Are you stressed?
Stress can be good for you.
It must be the right sort of stress though.
Too much stress can be debilitating.
It depletes energy and decreases performance.
That type of stress feels overwhelming.
It is negative stress.
There is stress that is positive.
Eustress (interestingly pronounced “you-stress”).
This is the stress that pushes and motivates.
It energises and improves performance.
It is a challenge that you can handle.
The excitement of a project.
The fulfilment of organising an event.
Doing something interesting.
Learning something new.
Get some stress in your life.
The eustress kind.
“Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth.” – Tim Ferriss
“Retire from your job but never from meaningful projects. If you want to live a long life, you need eustress, that is, a deep sense of meaning and of contribution to worthy projects and causes, particularly, your intergenerational family.” – Stephen Covey