I'm so stressed, I can't think, I don't know what to do, so I don't know what I was doing.
I don't know what I supposed to be doing. Yes, stress is everywhere. It’s rampant,
it's part of our work lives, part of our daily lives, part of our personal lives and many
people sadly all over the world are breaking down. They’re just getting burned out; they
are losing their mental health, emotional health. They are losing their productivity
at work and people are actually suffering because of stress. People suffer from chronic
fatigue, from depression, high blood pressure and so many different lifestyle disorders
and the worst thing is, people can't sleep at night. People are suffering from insomnia
and the reason for all of these things is just one word and that is stress. Well you
will be surprised to know what stress can do to you. You will be surprised to know the
effects and far reaching effects of stress on your life. Which is why I thought I have
to make this video for you. I've figured out a few ways to really reconnect with oneself,
really refocus on your life, letting go of all stress and that's exactly what we are
gonna discuss today. I'm gonna give you some tips and tricks to refocus on your life to
become productive again and to let go of stress.
so like I said, stress is something that's really, really slowly killing all of us but
I have tips for you that are gonna help you beat the stress and refocus on your life.
Now the tips I'm gonna give you are the tips that the leading business leaders of the world
are already using. They are tried and tested. So you don't need to question them, you just
need to embrace them. now one tip that I have for you, is something that you may have never
thought of, never heard of, okay , embrace the sun and you're gonna think, the sun? Like
the sun is far away. I know the sun is far away but the sun shines for us every single
day. The sun never takes a day off. The sun is powerful, it's cheerful and its Sun-rays
are actually what give us life. So all you have to do is go out and get yourself some
sun. You know when you expose your body to the sun in the early morning hours, it has
a very calming, positive, cheerful effect on your body. You get the vital Vitamin D,
which puts you in a good mood and you'll be surprised to know that Vitamin D helps fight
depression, it helps fight negativity. So the sun's rays actually release all the happy
chemicals in your body. They make you feel upbeat, positive, and cheerful, like you can
take on anything. Now imagine the 8 am morning sun, when it shines on you, no matter how
bad the day before was, when you look at the 8 am sun and you put a smile on your face,
you feel like, okay today's a brand new day, I can take on anything. I can start afresh,
right? And that's not the case at 8 pm in the evening, right? So you see the 8 am sun
it can make a lot of difference. So sun yourself, have that little sunbath early in the morning.
start your day outdoors you know with the sun and trust me you will feel the stress
melting away under the sun's rays and you'll feel like you've really refocused yourself,
reentered yourself on your work life and your personal life and you're really reconnecting
with your own self, so make sure you are embracing the sun.
Do you know how much a power a human being has? We are like power houses with energy
you know? We’re like full of life-force. But if you look at the world around, everyone
is working on half their power. That’s right. Everyone is pumping caffeine into their system,
nicotine in to their system just to feel awake. Why is that? Yes, that's because we're stressed,
we are not sleeping enough, we are not resting enough, we are taking our body for granted.
Well I suggest, first and foremost you stop taking your body for granted. You start caring
for your body, you start resting, you start taking care of yourself and if you feel that
once in while you are stressed and you haven't rested enough, then switch on your power with
a power nap. That’s right. Now a power nap could be something that doesn't fit into your
work culture or into your idea of rest. But let me tell you, it really is a power dose
for your system. You know it's like rebooting your system, switching off your system and
then starting all over again, with a better focus. So all you need to do in the middle
of the day is find a place where you can lie down and take a power nap for about 10 to
20 minutes. Now let's say you don't have a quiet environment and you don't have a place
to lie down, you can actually take a power nap at your desk. In the beginning it's gonna
seem a little odd. It’s gonna seem a little uncomfortable but you'll get used to it. And
the benefits that you achieve out of the power nap will be so amazing that you will love
this power nap and you'll actually look forward to it. And your system will start functioning
so much better. You will start becoming so much more cheerful, energetic and positive.
Now sometimes it happens that people have a problem falling asleep. Their power nap
just doesn't happen and this happens mostly, thanks to the fluorescent lights at a workplace
or due to the unnatural air conditioning. Try to find a place where there's more natural
light, where you can go and have a power nap. And sometimes if you do deep breathing exercises
that really helps you fall asleep quicker. If you really wanna study the effects of sleep
on your system which are tremendous, I suggest you read this book by Arianna Huffington is
called thrive. now thrive is a global movement where Arianna Huffington is actually working
towards making sure that the entire human population learns the meaning and the importance
of rest and gets the proper rest. So well switch on your power using a power nap, you
are going to love it.
