Dr. Gary Carlson

There is some misconception about stress sometimes. The first man that had stress was initially present for one thing only and that was survival. we have transferred this stress to be more sophisticated to a level of reward and punishment. We operate under the level of achieving goals with presenting some stress in meeting the goals. Stress today has changed into our own intrinsic motivations. We work with in the stress of task, time, technique and talent. Each of these areas are important to achieving our own self fulfilling satisfaction. Looking at all three stresses are necessary in some conditions.… >>>

Depending on the experience of the person dealing with stress it can be motivating for most people. Personality types have something to do with how we react to stress. Obviously an introvert often is not to appreciative of stress in their life. In Daniel Pink's new book "Drive" he refers to motivation from standpoints of survival, reward and punishment or your own intrinsic drive. Our most rewarding motivation and stress is with our intrinsic self-motivated push. You are correct when you see stress in different situations may be welcomed or not. But in any case mentioned above it is our… >>>

You are on the right track with eliminating negative talk. Self-talk is going on in our heads all the time. It has been reported that we can over burden oursleves with negative thoughts over 90% of the time. Positive self-talk is a healing and productive type of therapy for all leaders and managers. It is a good practice to let your subconcious make you aware of negative thought and let you make the adjustments that would be appropriate. From the time you get up in the morning you can be the judge of your feelings and actions. Put a rubber… >>>