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One thing that almost all hard-working people have in common is a struggle with job stress. The type of work that causes the most stress is often unpredictable or involves things out of your control. This is typically the case for business owners and professionals who struggle with balancing their career goals, financial pressures and family demands. Unfortunately, stress defeats your ability to perform at your optimal level and can even hold you back from achieving your business goals. Set out to manage your stress so you can reach higher success in your business endeavors.

Do Some Basic Financial Planning

Getting your business finances in order is one of the best ways to tackle stress right at the source. Budgeting, prioritizing and staying organized can set you up for success by helping you allocate money where it can be the most useful. E Simplified recommends making use of software for tracking financial records and coming up with a budget plan. All you have to do is plug in your numbers and these programs will do all the calculations for you. Don’t forget about the importance of business credit when it comes to getting loans and landing good interest rates. You should make it a priority to repair bad credit, paying off debt as quickly as possible by using your business profits. You can also try contacting your money lenders and negotiating a change to your repayment structure.

Learn to Work More Efficiently

You might think that doing more than one task at once will make you more efficient, but this is not the case. Multitasking only creates an illusion of productivity, according to Inc.com. In reality, it forces the brain to switch between multiple tasks, reducing its ability to work efficiently on any single thing. Instead, focus on just one task at a time, and you’ll be able to get your work done faster.

Additionally, learn to schedule and plan out your work so you can prioritize important tasks that are causing you the most stress. We often avoid the things that make us feel anxious, causing us to procrastinate when we would feel better just getting something over and done with. Along these lines, Bustle recommends setting short deadlines for yourself so you avoid issues with procrastination.

Make Some Lifestyle Changes

Many of us overlook the importance of exercise, adequate sleep, and healthy eating on our mental health. In fact, simply getting enough exercise on a regular basis has been found to elevate mood and improve anxiety symptoms. Exercise causes chemical changes in the body that are beneficial to our mood but also helps increase our self-esteem and confidence. Additionally, diet plays an important role in stress-reduction as excessive caffeine and high-sugar diets have been linked to increased anxiety. Finally, sleep is important for maintaining the balance of chemicals in the brain to keep our moods steady and increase our brain’s resilience to stressful situations.

Have a Stress-Reduction Plan

Having a stress-management plan will help you quickly get back on track with your work or personal life when you’re consumed by feelings of stress. If you’re at work, this may mean taking a quick break to go outside and walk around, or simply sit at your desk and practice deep breathing. At home, you may like to set up a meditation space where you can practice mindfulness and build resilience against stress over time. One of the best stress-relievers is doing something fun. So, pick up a hobby you can be passionate about or go see a movie with friends when you need to wind down.

A lot of job stress can be dealt with by reorganizing your work style, dealing with financial issues and engaging in stress-reducing activities. But, sometimes you just have too much work on your plate. Look into hiring an employee or contractor to help you out with business tasks. This takes a lot of the stress off, giving you time to explore new revenue sources and focus on your business goals.

About the Author
Julie Morris is a life and career coach who strives to help others live the best lives that they can. She believes she can relate to clients who feel run over by life because of her own experiences. She spent years in an unfulfilling career in finance before deciding to help people in other ways.