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Today I’m going to give you some

simple tips to dial down the stress

and it’s not going to be about

getting more rest, exercise or

deep breathing. Not that any of

that isn’t good for you but we’re

going to take a look at stress in a

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A long time ago ---thinkmillions of

years ago---- our bodies adapted

in a very special way to keep

us alive. When a saber toothed

tiger attacked, our ancestors

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Their stomach shut down, the

adrenaline kicked in, and enough

energy surged to help Grandma

and Grandpa Cave dweller to

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triggered what we now call

“stress.” But unlike our cave-

dwelling ancestors, we typically

don’t have saber toothed tigers

chasing us through the forest.

In this day and age our stressors

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a job, caring for an elderly

parent, getting divorced, debt

and bankruptcy as well as other

stressors that aremoremundane

that we experience every day.

These daily stressors include

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looming deadlines at work, over

committing and over scheduling,

missing appointments, arriving

late. These are the stressors that

cause us to create metaphors

to describe the stress that we

are experiencing, words like

Overloaded, Overwhelmed, and

Burned out. It’s the feeling you

experience between perceived

reality and reality.

Stress is really

in the eye of the beholder

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Some people can sail through

their day with their peace of

mind intact: letting the stressors

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machine saying, “Good morning,

let the stress begin.”

Most of thesemundane stressors

are self-imposed. When you

arrive late or don’t meet your

deadlines, or over commit or

THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS TO DIAL DOWN THE STRESS

BY KRIS THALLER

SOAR TO SUCCESS

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EBRUARY

2017

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Personal Growth Strategies