12 Expressions of Self-Imposed Stress
Self-Imposed Stress
- Trying to control life and people.
- Overestimating your capacity to get things done.
- Undervaluing the talent of others.
- Overspending. Overeating. Overdrinking.
- Pursuing trivialities. Status. Possessions that create debt. Pleasures you can’t afford.
- Procrastination.
- Judging your life through the lens of social media.
- Saying yes too much.
- Expecting perfection instead of pursuing excellence.
- Worshipping busyness. Stop believing busy means you’re important. Important people aren’t frantic.
- Avoiding painful conversations.
- Carrying past failures.
What self-imposed stress do you see in leadership?
What’s one thing you can do to eliminate self-imposed stress?
Ego-driven comparison
“I must read every word of every email, memo, article and report that I receive.”
“I must be totally prepared for every meeting I attend.”
Self-imposed deadlines. I can’t count how many times my mornings were stressed trying to get something done before lunch only to realize (remember!) the actual deadline was close of business . . . later that week.
Self-imposed stress: Rushing in to fix.
1 thing I do to (help) eliminate: Accept what is – it’s done and I can’t change that. Pause there before doing anything.