At most of my workshops, I am normally asked to provide solutions to stress caused by hardships/inabilities to meet individual and team targets on time. With deadlines looming large like the proverbial Damocles’ sword hanging overhead, life certainly gets far from easy. The very cause of stress is the meeting of corporate goals and targets within a tight timeframe.

Most participants do confide in their inability to cope with target-generated stress. The intensity of stress is directly proportional to approach of the deadline. The price one pays to meet deadlines is quite heavy. A heavy and constant dose of stress tends to cause imbalance in the way our physical body functions, leading to malfunctioning of its various organs.

Stress is inevitable. But, coping with stress is something that can be achieved with relative ease. Stress is a great energy sapper. At any given point in time we have a certain amount of energy to manage our affairs. Stress, however, draws heavily on the limited energy resource, leaving the individual panting for more energy. When a demand for extra energy is made to meet our targets, we generate stress energies to deal with the energy shortfall. It is akin to creating a liability (such as a loan) to meet a sudden expense.

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We do know how to create this liability (read stress energy), but getting rid of it is something most individuals are not adept at.

Stress is a form of energy that dwells as part of our aura. Being negative in nature, stress energies create blockages in the invisible energy channels. The resultant weakening of the aura causes irritability, anger, frustration etc. It has been seen that people under stress have weak energy bodies (aura). When an individual is short on energies, it most likely affects his/her performance vis-à-vis team and corporate goals.

The solution to coping with stress is simple. Certain proven practices to relax the mind and body allow the release of stress energies. And, strengthening and building the aura through “energizing” practices provide a constant flow of energy needed to achieve targets on time.