Not all stress is bad stress. In fact, stress is neutral. Eustress is beneficial stress – good stress. It can be motivating and even empowering. Distress not so much. Some of that is situational. Loss of a job due to downsizing, for instance, creates distress and may be out of our control. Some distress, however, is more about the story we tell ourselves. Inspect your stress. Is this stress coming from growth, from leveling up, from moving toward your dream? If so, then start embracing it. Remind your brain that this is good and purposeful stress and lean into it.
Where there are stakes, there’s bound to be stress. When you level up your game, there’s stress with acclimating to the new and faster pace of play. When you put yourself at the edge of your ability, it’s stressful and uncomfortable. This is good.
If your status quo is an absence of any stress, then it’s time to find some eustress to take on and get busy growing.
BUILT TO LEAD 