Internal Comms: Stress Less Email Newsletter

Article: Accenture Internal Comms Email Newsletter

Hello Sourcing Hub,


Negativity is all around us – not the most orthodox way to start an email about less stress, but I will make it make sense. 😊 Unpleasant thoughts or situations are part of the human experience, but we can use them to learn about ourselves, or to even motivate ourselves.


Sure, there may be some days you don’t feel your best; there are several different factors that cause this and impact us all differently! It’s no wonder that 2 individuals going through the same experience could end up with very different perspectives based on their own processing of information and past experiences. My tip today (like last month’s positive thinking tip) will hopefully reduce the creeping pessimism or “negative vibes” that can so easily take over everyday life.


Moving forwards here’s something to consider, if you don’t already, to make your week a little easier, more productive and with less stress - it’s about reframing situations:


Stress Less Tip for the Month

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REFRAMING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS & SITUATIONS AT WORK

Reframing is a positive psychology method that allows people to change their view on a situation – so stressful sights and bad days become moments of inner bravery, strength or growth.

The key to reframing is being aware of your thought processes and any patterns you catch yourself doing when something goes wrong (for example, I missed my calendar notification to post this email earlier this month and could have gone down a negative path of feeling disappointed and thinking, “I will never post again!”)

• Is this a realistic thought?
• Is this thought based on feelings or out of habit or do any facts support it?
• Is this situation black and white, or is more complicated than I thought?
• Can I do anything to fix it or prevent it from happening again?

The ultimate goal is to acknowledge that negative situations/ events will happen, and you cannot change the past or actions of others, but you can shift to a more positive mindset, focused on the present and what needs to be done. If you catch yourself in a negative thought, you can test out some of these questions and work towards overcoming negative situations...