Do More with Less Stress!

In today's work world, we are so often expected to do more with less. We get the news that there will be a reduction in workforce and poof, your team starts to disappear. And we're already running at breakneck pace, and so responsible human beings that we are, we run faster. But it can feel like we're dragging a huge weight behind us. And then with less people power, we put in more hours, and yet we don't feel like there's enough time in the day to do all the things that need to be done. And so dedicated human beings that we are, So why are we run faster? And then we learn that the budget has been cut and we have to deliver the same or even bigger results with fewer resources. And so caring human beings that we are, we run faster, faster and faster, harder and harder, longer and longer to get it all done. But there's a better formula for increasing capacity, one that doesn't involve force and one that doesn't involve exhaustion. It is the connect and create process. First, connect with yourself. Deepen your breathing, calm your mind, be uber compassionate with yourself, and this can help shift your brain state from a beta to an alpha wave, or from a narrow focus to an open focus. Next, connect with others. Science tells us that that social bonding hormone of oxytocin helps both build trust and helps us think better. And then the research on collective intelligence tells us that when people come together and collaborate, they have a higher IQ than just the average of the IQs in the room. So literally, two or more heads are better than one. So with that formula of connect and create, you have brighter ideas for working smarter and happier, not just harder.