A whole body of authenticated research indicates that the damage stress inflicts on the body is not restricted to only ulcers and heart diseases, but also extends seriously to the loss of immune function and memory. In the short term, stress is damaging, but over time it turns fatal.
Organizations are undergoing rapid technological transitions. These are essential for economic development growth, dynamism and progress of human civilization. The down side of these is the human fallout arising out of feelings of uncertainty, as people are unable to cope with such damaging changes and rapid fire communications. The professionals in the IT sector especially are bearing the burnt, burning like candles at both ends.
Time deadlines, ever changing marketing requirements, competition at the workplace, additional responsibilities, the list keeps going on. These sources of stress might lie at the physical or psychological environment of the workplace, in the family, community or for that matter any sphere of the person’s life. Is it out there – outside the individual ; or is it in here – within the individual ?
If stress is to be managed, our intelligence will have to be leveraged and additional personality traits be developed : one needs a practical system that allows to achieve these with changes in your lifestyle but without changing your life style. To learn the art of harnessing stress optimally, to live a highly productive, meaningful, creative, wholesome and healthy life in harmony with self, family, work, organization and the community at large. |