When I look back over my career, there was so much stress. And it was because of the business. It was always because of the business.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind.
I work hard, and managing an inventory-based business can be extremely stressful. The upside is that, as long as I get my job done, I can take time off pretty much any time I want.
When I came into the business, things changed a lot, and my life was in a real state of flux.
When you are working really hard and you're really focused on your career, a lot of other things suffer.
After my health suffered due to the stress of running my second company, I had to switch careers. But I still didn't want to go back to the corporate world. So I became an academic.
Working a job I love is mentally less stressful than punching in a clock everyday, but it's a lot busier.
I always have stress.
I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent - things I'd never thought about before.
I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard.
I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.