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Welcome everyone!

I’m Dr. Larry Iverson. Our topic today is “Overcoming Stress and Pressure – For a happier, healthier, more robust life!”.

We’re going to talk about some of the causes of stress, what brings it up in our lives, what “eggs it on”, in effect, and drives it forward. We’re going to talk about the effects of stress, both good and bad, because not all stress is bad. You need some to get you moving, to do things, to be motivated. We’re going to talk about some of the things you can do to overcome the negative ones and enhance the positive ones. Thirdly, we’re going to talk about things you can do about it, what are some of the simple strategies you can take to make a difference in your life.

You can really live your life haphazardly, or you can live it on purpose, and it’s a choice. With stress it is also a choice. No matter what your situation, whether it changes or not, there’s things you can do about it, so let’s talk about some choices.

Before we begin, I want to make a couple of announcements, then we are going to start. I’d like to say “Thank You” to all of you who are part of Success Strategies Mastermind Group. It’s really great to take time to be here and gain information that benefits your life. Most people do not take time. We all need coaches, we all need to keep learning, we all need to keep growing and moving forward, that’s the way life is. So, good for you! Way to go! Most people don’t do that. You’re showing your proactiveness, and a desire for a better life. I really want to acknowledge you, and congratulate you for taking time to be here and learn strategies that can absolutely enhance the quality of your life.

For those of you who are new to Success Strategies Mastermind, at our online Mastermind site, you can access PDF transcripts of the previous seminars we’ve done. The PDFs normally range from 15 to 22 pages in length. It’s like every week a new chapter in a book. Anyhow, go out, check it out, and take the time to listen to these, because I’ve gotten numerous emails from people saying that they read these over and over. Some people even 3-hole punch them, and put them in a binder so that they can refer to them… creating their own little success book, as it were. It’s free to you as a member. Do check it out, it’s worth your time.

Also, there are MP3s that you can use, online these teleseminars are recorded and you can download them. If you missed one, no big deal, you can download it to your iPod, to your phone, you can take and listen to it later, any time you have the time. Or… since we mail a CD out to you, lots of folks like to listen to it in their car, they can put it on their stereo at home and play it, but you can go back and reiterate and refresh the ideas that we did. You can check them out and bring them back over and over for your learning.

Hearing something one time is good, but the majority of us, just hearing something one time, we will forget a big piece of it. So taking the time to go and listen again will assist you in creating a better memory and applying the concepts.

With that said, it’s now time to begin…

What’s Your Baseline Stress Level

To start off with, I would like you to rate yourself on a scale of 0 to 10. Zero is you have no stress, no pressure in your life whatsoever. You’re so mellow that every day is rather like you are dream walking through the day. It’s kind of like you’re sleepwalking and never really even had to get out of bed. You feel so calm and so wonderful. There’s just nothing that bothers you at all. That’s “0”.

Ten, on the other hand, is where you keep checking your pulse and timing it with the second hand on your watch to see if it’s time to call 911 yet! Because, you feel like you are on the verge of having a heart attack. That’s 10.

So where do you rate yourself in your normal day? Not your vacation life. Not when you’re just hanging out at home watching TV. But where is your normal day? Where would you put yourself, on an scale of 0 to 10? Mentally, just pick a number, because you’re probably pretty accurate. Very few people are down to a 0.

You probably want to normally float between 3 and 6. Somewhere in that range. You need a little stress to keep you going, but not so much that you are a stressed mess.

Peaks and Valleys are Normal

Very few people are up in 10 continuously. Most of us go up and down. Sometimes we’re lower, sometimes we’re higher. Sometimes events occur that just send us off the scale. Other times events occur that just mellow us out so much, and bring so much lightness, humor and relaxation into our lives, it’s just a piece of cake.

Where are you normally? Remember it’s perfectly normal to go up and down. Your body is designed to do that. Your body is programmed to be able to cope with stressors that come up. Whether it is needing to eat, whether it is getting bills paid, whether it is getting through traffic or making a decision for yourself or your family. Whether it is starting a new job, or going through a new process at work that you have to learn in the near future.

No matter what it is, there are bits of stress and pressure that happen continuously. That’s okay. That’s normal. Your body is set up to handle that. What it doesn’t do well with is chronic, ongoing stress that just never abates. There needs to come a time when you get a break.

Without a break your body just builds stress up and holds it in, and ultimately, it will take a toll on you. Stress can increase the hormonal levels in your body. It can depress your immune system. It can cause muscular tension or headaches. It can generate many adverse reactions.

So a little pressure’s good; it gets us moving. Yet too much will have a negative effect on us. If we had no stress, life would be very blah. Next, let’s talk about the types of stressors that you can encounter.

(to be continued…)

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