Many of us deal with stress in two ways:

1. Problem-focused coping is when we try to figure out what can be done and what cannot.
2. Emotion-focused coping is when we are overburdened and start to whine and rant, feeling the pressure.

To help us out of this trap, we need ...

Many of us sacrifice our family time, exercise and of course sleep to be able to work to the max, as it makes us feel engaged and ‘worthy’.

This trap can be broken by introspection and then setting boundaries, paying more attention to your hobbies, and family matters. Work...

Many people overextend themselves, bending over backwards to please others. They say ‘yes’ to most requests at the workplace and sacrifice their own well-being, energy and personal time to try to appear flexible and adaptable to their peers and bosses.

To ...

Many of us put extra pressure on ourselves while starting a new role, and have feelings of insecurity or not being qualified for our job. We risk overworking and run a huge risk of burnout.

We can help ourselves from this trap by positive self-talk and an affirmative mindset.

Some people appear immune to workplace burnout, due to their having a different response towards stress. Many of these burnout ‘survivors’ are actually getting into various self-sabotage traps. These traps can be handled by two important emotional intelligence skills:

1. Self-awaren...

• Perfection, it seems, hinders progress as well as our wellness.
• Our striving to be perfect makes us go to unattainable standards that tax us mentally and physically.
• The heavy burden of making everything perfect makes us sabotage our health and well-being, draining ourse...