Stress is the gap between our needs and how we fulfil those needs.
I want to acknowledge this point because personally I have been really stressed up not because of tied down by work. I love my job scope and I really gained a lot from the things that I have done and I look forward to my achievements down the road. The only reason why I am unhappy due to stress is because I cannot seek a balance point between my work and my life.
On the midst of creating my successes and climbing up the long way, I have really neglected a various aspect of life.
I find myself slowly communicating lesser with my friends, family and my partner.
I find myself engaging lesser in the things I enjoy like hanging out with my friends for high tea, shopping or simply just chilling out for movies.
I also find myself deteriorating in terms of my health, physically and emotionally.
I haven’t been going for my muaythai and kickboxing training in my old schools because my schedule at work clashes, with that being said I can’t really do much about it because there is no way I can push my class away, I am going granted with 7 days a week and my time table is just very restricted. I kept finding excuse to distract myself that it don’t matter if I don’t go for my regular practices. But the fact is, I really missed it.
Because of these imbalances I face because I simply do not have the time, I sort of snowballed my frustrations altogether, getting cropped up with my own emotions and I just had a mental breakdown, I turned negative and I became negligent to my needs. I got critised by the people around me, why do I want to place myself under such stress, but simply they have no idea how much I really want to get my promotions and achieve greater heights!
There are two types of stress, bad and good stress. I guessed what I am facing now is simply a form of bad stress because I was almost on the verge of breaking down. I grew tired but I forced myself to stay in reality, stay focused on my goals, I wasn’t as happy or as motivated as before.
However, by recognising my own state, I must learn how to turn this form of a bad stress into a good one because having stress is good, but it must be desirable for myself.
“Beyond comfort stress is desirable because it promotes growth and higher productivity!”
This level of stress will help build energy and the capability of the individual. This is the healthy level, the one a person wants to maintain.
I guess this is also where the idea of image maker comes in, the driving force in me is unleashed during Advolution Extreme and I do understand and appreciate the effort and strength given to me to help me see meaning in the things I do that keeps me moving on. Whatever that I am doing now, I must recognise that its actually for what I want to be better in, relationships, friends, family and support from everyone that I loved. So this level of stress maintains the desirability to have to keep up with my achievements. But I must strike a balance chord and manage my time well, and keep the remaining time and spend it with quality with my loved ones. Engage in simple activities so that I feel comfortable in the things I do so that I won’t feel bad for myself for not being able to comply to many other commitments. The balance should help me in getting my physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs back.
If I were to take the initiative and do these things, I will find greater peace and contentment, feel in control. Stress will no longer be a liability but it will be my strength!
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