Jason Wasser and Wendie Reel discuss how stress comes from everywhere: negative thoughts, bad relationships, overbooked schedules, poor food choices. Anything that creates discomfort counts as a stressor, not just the big obvious things.
as you said before, the 10,000-foot view. Let's start off with, with the 10,000-foot view of that.
Thanks for having me on, Jason Wasser. Sure. So I think you want— I think the first thing that's important to recognize is that stress is everywhere and it's in anything. So it can be what are you thinking? What kind of thoughts are you having that are having a negative impact on your health because they occur as stressful? I'll give you an example in a moment. Or they could be something like the people around you or the fact that you're, if you're like me, you're overbooked and you're running around from place to place. And so you don't have the downtime you need. Or it could be some behaviors that you're engaging in. And I'm always very careful to say like, you're not a bad person, you're a great person. And you might have behaviors that aren't working for you well, and they're creating stress in the system. So there's a lot of different ways you can get to that. And really anything can be a stressor. So the food you're eating could be a stressor if it's not, if it's not in your best interest. So I'm very quick to say, okay, that's a stressor. That's a stressor. That's a stressor. And people are like, wait, that's not a stressor. I'm like, that's a stressor. You don't feel good when it occurs. It creates a state of angst.
That's a stressor.
So it's a pretty broad, broad definition.
Howard Behar Starbucks Former International President Heartwarming Story #kindness #shorts
