Stress Relief in Five Little Minutes
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The five minutes before you are supposed to be somewhere can be stressful or calm, and you get to decide which it will be. Needless stress is unhealthy, yet too many people experience it by simply arriving someplace at the last minute or even worse, late. Arriving at the last minute can leave you breathless, perspiring and stressed, with no time to mentally prepare. When you arrive late your reputation is tarnished, and depending upon the situation, lost business as well.
When you arrive just five minutes early, those five minutes can be spent relaxing and preparing for what you are about to do. I have this little “trick” I play on myself. I keep my watch five minutes fast. Although I have done this for many years, and I know well that it is fast, it still works. When I do arrive at the last minute (by my watch), I go, “Whew” and relax.
Try It! Life is too short to be stressed, and even shorter if you are.
November 9th, 2011 at 9:43 am
I have done that for years also. My watch is always 5-10 min fast. I HATE getting to work “late” or right on time. I feel that when you have to be at work at a certain time, that means you are ready to start your day at that time, not turn on your computer, get your coffee, etc then start your work day 5-10 minutes after the start time. I also have my alarm clock set ahead 20 minutes, that way if I hit the snooze button, I know that I still will be up at the correct time. It is so important to be ontime to work!! I don’t know of one employer that likes it when their employees arrive at work right at the scheduled time or late.