How to walk the path of white clouds and tall grass

"Be as you are."?- Ramana Maharshi.

Tackling burnout and anxiety at work is going to require a concerted effort to handle our challenging landscape. Remote work and the shift in office routines leave most folks gasping for breath. Despite good intentions exercised by some employers, burnout is at an all-time high. Some leaders wonder if they can make a difference. The short answer is, yes. However, innovative approaches will be required to stem the tide of the disillusioned.

Our research suggests that management should invest more in mental health and well-being. It starts by walking the path of white clouds and tall grass. This entails altering what your organisation's true priorities are.

It won't come as a surprise for trendsetters that every person should have the right to a meaningful, balanced, and healthy work life. Certain companies are now offering employees?meditation, yoga, training, gym subscriptions, etc. Although this is a productive step, an employee is a human being with feelings, emotions, and needs, still being ignored in the workplace.

In our survey, employees report that professional demands undermine their well-being. Common complaints focus on bullying, being made to be always on call, unfair treatment, ridiculous workloads, minimal autonomy, and a lack of social support. No yoga programme on this planet can reverse this pernicious trend should management persist with its bottom-line mentality. The path of white clouds offers everyone an exit ramp into a world of light.

In our view, organisations that fail to grasp the obvious register more burnout and toxic behaviour than those that do. It is not nuclear physics that tells us that attrition is linked to these factors.?If your company fails to recognise your mental health and wellness needs, take matters into your own hands. Begin with the following seminal questions:

"Am I valued and appreciated in the workplace?

Do I fit the corporate culture any longer?"

Perhaps most importantly, ask yourself "Who am I?"

Let's get started.

Exercise 1:?Advice from Voltaire - Cultivate your inner garden.?You wouldn't allow weeds to grow on your lawn. So why do you allow negative thoughts to saturate your mind? You may not be able to change the world with one bold stroke, but you do have the power to check negative thoughts as they enter your consciousness. Emotions are like fleeting clouds in the sky. They will disappear if you do not attach significance to them.

Exercise 2:?Drop fear from your playlist.?Fear is corrosive and destructive. Replace these thoughts with something positive. Anyone can do this. Otherwise, you will make yourself ill. People create barriers out of fear. If we are honest, we pursue this path because we lack a proper understanding of ourselves. If we only understood the greatness within the human heart, we would no longer feel ordinary, false, or weak. Embody compassion within and see your worldview change. Forgive yourself, and the rest is easy.

Scientists have proven that the entire universe consists of nothing but conscious energy.?Because this is so, we are all part of the same universal family, with the same aspirations despite our superficial cultural and social differences. In reality, we are not different from one another. If we strike fear and negativity from our hearts, the world would be dramatically different.

Exercise 3: Tactics to becoming.?Did you know that creation takes place in two stages? First, it is created in the mind. Then it manifests as reality. Did you know that within the human heart dwells a shimmering effulgence whose brilliance surpasses the sun? Inner consciousness animates the world, but unless we realise this, we are condemned to live in mediocrity. Each one of us has the power to become anything we want by exercising our will. The Maitri Upanishad states that "One's thought is one's world. What a person thinks is what they become - That is the eternal mystery."

Exercise 4:?Take small giant steps.?Every year we promise ourselves a more fruitful future. The problem is that we don't live in the future. We only live now in the present moment. Most people oscillate between dragging up what has happened to them in the past or projecting a scenario that never arrives. Wipe your slate clean and take charge. Plato counsels us to "Leave the shadows and step out into the light."

Cashing in on your professional aspirations sounds risky.?However, risk is like a muscle. The more risk you take, the better equipped you will be to make things happen. As your confidence increases, you will tap your objectives. Many people have taken this path. Know you are not alone. When you embark on this journey, helplessness will flee, and you will be in charge of your destiny. Your destiny is not written. Search your feelings. You have the power to write your future.

Bringing it back home?

Instituting a change in your career or personal life is best done one step at a time. In conclusion, let me share with you the words of one of the wisest people I value, who lives on the outskirts of Bangalore. Her words hold profound clarity:

"I feel clean

I feel free

I feel ready to live each day with zest.

I am delighted by the adventure of each moment."

See what you can do when you conduct your experiments with truth.

About the author

Andrew Scharf is an Award-Winning MBA Admissions Consultant ?? Executive & Career Coach recognised for helping top performers, and aspiring professionals be all they can be. His?mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world at?Whitefield Consulting . Have a professional project you would like to discuss, send him a DM.