Currently, every businessman recognizes that his greatest asset is his employees; exploit them or not, pay them adequately or not, but they are aware of this reality. For this reason, the stress caused by a mental block is a fierce enemy of any organization.
We know that every day artificial intelligence is gaining ground in the workplace, replacing many human functions; but obviously it cannot replace all of them. Surely you are wondering what is the difference between stress and mental block, how can they be avoided; but above all what to do when you are already submerged in those murky waters.
We are going to answer all these questions and more in this post because we will present everything you need to know about stress and how to overcome that terrible mental block in which you are submerged. Do not be careful, after reading these secrets you will smile again on Monday mornings.
Now the machines are capable of selling products, generating new ideas to solve specific problems; however, while the algorithms have been greatly refined, they are still not capable of leading teams with the inspiring efficiency of humans.
This is all very well, but if you have a mental block you will not be able to exploit your creativity to be truly efficient; This means that your productivity will drop and therefore the workflow will become a terrible burden.
Therefore, you have to take time for yourself, to relax and be at work peace; Yes, “labour peace I said”. It is not that you are going to become a “herb” or anything like that, but it is necessary that you inform yourself well so that they are aware of the risks you run living stressed at work.
Has it ever happened to you at work that you go blank? At that moment it seemed that you were not assertive; that your ability to solve a problem or make a decision has gotten out of hand without realizing it. You feel identified?
Many times it turns out that no matter how much you try to concentrate, the light does not come on for nothing; although in other subjects you are very resolute and eloquent. Obviously, this generates a lot of frustration. Do you know what this is all about? Know why it is happening to you? We are going to tell you.
If you have gone through the above situations, it is because you are familiar with the so-called “mental block“. The first reaction to this situation is negative: “I don’t know how to do it”, “I’m not good for this”, “it’s too difficult”, etc.
We have to understand something: a mentally blocked person is intellectually and emotionally nullified, this eliminates almost one hundred percent of their ability to solve problems, which is a high risk of occupational risk in any company.
When your emotions are blocked, your intellectual capacity cannot function correctly. Therefore, talking about emotional intelligence for human resources management is essential today.
It is proven that the mental block appears when the person reaches a level of stress such that only one perspective is allowed to solve a problem. We know that a problem can have many solutions, but if you feel that it even has no solution, be careful, stress may be blocking your mind.
What’s in a green dot?
If they place a green dot in front of you, how many colors are there in that dot? How many answers can you think of? We are going to give you at least three answers to this question:
- A colour.
- A green dot.
- The color green.
Very good, and what happens if I tell you that in that green dot there are three colors? There is blue and yellow; because these make up the color green, right?
If you only focus on what your eyes are seeing, you will not be able to adequately answer the question. But when we’re under stress we can’t think as clearly. The question was how many colors are there at that point, not how many colors do you see.
Now, let’s assume that the color blue represents a real problem that is causing you anxiety. For example, blue would be jobless. This situation is something real, it is not an emotion, nor a perspective; simply not having a job is a problem.
So, imagine all the suffering and worry that losing your job means. If it has ever happened to you, you will surely remember the sensation, and this already makes you tense and uncomfortable. It is exactly the feeling that you need to maintain to understand the example.
The yellow color would represent that helplessness, that feeling of despair. Remember to differentiate well, blue is the problem as such and yellow is the feeling that this problem is causing you. The union of these two colors results in the green color that we have set at that point.
What happens if we only see blue? Well, we are not being aware of the reality that the point is green because we are leaving yellow aside. Now, if we only see yellow we will never solve the problem.
What does this mean? That if you focus on solving a problem ignoring your emotions, you are not seeing the panoramic perspective of the matter. Do not be afraid of talking about emotions at work, the truth is that this myth of not mixing emotions at work is more than undone.
Business motivation generates emotions, and knowing how to manage your emotions at work will make you much more efficient. It’s not about a couple of group dynamics and a gift exchange; Nor is it a blackboard of birthdays and achievements of the workers, it is something that goes further.
Instead of just looking at the stressful situations, try to think about what is behind each of those trouble spots. Surely you will discover opportunities that seem like threats; but they can actually help you strengthen your weaknesses to prepare you for a bigger challenge.
The fear of uncertainty
We all feel fear of the unknown, it is a fairly primitive defense system. Our brain is prepared for uncertainty; Faced with situations that cause us fear will stimulate us to accelerate learning in order to survive a threat.
You don’t have to run away from uncertainty, you don’t have to be intimidated by the load of emotions that a stressful situation can cause you; see it as a challenge. Being under stress has benefits:
- Increase creativity
- Stimulates the acceleration of learning
- Develops mental and emotional processes of adaptation to change
- stimulates reflection
Now, don’t let stress block your mind. How can you avoid this? You won’t be able to imagine how simple it is…
What do you need:
How to avoid mental block? Imagine again that you have lost your job and let’s go back to the green dot. If you focus on seeing only the real fact that you are unemployed, you will not be able to be in reality. This will limit you to be able to differentiate your options.
Do not get caught up in one color or another, try to reflect on the problem from generalizations; because when you only focus on one color blocking occurs. Don’t let your own thoughts hijack you.
Focus on thinking that you have only lost one thing, a job, a person, you have not lost your life, and as long as there is life there will be a solution.
Tips
- Do you want to live or survive? It is not the strongest who survive enduring everything, but those who fall and get up again; because that is living, learning to adapt.
- Are you evolving or are you developing? It is good to develop; but be careful, notice that developing is just expanding your field, instead evolving takes you to a new creative level. To evolve is to undertake, it is to differentiate realities and create solutions, you are no longer going to get a solution, but you invent it.
- Stress is not always negative, avoid mental blockage; remember there are always options.