Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.
From Andrew J. Bernstein
What's taking place during stress is actually much simpler than a transaction between stressful life events and you. There aren't two parties involved in stress. There is only one - your own mind.
If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.
Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.
During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience - and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively.
Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going on in your life.
Stress is a byproduct of subconscious beliefs you have about the world. You can't choose not to believe something. You believe it because you think it's true. To eliminate stress, you must learn to challenge these beliefs so that you see them differently.
We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.
Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.
People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.
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