Professional Documents
Culture Documents
STARTING TO
GET MY ATTENTION STARTING SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Weak, worried, demoralized
TO FREAK OUT
Distracted and scattered
Don’t challenge yourself
Not enough rest/recovery
I’M SO BORED CRASH AND BURN
Cortisol and adrenaline go up
Possible muscle loss, fat gain
Blood sugar, immunity, metabolic, sleep, sex
LESS STRESS MORE STRESS
hormones disrupted
HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS? ARE YOU IN YOUR STRESS SWEET SPOT?
Some factors are intrinsic but most you have some control over.
MORE Stress-
resistant
Practiced
at handling
Moderate Often
outdoors,
Strong Calm
yourself
Go with the flow,
Optimistic,
STRESS
TOLERANT stress in nature when Proactive,
emotional Confident,
Spend time Agile,
with loved View stress as a
ones challenge to rise to
STRESS TOO LOW JUST RIGHT STRESS TOO HIGH
Stress- Little Very high Often in Weak Overwhelmed Trouble adapting,
LESS prone practice or clinical, by emotions Pessimistic,
Lethargic Energized Anxious or obsessive
STRESS
TOLERANT with stress very low industrial Reactionary, Bored Engaged and interested Depressed
spaces Not confident,
Paralyzed, Unfocused Actively moving toward goals Panicked and flailing
Little time View stress as a Directionless Learning and growing Stuck or numb
with loved problem to avoid
ones Purposeless
1. SET EFFECTIVE GOALS 2. START WITH ONE ACTION 3. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS 4. SPEND TIME WITH
EACH DAY A COACH OR MENTOR
Goals that motivate 1 2 3
are:
• Specific and
measurable
Document behaviors, processes, and outcomes.
• Challenging but
realistic How do you feel different?
• Broken down into How do you look different?
small actions
What have you learned?
• Focused on process vs outcome Getting help from someone you admire, and who
Commit to do it for the next 2 weeks. (Be sure it’s What are you proud of? will hold you accountable, makes the process of
• Documented as a plan of daily, weekly, monthly something you’re confident you can do every day.) What frustrations did you have? change and growth much easier.
behaviors