Coming from a corporate environment I couldn't ageree with you more. Healthy stress may be a healthy exercise.
Stress is a motivator for certain individuals, but not for others. The uniform application of stress can therefore have some positive results, as well as very negative results depending on the individual. The current high levels of stress commonly found in most American corporations seem to have a negative impact on their work force as a whole, usually resulting in a drop in performance and employee participation, leading to a loss of trust in the management of the corporation.
I often find myself doing my best work when I am "stressed". I learned in college exactly how much I could procrastinate and how much needed to be done ahead of time. I would do the research ahead of time and then ponder on the actual writing part of the project up until the last minute. This works as long as there are no additional stressors involved. I do have issues with toxic worry--and I find it overlapping into other areas of my life. I've been able to lessen it slightly but it's an ongoing job.
It seems stress for you is a motivator which is very encouraging to a leader. Positive stress may be the way to motivate you in the future to meet deadlines and achieve at high levels. Some people may retreat under high stress and this is when a different technique is necessary to move forward. Support team members will help this person to move forward with the mission in mind.
Good policy and procedure is the safety net for any distracability. Team members need some foundation to fall back on for clarity and communication support. Each person needs to have the ability to have a fall back person to clarify direction and expected outcomes. This person can be a support person to the mission of the organization.
its also a distracter if it becomes too overwhelming. then it is hard to focus on anything else and everything can go to pot.
stress can be such a positve emotion. It helps me meet my deadlines. I get very excited over growth and new changes. With those changes stress over getting the changes made can be overwhelming at times but the stress is what helps get it done. It is exciting. Like a roller coaster ride and when your done you want to do it again. its fun to succeed.
There is both good and bad stress. Some stress does motivate us and has it's rewards. Bad stress can harm us and cause us health problems. Stress relievers can reduce bad stress. You need to understand your body to know what works for you.
Stress, when held in check, is a great motivator. Being a chef I thrive on stress; it helps me focus on the tasks at hand, it helps me move faster, and it helps me find the energy to complete my tasks.
There have been occassions, though, where I let my stress levels get too high and that only resulted in me being unorganized and unfocused. Times like this I would take a deep breath and reassess my prep lists to ensure I was working efficiently.
Exercises are very good activities for stress. Please see John Medina's book "Brain Rules". You can see him speak on "You Tube".
I mostly find stress a distracter. I feel overwhelmed until I can vent & or exercise. Both activities help me put things into perspective & clear my head.
Structure is a great way of responding to project and assignments. I have always found you can do much better when you start early and revisit your projects before they are due. Stress is reduced when you feel you have had enough time and support to accomplish the task. Sometimes you may be hit with a inpromtu project.
These are sometimes the hardest to deal with. The best practice is to first outline what needs to be done first and progress through your outline.
I find that they do both motivate and distract. I find that deadlines for projects to help me stay on track and keep the momentum going to complete the task while provinding me with a level of strees to get them done. On the other hand stress can be so overwhelming that it can impede the process and cause me to procrastinate leading to poor project outcomes.
Positive stress helps us all. Stress with focus that produces positive and rewarding outcomes is always encouraging to do more. When your stress is focused on negative or traumatic events it may cause emotional or health issue.
Both. Stress is a variable component. Too much and you are distracted. Too little and your motivation is going to dwindle (why worry)! It’s nice to have no worries but eventually even the grasshopper gets stressed about the coming winter. A little stress encourages planning and action to get to the job done so you can move closer to 'no stress'.
Stress can be motivating when drive from it is positive. Stress from trauma is harder to handel. Personal problem stress is harder to deal with.
I LOVE this question and it os one that I often ask of my students. I also have had to process this information myself on numerous occassions.
My personal belief is that it is both. Stress for me is a great motivator. I must admit I am one of those people that thrive with just the right amount of pressure; I think most teachers do. It can motivate me to work harder and smarter in my career but is also a challenge because it is a distractor.
I think the distraction part of stress, again for me personally, is when I bring my outside of work thoughts with me to the job. Then it becomes distracting. It can be hard for me to focus, get things completed, or even function without feeling sick. Frankly, it cannot only be distracting but overwhelming. I think this is why I wanted to look through this course and get some ideas for how to better grip that balance between healthy and unhealthy stress.
I really like the Stop, Breathe, Reflect, Choose model. Something concrete to work through like that is a great thing to utilize in stressful situations.
Stress under control is the goal you look for. Stress should cause all of us to focus.
I find that some stress is helpful to providing energy and focus and it is a motivator. I don't see stress as a distractor as it is more complex than being a simple distraction. Too much stress can lead to a sense of frustration if there are too many things happening at once to keep the wheels on.
Dealing with stress is absolutely related to the type of stress. Trauma is not a good emotional event. But stress for improvement is a rewarding stress if you succeed. A great healthy attitude helps with all stress. It is from your wisdom and understanding that you can face the tough issues and the everyday challenges.
