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Improve Your Overall Health by Being Mindful About Stress at Work
Five Positive Habits for Your Best Self
The workplace is a demanding environment, no matter what field you are in, and work-related stress is a serious issue that affects employees’ overall health. From meetings, phone calls, and emails to project deadlines and worries about coworkers not carrying their weight, many issues can affect your state of mind. Luckily, there are ways to combat the stress you face at work and maintain a healthier work environment. Keep these tips in mind to improve your attitude at work, and your well-being on and off the job.
Seven Common Causes of Work-Related Stress
Some individuals work well under pressure and benefit from a little stress at work, but there is a limit to what is beneficial and sometimes a fine line on where it affects health. The key is maintaining a balance between a level of stress that keeps you on your toes and not crossing the line into a place where it overwhelms you and leaves you completely drained. Some common causes of severe stress on the job include the following:
- Working in hostile or unsafe environments
- Being overloaded with projects and feeling overworked
- Financial stress related to…
