Esperanza Hope To Cope: How to STOP Work Stress From Following You Home!

by Carol L. Rickard

Have any of the following situations happened to you?

• On your way home from work – you start thinking about all the things
  you DIDN’T get done!
• You’ve been away from work for several hours but still find yourself
  feeling as though you’re still there!
• You have a hard time falling asleep or you wake up in the middle of the
  night because you’re thinking about WORK!

There once was a time I would have answered YES to ALL OF THE ABOVE!

WORK seemed to follow me home and hold me hostage in my own home.

It took some effort and I had to try several different strategies before I found
ones that worked!

Today, I want to share one of these LifeTOOLS with you!  [You may know
of someone you need to pass it along to! ]

Work LifeTOOL #1 – “The Garbage Can Tool”

1. Find a garbage can closest to the door you enter and exit work.
2. As you are walking by on your way home, IMAGINE YOURSELF taking
   all the stress / work chaos of the day and “DUMPING IT” all in that
   garbage can as you walk by!
3. If works starts to pop in to your thoughts – quickly picture the garbage
   can at work & say to yourself: “I left everything there!” (repeat as needed!)
4. When you go back to work the next time, walk by the garbage can and
   IMAGINE YOURSELF picking back up what you dumped & left there!

The goal here is to train our minds that we ‘leave it there!’

I promise: the more you can practice this, the easier it will get for you!

Let me know when you try it by leaving a comment below.

~ To Living Well TODAY! ~

 

 

 

via Esperanza – Hope To Cope
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