Tag: stress

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Breathing Room

In the last couple of weeks we have been talking about burn out, and this week I want to talk about an antidote to burn out. It’s called Breathing Room. I define “breathing room” as: The space between our current pace and our limits.  This applies to our schedules, our finances, our emotional energy, and our relationships.  For too many people…

Normalizing Failing

In my Overcoming Adversity presentation, I talk quite a bit about failing. Failure can be very paralyzing at times. What would happen if a SEAL Platoon was paralyzed by fear on a target? We would all die. Similarly, although not as severe, if we allow our failures to impede our progress, we will cease to grow and move forward in…