Competition

In the previous Eish! we asked you which super power you would choose.

PLEASE ANSWER OUR SURVEY QUESTION BELOW AND WATCH THE NEXT EISH! FOR THE RESULTS!

Did you spend half an hour searching for the car keys this morning, only to find them in the fridge where you (yes, you!) put them? And on your way to work, did you yell at the old lady driving the (very slow-moving) car in front of you?

Then our Top Tipster for this edition, Bonita Maboeta, Wellness manager at the NWU, has the perfect tips to save your day. So take a deep breath, click on the icons below and read her advice about handling stressors such as lost keys and slow traffic.

Well, let us know if these tips worked for you. And if you too have a winning tip or two, send them to nelia.engelbrecht@nwu.ac.za, (If you want to, you can also tell us when and why you’ve used the tip that you’ve entered.)

TOP TIPS

Eish! competition

Q: How do you keep warm at night?

MY ANSWER

Top Tipster

fame!

Here are the results:

The ability to:
Read other
people’s thoughts: 34 %
Become invisible: 28 %

Fly: 38 %

Self-reflection
is key

Take a moment for self-reflection. Ask yourself how you interpret stressors and react to them. Do you realise that we usually have control over our response to things happening at work? Are you part of negative discussions around the water cooler, causing you to feel stress and react negatively? Another question to consider carefully is this: Do you react to facts, or to fabricated stories?

Don’t yell – rather count to three

When you feel stressed out, take a deep breath, count to three and relax for a moment. Try to live a healthy life. Make time for yourself – look after your physical and emotional health. NWU Wellness offers various programmes and initiatives such as wellness days, workshops and counselling. Ask for help if you need it – we are more than willing to assist you.