Here’s two piece of advice for you on a Monday morning: one is easy, one is hard.
First, the easy piece. You need to work more stretching into your day. Here’s some advice on how to do that. If it has been so long you don’t even remember how to stretch, I give you:
- Five Stretches for People Who Sit at Desks from Cup of Jo
- Morning Stretch Workout from Darebee
- Reset Stretch from Darebee
- Office Yoga Workout from Darebee
I don’t think you need a dozen stretches (but go for it if that makes you happy). I do four to six for about 20 seconds each and I find that very helpful. I try and focus on the parts of me that tend to get stiff or sore.
Now the hard piece. Does the following apply to you?
- You’re a perfectionist with high standards (and you don’t trust anyone else to meet them).
- You want to know every detail of an activity or event: Who, what, when, where, and why.
- You over-plan and get upset when things don’t go the way you envisioned them.
- There’s only one right way to do something—which happens to be yours.
- You get angry when other people mess up your plan, or do things differently than you would.
- You prefer to be in charge. That way, there will be fewer mistakes.
- You have trouble giving others free rein to do things as they see fit. Instead, you micromanage.
- You’re overly-critical of yourself and others.
That list comes from this piece: How to Stop Being Such a Control Freak. If one or more of them apply to you, you could be a control freak. It’s not a good way to be. If you would like to change that, I recommend you read that piece and work towards being less of one. The people around you would appreciate it.
(Image: link from Cup of Jo piece.)
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