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Stress management wouldn’t seem like something that would be a part of setting goals but it could be the difference between you achieving them and not achieving them.
There is positive stress and negative stress. Positive stress adds anticipation and excitement to life, and we all thrive under a certain amount of stress. Deadlines, competitions, confrontations, and even our frustrations and sorrows add depth and enrichment to our lives.
Our goal is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage it and how to use it to help you achiev e your goals. Insufficient stress acts as a depressant and may leave you feeling bored or dejected; on the other hand, excessiv e stress may leav e you feeling all mixed up inside.
What you need to do is find the optimal level of stress which will individually motivate but not overwhelm each of us.
How Can I Tell w hat is Optimal Stress for Me?
There is no single level of stress that is optimal for every person. We are all individual creatures with unique requirements. As such, what is distressing to one may be a joy to another.
And even when we agree that a particular event is distressing, we are likely to differ in our physiological and psychological responses to it. That’s just human nature.
The person who loves to arbitrate disputes and moves from job site to job site w ould be stressed in a job that w as stable and routine, w hereas the person who thrives under stable conditions would very likely be stressed on a job where duties were highly varied.
Also, our personal stress requirements and the amount which we can tolerate before w e become distressed changes w ith our ages. It has been found that most illnesses are related to unreliev ed stress; for example, anxiety disorders, bow el disorders etc.
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