Have you ever thought of going green? No I don't mean money. I know everyone's running
behind the green. Every one's running behind the money but I'm saying put a couple of live,
green plants in your office and in your home and then see the magic that happens. Now let
me tell you there's something about nature that automatically calms us down, automatically
slows down our heart beat, brings it to normal. it makes our breathing so much better because
of that lovely oxygen that you're gonna get from your plants and all the colours of the
flowering plants, they just are so calming for your eyes. Now imagine your poor eyes,
all day long you're staring at the screen of a computer or an iPad or your smartphone
and I'm sure your eyes get really tired, right? So if you keep staring at the screen all day
long, your eyes will feel tired, they'll feel droopy. You’ll feel exhaustion. But if you
take a break and get some colour therapy meaning look at the colours of nature. The green of
the plants, the reds and yellows and violets of the flowers. You’re just gonna feel this
entire energy, you know getting activated all over again. You’re brains gonna wake
up, you're eyes are gonna get rest, they're gonna relax and you're suddenly gonna feel
so much better. The stress is gonna melt away, you're gonna feel like, okay I’m ready to
go back and focus once again on work. You need to have those lovely green plants around
you. Now if you don't have space in your office, just put tiny little one on your desk. if
you have some space at home, make sure you're nurturing your green plants at home and you
know the best part about taking care of plants, it makes you responsible, it makes you feel
so nurturing, positive and calm and kind and it will actually end up making you feel wanted,
making you feel needed and it will increase your self-esteem too.
the next thing that you absolutely need to do, to de-stress and refocus on your life
is run, run, run baby run, that's right? Well you know what the effects of running are amazing.
They are tremendous. Even if you can find short period of time every day to go in for
a run, it'll be really helpful. You could be running for 15 to 20 minutes but the benefits
are going to be tremendous. You’ll have increased heart rate, your heart will be pumping,
all your happy hormones will be secreted, you’ll sweat out your stress, you will feel
strong, you'll feel positive and you all know that regular exercise is good for you. But
among all the exercises I really favor running when I am stressed
because when I am stressed I feel like when I'm running, I'm actually running away from
my stress. I’m melting away all the stress, I'm sweating all the stress and it's a great
feeling. By the end of it, I feel like I can conquer the world, that's the power of a run
for me. so try it just go for a run and run baby run for your life, trust me your life
will be stress free and you will be able to refocus on your work.
Now one more practise that i wanna talk about if you really wanna reenter yourself and refocus
on your life and melt all that stress away. Focus on the positive, give gratitude, these
two words, thank you, they have the entire power of the universe. There are times when
your life is so stressful and there are so many problems that you’re facing and battling
that you seem, it seem like there's nothing positive in your life. And that moment when
you are about to slip into some really dark mood. Pick yourself up and start giving gratitude.
Now you're gonna be like, what do I give gratitude for? I’m so stressed. Start with simple
things like I’m grateful to be alive, thank you. I’m grateful that I can walk and talk,
thank you. I’m grateful I have a job, I have a home, I have a family and once you
start trust me, there's never an end to this list. All of us, each and every one of us,
even the person who is in the worst of circumstances has so many things to be grateful for. When
you start giving gratitude, you know it has this magical effect on the universe. Suddenly,
you'll start feeling happier, positive, stronger and suddenly you’ll reach a point when you
feel like you're problems actually don't exist and if they do exist you will be able to overcome
them without fail. You will go from despair to hope, from timidity to courage and from
this whole destructive mode in your life to this positive, constructive mode. So trust
me, try it just two words, and if you feel like you have nothing to be grateful for,
just keep repeating the words, thank you over and over and over again to yourself and gratitude
is like magic, it can clear all the clutter in your life. It can help melt away the stress
and help you refocus and recenter your life.
Now along with running okay there's one thing that you need to do is, you need to make a
habit, a schedule to meditate and do yoga. Now you’re gonna be like, life is stressful
I don't have time for anything and you want me to meditate. You want me to do yoga. Trust
me, all it takes is ten minutes. You don't need longer than ten minutes to do a few asanas
of yoga and to meditate. You know what happens when you meditate, your mind calms down. Your
senses destress. You know if you focus on all that is positive in your life and you
show some gratitude, you do some visualizations with your eyes closed, your entire world will
change. At the same time if you are deep breathing while meditating, you’ll get all the benefits
of deep breathing exercises. So I suggest every morning you know stretch out your body,
do a few asanas, you'll keep your lifestyle diseases away. You’ll keep all those back
aches, headaches and all that insomnia away and you’ll be living this richer, fuller
more focused positive life and you’ll actually enjoy the process of being alive. Imagine
just being blissful and happy with every breath of your life for absolutely nothing. Yes the
problems are there, yes the stress is there but still somewhere you need to combat all
of that with all the positivity that you generate through your meditation and yoga. Trust me,
just try it you're never gonna regret it.
Well those were my tips and tricks for you to melt away stress and refocus on your work,
reconnect with yourself and recenter your entire life. I really hope that you've enjoyed
this video, what I'm gonna do in the end of this video today is, say thank you to you.
thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to share this video with you, thank you so
much for allowing me to make a slight bit of a difference in your life. It’s time
for me Rima to say bye and take care. I'm gonna come back very soon with yet another
video , till then keep watching, keep enjoying yourself, be happy, positive, be grateful
and yes keep watching Skillopedia, the place to learn skills for the real world.