Jul 29, 2020
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In today’s episode, Thom Singer
welcomes stress management expert Eliz Greene to discuss the
importance of managing stress while dealing with uncertainty in
your career and your life. Eliz survived a heart attack at 35
while 7 months pregnant with twins and she has joined the podcast
to share simple ways to bring stress levels down in any
situation. This timely advice applies to all of us as we are
dealing with uncertainties surrounding the pandemic, and it can
help you both advance your career and improve your life. She
explains that even though you may not be able to control all of the
uncertainties in your life, you do have the power to master your
stress levels and perform like a pro in any
situation.
On today’s podcast, you will
learn:
Controlling for the uncertainty that causes
stress
- Eliz
shares the experience that led her to focus on controlling for the
uncertainty that causes stress.
- How
do you feel about stress? Achieving work-life balance may not
actually be as important as taking control over other stresses in
your life.
- 93%
of respondents in Eliz’s survey indicated that slowing their pace
in the workplace and reducing uncertainty would be more beneficial
than achieving work-life balance.
- A
physical reaction to uncertainty is natural for our bodies, but
that doesn’t mean it has to take over our daily lives.
Why should you master your stress
levels?
- Managing stress is not a soft skill — it is an
essential life skill that keeps us balanced and properly
functioning.
- Stress itself is not a bad thing — the boost of
energy that comes with a cortisol boost is how we get things
done.
- Staying in a high stress level all of the time
is not only bad for your physical health, it’s damaging to your
mental health.
Ways to reduce your stress level
- Raise
your heart rate and let it come back down to signal to your body
that it’s okay to let go of stress-induced
cortisol.
- Slow
and lengthen your breath and clear your mind through meditation of
any form.
- Recognize how you best disengage from stress, either by choosing
to do nothing or by staying highly occupied, and then give yourself
permission to actually do it.
- Staying connected with your coworkers while
working remotely is essential to managing stress.
How can managing stress help your
career?
- People are unable to work well when they’re
stressed out, but you can avoid burnout by learning how to manage
your stress proactively.
- If
you can effectively handle incoming stresses then you can perform
well where others are unable to.
- Reducing stress will increase your creativity
and critical-thinking skills.
Do you have an example of
extraordinary efforts or innovation during these unprecedented
times? We would love to hear your story and possibly interview you
for an upcoming episode. Please reach out to us at
www.DigitalEnterpriseSociety.org