Undo Pressure
Stress and pressure—one of the big impediments to success and progress. Everyone seems to be under loads of stress and pressure today, and too often people cannot get out from under it to make anything better of their situation. Ironic, since what brings people to wealth creation is trying to alleviate that and make a better life for themselves, and so many cannot ever get past it enough to make the time to improve their lives and finances.
Evaluate Your Stressors
Here’s something to think about—stress is just another emotion. Pressure is, too. These are both feelings that we have; they are not real, tangible obstacles. Just as we can learn a better attitude and mindset, we can learn to minimize stress and pressure by refusing to let it have power. I think it’s hard for people to think of stress and pressure as a simple emotion because it has a very physical element to it; but that’s an element that comes out of our inability to put it in check. People who learn management techniques like meditation, focus, breathing techniques, and so on do not feel so physically weighted by stress.
Where Does Stress Live?
Of course what would be even more effective than dealing with stress is preventing stress. If we take stock and reevaluate our lives, we find that so much of the stress and pressure we’ve subjected ourselves to is only our own doing. Often, that pressure, and the resulting stress, lives only in our heads.
Take, for example, your daily to do list. It may be either written or mental, but we all have things we plan to do each day. When they don’t get done, we tend to feel pressured and stressed. Now, some of those things may really need to get done today, for whatever reason; others are things we’ve convinced ourselves need doing today, but really can wait. No one but our own selves knows that this list exists, so no one will be upset if it’s not complete—except for us, because we’ve piled too much on ourselves, again.
Really stop and think about the pressure you put yourself under on a daily basis. Reevaluate the “have to do’s” and see if they are as pressing and deserving of your emotional energy as you think; chances are they’re not. If you need to, maybe keep two lists—one of pressing concerns, and one to go to if there is time and energy left at the end of the day. Focus your time and energy, relieve yourself some pressure, and you’ll be amazed at how much more gets done and how good you feel doing it—at how much quicker you’re making strides toward your personal prosperity and success goals!
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009
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