Take a break

Our lives are so busy. We have multiple activities going all the time that there has become a real crisis of managing stress.

Have you ever noticed that people from European countries always appear to be more relaxed about everything, less stressed out?

The Vacation Cure

Most countries in Europe have weeks, if not months, of vacation time every year. When was the last time you had a vacation?

A lot of jobs in the U.S. do not have paid vacation. And the ones that have paid vacation only allow 5 days max per year.

The biggest shock for me after graduation from college was the amount of time off I got. As a college student, you go from having 3 months off in the summer, 2 weeks at Christmas, 1 week in the spring and sometimes 1 week in the fall—to having only 1 week off if you are lucky.

Taking time off from a hectic schedule is very important in managing stress levels.