Feel overwhelmed with work, pressure, politics, hassle at work? Sometimes life or work is akin to a storm that continues whirling around you and there is no way to escape.
My advice to my peers and colleagues: "Just be a duck. Let the rain from the storm wash over your back and off your feathers. You will survive this and the craziness will pass."
Nature has designed the duck's feathers to repel water, and sometimes we ourselves need to mentally repel the negativity or chaos of our own situations. The goal is find ways to "center" our focus and remain calm - that enables us to think more clearly to deal with the problems at hand.
Use this mental "self defense" strategy next time you are in the middle of a stormy situation - repel the external negativity and refocus yourself on what is important!
