Stress Test

I pulled myself up this morning to go to office, hoping (close to praying) that the road splits wide open just ahead !Some fancy reason to get late to office if not bunk the day at work!

I gave a second thought to this thought in my head ; have a brainstorming session with myself and come up with "root" causes after a fish bone analysis!

Sometimes its the caution that is the risk we dont address.

Wonder what it is about stress that gets to us without knocking or warning. When things don't go our way (at work or elsewhere), we have this nagging feeling about being stressed.

In office, its not actually the stress that is worrisome. Its the way that its handled .

On the one hand, when one is working with a team where each is working unanimously towards the project objective, there is no stress inspite of pressure.
On the other, when there is a super clan called "managers" some of whom want to give you a low down if you do the right thing or not do it or even for just whatever you do - there seems to be stress creeping in somewhere inspite of getting work done!

I like to think of it as the Good and Bad cholestrol - We can live happily and progress with good stress (higher the better).
Though bad stress is something we can happily do without. And Im trying to do away with it by pushing the IGNORE button on when I come across some typical sources of BAD STRESS!

My controlling parent ego says this might not be the best option for conflict management, but my free child ego doesn't care to listen!


Any other options of conflict management anyone?

Twenty Eleven

As we ring in the New Year 2011 with loads of anxious partying, loud and bright and colourful fireworks, wishes flowing free (amongst other things), networks jammed with greetings criss- crossing between localities, streets, states and countries, here's a thought someone mentioned to me as a welcome cheer to year 2011 and farewell to year 2010:

"Cheers to yet another new year and another chance for us to get it right".

For all those who I
know, care for , fight for, argue with, share with, fuss over, fuss with, ----
I hope everything is just right in all that you do.

Wishing well for each day of 2011,