No Time to Stress

No Time to Stress

First of all, there is really no secret to time. It is something we all have the same amount of. Each day has 24 hours, a week has 7 days, an hour has 60 minutes (please don't argue about other systems of measurement). We all work in a global system of time. What we can do is decide what to do with the time available to us. We can determine how much we want to use for sleep, knowing that that keeps us healthy and allows us to continue for prolonged periods of time.
The other thing we can do is determine what we do with the time we don't sleep, play, or use for things other than what we consider work. You might say that most of this time is planned out by the organization you work for, and that is probably true.
The core question here is: Are you 'Downloading' or are you 'Seeing'?
You might have heard it in school ' or you might have never realized: of all the data that our sensors detect at any given time, only about 1% is actually used to make decisions or and recognized at any given time. This process of selection and referencing can be called 'downloading'.
In our work life, especially in larger organizations, this downloading also determines what we do. Departments don't share, divisions don't share, regional offices or even country offices all do their own thing.
Nobody I know can do new, innovative, top level stuff all the time. So, how do we cope, still have lots of face time (and stress)? We structure the time we have available with many meetings and sessions. Most of these include minor updates and reports on activities, but for the most part, they are times to spend together in groups, providing attention. If the organization is half-way successful, it even appears that there is no need for change. Who are you to change this machinery?
So do change from "Downloading" to "Seeing"
In a nutshell, 'Seeing' means you can look at the situation, the process, the problem, the issue from the place of the observer as well as form the place of the participant.
The important aspects to learn 'Seeing" are: Identify the goals and the problem you intent to solve; Be open to discover the unexpected; Communicate and collaborate .
One part of the discovery of Seeing is for you to discover how you can best spend the time you actually have. The other part is to overcome your stress by being a good leader, communicating the discoveries of seeing and how they can enhance the life of everybody in the organization, or even everybody you touch. If you focus on discovering what you can do to achieve the overarching goals of your life, your family, and your organization, you will not feel stressed or out of time, but energized, motivated, and driven. No longer will you experience work, but you will experience joy, energy, and satisfaction.

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