By 3. Take your own pulse.
You’ve started your shift and the proverbial you-know-what has hit the fan. It seems that everything that can go wrong is doing just that. Many of these things are out of your control, so your day just seems to be getting more stressful as each moment passes. When this happens, you need to step back for a moment and focus on what needs to be done.
When you focus and prioritize, your stress levels may drop considerably. Often, stress at work is from not knowing what’s going on and not knowing how to handle everything. Remember that saying “At a cardiac arrest, the first thing you do is take your own pulse”? There’s a reason for that. You have to stop and focus before running off and losing control.
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