace it; it sets the adrenaline running and heightens the powers of concentration and delivery.

Rob Ball
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07850 954075
rob.ball@workhorizons.com
rob.ball@naturallyconcerned.com

Websites:
Work Horizons – Organisational renewal through engaged, productive people
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www.framingourfuture.com 

Books:
Beating the Wisdom of Hindsight: 75 Ways to Pursue Fulfilment and Avoid Regrets eBook : Ball, Rob: Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Sponges-Overcoming-behaviours-absorb/ Online Programs:
Empower Change by Learning to Live Well (indegu.co.uk)
Expanding Your Work Horizons (indegu.co.uk)

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After an extensive career in Human Resources, much of which was at a senior level, Rob is a consultant and executive, life and career coach. He is an international public speaker, author, and climate reality leader.

Rob is also a founder and director of Work Horizons, and director of Naturally Concerned.

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