Great minds,
It's an honour to host you again on my wall this moment inspite of the challenges, thanks be to God for sparing our lives. Special thanks to the management team of this platform for their consistency in ensuring quality delivery of all the prompt.
In response to the theme for this edition here is my entry.
Stress generally has been one of the greatest challenge in the present dispensation. As for me, there's every possibility of having about five out of ten persons struggling with a kind of stress.
In fact stress is an integral part of life but how it's managed matters
a lot.
There are surplus ways which an individual can be under stress however I would like to share my recent approach to stress and what really caused it.
I had the privilege to be invited as an assistant Examiner of the known west African Examination Council (WAEC) where my attention was greatly needed as a marker and Recorder. Apart from that, there was need of attending a four days workshop for brainstorming and general Coordination. At this point one is expected to come to compromise regarding the marking scheme so that all of us would be on same page while marking. It may interest you to note that the venue set for this exercise was about sixty to seventy kilometres away from my residence.
I had to be available for this important event for those numbers of days. I negotiated with a good friend of mine who said we can be going and coming back on motorcycle because of the present fuel issue that has befallen my country nigeria. I embraced this idea sharply at least some amount of money would be preserved.
The first day it awesome till the final day being Sunday therefore we left late because of Sunday services we had. Sincerely when coming back, I was very tired, my buttocks were paining me but had no option than to endure it that way. Hmmm at the middle of the journey my eyes were getting deemed with sleep then I realised I wasn't seating in a car but motorcycle. I was so stressed out such that immediately I got home my legs doesn't look mine.
Immediately I showered, ate and slept off.
The main cause of my stress was the distant journey done with motorcycle instead of a car pilled up stress for me and marking of the students scripts was another factor that really affected. I marked about two hindered and fifty one script of a particular subject for more than four days. I had no quality time with my family and friends.
The strategy I used to deal with this was to beacon on my friend who understood the subject to help me record some of the scores which was really a relief to me if not, I would have perhaps ended up in hospital due to the high level of duress.
Another measure was propounded by my dear lovely wife. I never knew that kind and loving words could help to reduce stress from one's life till I had the experience.
When you are stressed, ensure you opt for solution that really address your situation. Above all endeavour to rest. I normally say this, work cannot finish but human beings does and only the living can enjoy life therefore manage yourself well.
