How Well Do I Handle Stress?

Stress? Who’s stressing?

Under stress, you’re as calm as a rock— even if waves hit it, it doesn’t move. But don’t forget the waves do break down the rock eventually. Sometimes, it may be a good idea to step up and ask for what’s yours, like when a colleague has eaten your lunch for example. Not because you’re mad, nothing gets you mad,but just because it’s the right thing to do.

You breathe and count to 10

You have your strategies to deal with stress and most of the time they work fine. Sometimes though you can be a bit passive aggressive, like when you’re ignoring a client who’s trying to give you feedback. Keep creating strategies to deal with stress in a healthy way, just don’t let emotions overwhelm you in the process.

You totally lose it</strong

You blow up when you’re under pressure. Sometimes the fact that you say things as they are is helpful, but most of the time you hurt people around you and, most importantly, you hurt your own reputation. No one likes to work with someone who flips out over the smallest thing. Try to keep it together by taking deep breaths and think about a solution, rather than the problem or who’s at fault.