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3 tips to get through this uncertain period so that employees do not have to struggle with increasing stress and burnout!

Jacco van Beek | 22-04-2020

The search for more control over the future is in fact something we are all looking for. One thing is certain! The uncertainty remains for the time being. What is also certain is that entrepreneurs, managers, executives and employees continue to be confronted with increasing stress. Stress in both the private environment and stress in the work environment. Different types of contacts with colleagues due to working from home. Partners and children who also work at home. And what about any family members, acquaintances, friends or colleagues who have been affected by the Coronavirus. Stress! Business stressors; what happens to turnover, margin, turnover and especially absenteeism? Can I count on support from the Government or am I just missing the net?

What helps in these uncertain times is to work daily on creating and maintaining peace and space between the ears! We think we can relax well, but if you are worrying during your daily walk, you are not relaxing enough.
If the 'merry-go-round' between the ears is continuously running at full speed, it uses up a lot of energy. Our common sense understands this, but the question is whether we also know how to stop that 'merry-go-round'?

Accepting things as they are and not approving them will help create peace and space so that your battery does not run out completely. This, in combination with real daily relaxation, ensures that there is peace and space to come up with new initiatives that give energy instead of costing energy. Only then will you continue to gain insights into how you can overcome this period together!

It also helps to gain insight into how human behavior works and that, especially in these times, our motive of 'certainty' is strongly stimulated. Our behavior is largely determined by our subconscious and there are motives that determine our behavior. People talk about 90% unconscious behavior! The remaining 10% is conscious behavior and within it are the reasons why we do things. We are probably not even aware of our unconscious behavior! Do you ever wonder why you do or feel certain things? The answer lies in our subconscious and then there is a reason why we took action. People need recognition, profit, convenience and security, not to mention safety, curiosity and contact with others. It is therefore very human to experience that these different motives 'come into play' in these uncertain times. Simply letting the feelings and stimuli come to you causes much less stress than constantly resisting them!