17 TIPS to be a happy, healthy, stress-free life

17 TIPS to be a happy, healthy, stress-free life

#1. Live clutter free. 

Be organized. How many times have you got irritated because you couldn’t find your pen, paper or an important document? Do you see a heap of papers amongst books, pen stands, files & dossiers on your desktop or workplace? Arrive ten minutes early at your workplace and organize everything. It will save a lot of valuable time & increase your work efficiency. And yes don’t forget to organize your mind and make it clutter free too.



#2. Concentrate. 

Concentrate and be focused. Concentrate only on the work at hand. Let the world wait. What is more important to you? Your work? Your life? Enjoyment? Happiness? Chart out a plan for your life and follow it. Concentrate on becoming what you want to be! Remain focused on the goal you have decided to achieve in your life. Human brain has single “processor”. No multitasking. Do your work once and for all. There should be no comebacks.


#3. Share your responsibility.

Are you an all-in-one entrepreneur or do you have enough infrastructure? If you don’t have, build one. You cannot carry the whole business on your back. Get the people to work for you. Keep them happy and get your work done, not the other way round. It’s more of art and less of technique. Get the gainers and loose the losers. You need to be shrewd if you are in business. It’s your business, not a playground.


#4. Define your field.

Outsource when possible. If you are a policy maker, make policies. Don’t intrude into marketing and sales departments. If you are a doctor, treat patients and  let the hospital administrator do his job. If you are a writer, write content and let the publisher do the publishing and marketing. Define your area of expertise and be master of it. The more you concentrate in your field, the more productive and creative you will be. It will help you in long run.


#5. Develop your own circle of friends. 

Business parties are grand and good but seldom relaxing. Welcoming people with an artificial grin on the face and shaking hands with a person whom you have never known before can do no good to de-stress your mind. Of course, you should do it for your business. But get a small group of people that are close to you and whom you can trust. Go to place where you can relax and speak your heart out. Letting the steam go off can do wonders to a stressed mind.


#6. Find happiness in daily life.

Happiness is a state of mind. It is here and now. Do you have an event in your life, which will inspire you even as you think about it? Or a special person in your life which makes you feel happy even as you think about him or her? Do I find you smiling as you read this? Yes, you have one! Hold on to that moment and hold it fast. Don’t let it go. It will come handy when you are suffering from a bad patch in life. It will remind you of the better days you have seen and motivate you to thrust forward.



#7. Set up a priority list.

What do you need to do day? Attend a business meeting? Speak to your boss for a raise? Take your car to garage for servicing? Drop your kids to school? Take a little time every day to jot down the things to do and arrange them according to the importance you place on them. In fact, you are planning for the day ahead. It will keep you trouble free as you know what you need to do today by priority. It will save you time if you forget to do something. And please, follow the list!


#8. Change your attitude.

Color of the world is the color of the glasses you are looking through. Change your attitude and the world around you will change. If you are happy, the world will appear to be happy. If you are sad, the world will appear to be gloomy. It is always a fun to work with a person who has a positive attitude towards life. With the right attitude, you can be an inspiration for the people around you and can motivate them to work harder to achieve your goals.


#9. Take adequate rest. 

Get sufficient rest both physically and mentally. Can you concentrate when you come home in the evening especially after a hectic day? Nope. There is no superman in reality. We are all humans and we need rest. A change is equally welcome. Spend some quality time with your family members and children. Call a friend you have not spoken to for days. The feeling of caring for somebody and getting the feeling of being cared for in return, will help you recover faster.


#10. Be patient.

Starting with a bang is a good idea if you have heaps of surplus money to spend. Better to plan your strategy and implement it step by step. Success doesn’t come overnight. It requires your planned and sustained hard work. Make addition or changes to your strategic plan as you progress or learn from your mistakes. Doing things in a hurry makes you prone to mistakes. And worse you may have to go through it all again to correct the mistake and make it straight again.



#11. Shape up. 

Are you overweight? Do you start panting as your colleague rushes upstairs by you? Do you find it difficult to get into your car quickly or bend forward and tie your shoe less? If yes, then probably you are. Overweight can occur because of multiple causes including physical, mental, social and psychological. Get hold of a dietitian or nutritionist and chart out a treatment plan customized to your needs. Shed those extra pounds of lard and feel the difference.


#12. Break the routine. 

Are you bored of the routine? Going to office everyday, 9 to 5 job, coming back home, watch TV and sleep. You can break the routine without “actually” breaking it. Change your dressing style, change your route to office or change the news paper you read. You can talk to a new colleague everyday or offer him a cup of coffee, especially the people who work under you. The information you get can prove quite valuable sometimes!




#13. Respect others. 

Give respect, take respect. Respect people around you and their opinions, too. Seniors are valuable for their experience, juniors for their enthusiasm and colleagues for their help and support. Everybody has a unique way of doing things. They are right from their own point of view. Tell them what is required of them and what is not. Making a point does not necessarily mean insulting others opinions. Be firm but polite. As you saw, so shall you reap.


#14. Accept your fear. 

There are times in life when one needs to be strong and take out all this reserve energy to counter the situation at hand. We always say “I am a strong man/woman.” but find ourselves not just contrary to this but actually shaking with fear at the thought of danger. One is then bound to look down on oneself and blame one’s self for the whole situation; just to deteriorate the things further. Don’t suppress your emotions. They are known to cause psychological conflicts in future. Let the steam go off. We are not supermen and superwomen. We are just human beings. Accept that.



#15. Focus on the bright side. 

Look to the bright side of life. Don’t ponder over the mishaps and its consequences. Think of it this way: It could have been worse. Accept the mishaps in life. Take them as challenges to make better out of your life. It will enable you to deal better with your life. Don’t blow them like a balloon and pity yourself. The life is calling you. You are much more worth than you think you are.


#16. Think of the present situation. 

The very thing that you are reading this means probably you have come back to normal. You are in a plus situation. You really are. You can reduce your anxiety by focusing on the things that you can do NOW rather than focusing on ‘imagined’ calamities that could occur in future. Please emphasize the fact that what has happened is permanent. It cannot be altered. It’s difficult to accept but true. And stop worrying aboutit. It won’t help either.


#17. Realize your inner strength. 

All the emotions are created deep in the human mind. A bad situation may be made worse by looking at its negative side. You are responsible for your emotions. It is the way you look at this mishap that will determine your reaction to it. If negative emotions predominate, you will feel depressed. If positive feelings predominate, you will be able to withstand the physical and mental damage courageously. Needless to say, you will recuperate faster and to as near normal as possible.