A message from leadership expert Jim Stovall.
Among the many changes in our world that our parents or grandparents would find most startling here in the 21st century is the level of what we call stress . Most of us would define stress as too many activities with not enough time or the heightened pressure to produce unreasonable results.
In reality, behavioral scientists would tell us that there are three components to this feeling: stress, stressors, and our explanatory style.
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Our breath is our most intimate, potent tool to change the way we feel. Simply slowing it down, softening it can instantly soothe stress and create clarity. Similarly, as a child at the height of a tantrum or someone in the midst of a panic attack can demonstrate, speeding it up, sharpening it can increase distress and even cause hyperventilation.
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Even now, when I think about my journey to leadership my eyes tear up because it was not an easy road. I had to face my fears, take rejection, and push myself to do and learn more. I learned to go for my dreams, accept failure and refuse to accept "No."
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