Brandon Jones

Okay. Not trying to point anyone out. We have a lot of people in common. They haven't responded yet.

Okay. Not trying to point anyone out. We have a lot of people in common. They haven't responded yet.

And I'm happy to be here yet again. This is a very important topic. Honestly, I think stress is one of those things that shows up in our lives every day. And we don't know how to always manage it for ourselves. And there's no exact way to manage stress. It's very subjective based on the individual. So I'm looking forward to our conversation today.

And I'm happy to be here yet again. This is a very important topic. Honestly, I think stress is one of those things that shows up in our lives every day. And we don't know how to always manage it for ourselves. And there's no exact way to manage stress. It's very subjective based on the individual. So I'm looking forward to our conversation today.

Oh, absolutely. I think that they're closely related. Let's call them cousins, but they're not exactly the same. So let's start with anxiety. We'll start backwards. Okay. Anxiety is a state. Well, let me start by saying this. Everyone has anxiety. It's a part of this human condition. where we get anxious, we worry, we may fret over things, we may get nervous.

Oh, absolutely. I think that they're closely related. Let's call them cousins, but they're not exactly the same. So let's start with anxiety. We'll start backwards. Okay. Anxiety is a state. Well, let me start by saying this. Everyone has anxiety. It's a part of this human condition. where we get anxious, we worry, we may fret over things, we may get nervous.

That's a part of just the human condition. Anxiety becomes a problem for people when it gets in the way of things that you want to do or things that you need to do. For example, we need to bathe. We need to groom ourselves. We need to eat at least two to three meals a day. We need at least six to eight hours of sleep.

That's a part of just the human condition. Anxiety becomes a problem for people when it gets in the way of things that you want to do or things that you need to do. For example, we need to bathe. We need to groom ourselves. We need to eat at least two to three meals a day. We need at least six to eight hours of sleep.

But anxiety, when it becomes problematic or even clinical, is when it interferes with those sorts of things. Anxiety can get in your way of going into public places such as school or a bank or maybe even a concert. It may affect your ability to go inside of an elevator, go down an escalator. get in a vehicle, get on the highway, it can affect a lot of things.

But anxiety, when it becomes problematic or even clinical, is when it interferes with those sorts of things. Anxiety can get in your way of going into public places such as school or a bank or maybe even a concert. It may affect your ability to go inside of an elevator, go down an escalator. get in a vehicle, get on the highway, it can affect a lot of things.

And some of those things are things that we need to do to get to work, school, home, things of that nature. So that's anxiety. Again, we all get anxious about something. It can be a fear of a dog, a spider, it could be heights, it can be a lot of things, but anxiety becomes a problem for people when it interferes with your ability to do what you need to do or what you want to do.

And some of those things are things that we need to do to get to work, school, home, things of that nature. So that's anxiety. Again, we all get anxious about something. It can be a fear of a dog, a spider, it could be heights, it can be a lot of things, but anxiety becomes a problem for people when it interferes with your ability to do what you need to do or what you want to do.

So that's anxiety. And like I said, anxiety is a close cousin of stress. Stress is similar. It's a part of everyone's life. We all have stress. But stress can be looked at in three different kind of dimensions. The first dimension of stress is what we call positive stress. This is like waking up late.

So that's anxiety. And like I said, anxiety is a close cousin of stress. Stress is similar. It's a part of everyone's life. We all have stress. But stress can be looked at in three different kind of dimensions. The first dimension of stress is what we call positive stress. This is like waking up late.

You sleep through your alarm, and you also sleep through your snooze button, and you wake up, and you got 15 minutes to get out the door. Or maybe you forget to plug your phone up overnight, and you wake up with 3% battery life, and now your day is starting a little behind. You may spill coffee on your shirt, and you got to get out of the door. That's what we call positive stress, right?

You sleep through your alarm, and you also sleep through your snooze button, and you wake up, and you got 15 minutes to get out the door. Or maybe you forget to plug your phone up overnight, and you wake up with 3% battery life, and now your day is starting a little behind. You may spill coffee on your shirt, and you got to get out of the door. That's what we call positive stress, right?

It's this immediate kind of letdown that we end up having. We get a little razzled. But eventually, we'll figure out a solution to keep moving throughout our day. So it doesn't slow us down, but it does give us pause in the moment. That's what we call positive stress. And again, everyone experiences this. Some people, they'll experience positive stress more than one time in a day.

It's this immediate kind of letdown that we end up having. We get a little razzled. But eventually, we'll figure out a solution to keep moving throughout our day. So it doesn't slow us down, but it does give us pause in the moment. That's what we call positive stress. And again, everyone experiences this. Some people, they'll experience positive stress more than one time in a day.

I would say you probably have at least three to four positive stress moments every week, just given the nature of how our lives are set up. You get an unexpected medical bill or your neighbor dog poops in your yard or something like that. You're going to have a level of stress that shows up. The second dimension of stress is what we call tolerable stress.

I would say you probably have at least three to four positive stress moments every week, just given the nature of how our lives are set up. You get an unexpected medical bill or your neighbor dog poops in your yard or something like that. You're going to have a level of stress that shows up. The second dimension of stress is what we call tolerable stress.