Vacation Pressures
Vacation PressuresWe have all heard of Stress due to ones job, Stress in a relationship, Stress due to health reasons, etc but who has ever heard of Stress due to the Summer or Stress due to vacation pressure. Have not experienced these, yet? Let me explain…………
Fall is in the air and soon everyone around you is looking forward to a cold winter. Well with the onset of winter, comes the add on pressure of vacationing, going off to someplace warm and exotic, or skiing in the mountains. WHOA! That’s a lot of pressure and all this in addition to your stress in the work place due to your job. Do not fall into this abyss, as it is never ending and difficult to get out of.
Are you equipped to handle this or are you going to break up and shatter?
Here is a simple 3 Step Formula I use very successfully:
Listen well to your colleagues when they talk feverishly about the trip they have planned and are excited about, without it affecting you any way. You are now just a sounding board and actually helping colleagues let off some steam, a release mechanism.
Acknowledge the communication and empathize with them i.e. Make them feel that you are happy about their plans. Support their initiative and enthusiasm.
Continue with your work, now that they have got it out of their system and you have got it out of your head. This is the most important component of the formula as it helps you to move on.
When you as an immigrant, come to this country and are struggling to get into the workforce because of the so called “lack of Canadian Experience” and then finally, you land a job – do not let this façade of a vacation or a summer getaway, stress you out in anyway.
Focus on your work, put in the effort, do well and then in a another year or so maybe you can think of a vacation because you will have earned it by then.
Labels: Canadian Culture, Pressure at work, Stress
posted by Immigrant Coach @ 11:06 AM
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