Why Staying Calm Stresses Us the F^ Out

Modern Gen X Woman

We all aspire to live a life filled with calm tranquility. A life where we let things roll off our backs and are able to flood our bodies and our minds with a sense of peace whenever anything begins to upset us. Could you imagine stress becoming a thing of the past or not having anxiety? These are our hopes, especially as Generation X women who have been over-compensating, over-working and over-committing in every place in our lives.

Trying to stay calm is another thing on our mental checklist, another thing to bring into awareness to try to change. Breathing techniques and yoga are supposed to reverse the effects our everyday demands have on our well-being.

In this week’s episode, we are getting real around Staying Calm, how it puts so much more pressure on us and makes us feel awful when we lose it.

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Things we cover in this episode:

• Staying in a State of Calm Isn’t Easy nor is it sustainable for most of us.
• Our brain really doesn’t know how to stay calm , it’s always scouring surroundings to stay calm
• We are not wired to be calm and tend to be stimulus junkies
• You can stay calm by:
  • Becoming aware to not jump to conclusions
  • Distinguishing between a bump in the road and the end of the road
  • Looking at situations differently
  • Asking yourself if your reaction helps your outcome
  • Finding a calm mentor, who do you want to emulate during times of stress?

Your professional biological clock is ticking, your time is now.

If you’re finally saying to yourself:

• My business can no longer bring a trickle of money and I need to bring it to six-figures
  
• I have what it takes to be an outstanding VP and it’s my time
  
• Staying in my same corporate job isn’t fulfilling and I am ready for more

If this is you, reach out to Jackie at jackie@therestingmind to schedule a time to talk about how we can help you reach your professional goals.

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