Questions

1. What is one way that you could change your stress response today, and how would that benefit you?
2. Consider the five balls: Health, Spirit, Work, Family, Friends, which is most important to you?
3. Do your actions reflect your priorities? If not, what is one small change you can make?
4. Who is a good teacher for you? What have you been learning from them?
5. Are there any ways that you aren’t accepting reality? What could you do differently?

Actions

• Identify your signs of negative stress.
• Identify and implement a calm replacement response instead of your natural stress response (taking three deep breaths instead of panicking).
• Identify one simple action you can take when you notice you’ve slipped from optimum stress to negative stress (leave work on time, set boundaries, spend less time on your phone, identify and manage your priorities, etc.).
• Take action to change your perspective or reshuffle your priorities as needed.