Christmas time logistics de-stressing tips

Christmas season has arrived and you are stuck in an office doing bunch of calls and talking to clients. Shipments are arriving, carriers are sailing, everything is a bit hectic. Sometimes you’ll see sunlight, albeit only through a window.

Holiday season and the Christmas cheer don’t mean that the world is in stasis and even though your role may seem insignificant to you, all of it is a part of a bigger machine, and take one cogwheel out of it, the machine will fall apart. It may be a shipment not arriving on time, or a carrier not leaving its destination, there is a lot of links in the chain of logistics.

Stress is a common problem in the workplace, not only it affects you, if affects your co-workers and it’s harming the productivity. This is way more apparent during the holiday season, not only in logistics and shipping business but in any kind of work.

So, how do we cope with the stress that naturally comes during holiday season?

Well, we are here to find out how to deal with all the chaos and the stress of the Christmas season, being it related to your work or to your personal life.

• 1. First of all, take a deep breath. Relax. Take things easy and slow, don’t rush or run yourself down.
  
• 2. Keep in mind that your clients and your co-workers are also human, they can make mistakes and they can be stressed out too. Don’t let an angry client or a moody co-worker ruin your day.
• 3. Make a schedule, a simple list of your tasks, it may de-stress otherwise a hectic day by having your all task written down and knowing what to do and when to do them.
  
• 4. Take breaks, even as small as 5 minute coffee breaks
• 5. Stretch. If you work behind a computer screen, you need to stretch very often to keep your spine and your hands healthy.
• 6. Enjoy a warm beverage or have a nice meal; Work is easier with a warm cup of coffee or tea.
• 7. Listen to music while working. You are gonna be more productive while listening your favorite tunes.
• 8. Get a good night’s sleep. It will make the stressful mornings way easier, and the rest of the day more enjoyable.

Using these tips should make your work days a bit easier, bit less hectic and save you from a lot of headaches.

And when you are done with your work, remember that the day is not over. You have the evening for yourself, so why not enjoy it. Take a walk, go out for drinks or for a dinner. You can spend an evening with your loved one’s or with your friends. You can enjoy your hobbies or watch a movie. Just remember that your day is gonna be good only if you make it good.




And with Christmas at the doorstep, we at 45HC want to wish you a Merry Christmas, may your shipments be on time and your work - stress free.