Dr. Mort Orman here, and today I want to look at what your life might be like if you had little or no stress.
Now I know most people don’t think this is actually possible.
But what if it is?
How do you think this would feel, and how would your life be different?
Worse Off???
Believe it or not, many high-achieving professionals, business owners, executives and other successful people fear that they might be worse off if their stress somehow magically disappeared.
Yes, they know their long-term health and longevity would be improved, but they are terrified that in the short run, the price they pay would be way too high.
They live in perpetual fear that they might lose their drive, lose their motivation, lose their competitive edge—all of which they have erroneously attributed to stress.
But the opposite of stress is not the loss of drive and competitive ambition.
The opposite of stress is not being mellow, unmotivated and totally carefree.
The opposite of stress is not lowering your productivity and diminishing your quest for excellence.
Heap Big Myth…
It’s a myth that stress can be good for you—that it motivates you and gives you your competitive edge.
This myth has become so pervasive in our society, especially in our business and corporate worlds, that we think stress is just a normal part of being successful, that we can’t do well without it, and that it would be foolish and dangerous to make it go away.
Have You Been Seduced?
There is a strong seductive quality to living a high-performing, high stress life.
You can actually get “addicted” to pushing through your stress—to accomplishing great things despite having to endure it.
You can even end up developing a “warrior mentality” where you feel proud of how much stress you can overcome, like it’s some kind of socially accepted badge of courage.
But according to Tim Gallwey, Ed Hanzelik, M.D., and John Horton, M.D., co-authors of the Inner Game Of Stress book we’ve been examining this week, “stress is not normal—it’s uncomfortable, it interferes with our ability to function, and it is generally harmful to our physical health.”
They go on to say, “we’re conditioned to view stress as necessary and inevitable, but the opposite is true.”
‘It’s a myth that we need stress to achieve high performance. In fact, studies show that chronic stress impairs our health, leads to serious disease, and impedes successful performance.”
It’s The Exact Opposite Of What We Fear
There is no truth to the notion that if you don’t have stress, you must not be working hard enough.
The opposite of stress is not being laid-back and unproductive.
It’s being more highly focused and intentional than ever.
It’s being able to do more, take on more, and accomplish even more while being clear-headed, focused, relaxed, at peace and well-rested.
It’s being able to deal effectively with the upheavals and unexpected “curveballs” of life and of work, while having fun, feeling good, and without any of the physical, mental, emotional or social symptoms of stress.
The opposite of stress is being fully you.
It’s being just as successful, just as driven to excel, and just as productive (or even more so) without all the unnecessary anxiety, anger, indigestion, headaches, tight muscles, sleepless nights and interpersonal conflicts you put up with, when there is no real reason you have to continue doing so.
So don’t be afraid of learning how to free yourself from stress.
You won’t stop being successful, and you may even be more productive, only with an annoying perpetual smile on your face.
To your health, happiness and success,
Dr. Mort Orman, M.D., International Speaker, Author And Founder Of The Stress Mastery Academy | http://DocOrman.com
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