Stress in Trucking

Stress in trucking comes from many sources. Dispatchers, truck breakdowns, traffic, shippers, receivers, you name it. Oh I almost forgot, family and the problems that presents themselves back home that you attempt to manage from 2000 miles away.

This is why you need to go through the role play technique I told you about.

Develop habits that prevent stressful situations before hand

1. Time management. As hard as it is in trucking, manage your time as well as possible. It will be priceless. Be proactive and plan ahead and eliminate procrastination at home and at work. Doing these things will eliminate a lot of stress just by default.

For instance, don't wait until the last minute to leave on a trip to your destination. You won't get as stressed because of a traffic jam or a minor break down cause it won't cause you to be late.

When you make it home sometimes it may be tempting to relax and do nothing, saying to yourself you will take care of so and so business the next time you come home (you are thinking you will make it back home again before the business needs to be handled)

It's always best to go ahead and handle that business, pay that bill, visit your family, do that thing (whatever that thing is) because it is very possible that you won't make it back when you think you will make it back.

2. Find some motivational material to listen to that will help you develop a different way of thinking. A positive mindset will prepare you for the worst days in a trucker's life. As you listen to this type of material over and over it becomes more and more of your subconscious until its just part of the foundation of your thought process. I suggest Zig Ziglar or Rev Bishop T.D. Jakes or your boy the crazy trucker

3. Learn to create time to take a break from time to time. Nothing serious, you can do it right in the middle of waiting for your load when they won't allow you in the building. Walk out to the edge of the wood line or that body of water or if none of that is present glaze off into the beauty of the skyline and just soak in the wonder of nature.

We hardly ever slow down enough to appreciate the beauty of God's creation. It is truly therapeutic if you let it be but you must withdraw from the go, go, go, restless, mindset to enjoy it. When you do it's energizing and empowering and gives you tolerance and patience to assist your positive mindset giving you the ability to manage stress in trucking and at home.

4. Develop your faith. For me, I am no religious fanatic and far from a saint but I know I live in a way that I am not ashamed. I don't worry about death because I know my relationship with God is good. If I die tomorrow I rise without question.

Others may call me a hypocrite, or many other names cause I may do some surprising things that seemed odd for someone who consistently speaks about having faith or God. I don't care about those people's perception of me. I know who I am. I feel if you have a problem with me and choose to spend time determining what type of person that I am then there is probably something wrong with the type of person you are. I will always have faith and give God props. I know that even though I have many faults God appreciates what I do and the direction that I am going in. If you have that level of faith then you know what I am talking about when it comes to handling stress in trucking and life in general. This makes an incredible and solid foundation for peace.

(and also accomplishing goals, and so many other things)

If you don't know try it sometime, I promise you will like it.

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