Brandon Jones

And then you have a desire to do something when really you probably can't do much about it as an individual. And that's not to sound so crass, but that's how that's the world we live in today. Where 100 years ago, you didn't have that access. You'll be lucky if you heard about something that happened a month later in a newspaper.

And then you have a desire to do something when really you probably can't do much about it as an individual. And that's not to sound so crass, but that's how that's the world we live in today. Where 100 years ago, you didn't have that access. You'll be lucky if you heard about something that happened a month later in a newspaper.

Like you may have had some radio access to 100 years ago, but really we didn't have so much access to things. And also we have more of a community feel 100 years ago as well, where people now it was still segregated in various different ethnicities. But people paid attention to the community and they developed their collective and their group in space. So it was a lot more localized.

Like you may have had some radio access to 100 years ago, but really we didn't have so much access to things. And also we have more of a community feel 100 years ago as well, where people now it was still segregated in various different ethnicities. But people paid attention to the community and they developed their collective and their group in space. So it was a lot more localized.

Where in today's world, we're more global focused. So we worry about everything all around the world. Where before we really worried about our front and our backyard more than anything.

Where in today's world, we're more global focused. So we worry about everything all around the world. Where before we really worried about our front and our backyard more than anything.

Well, I would say, you know, too much stress obviously is not that good for you. But again, it is a part of the human condition. I think the way that I've kind of helped master my stress is I use it as an awareness tool. That's how I know if I'm doing too much or if I'm not enjoying an activity properly. Or I know that I need to delegate on to someone else. So I'm in a leadership position.

Well, I would say, you know, too much stress obviously is not that good for you. But again, it is a part of the human condition. I think the way that I've kind of helped master my stress is I use it as an awareness tool. That's how I know if I'm doing too much or if I'm not enjoying an activity properly. Or I know that I need to delegate on to someone else. So I'm in a leadership position.

So it's a little different for myself sometimes. But I know when I when I feel stressed out about a meeting or a grant or assignment we're on, that's when I'm like, OK, I got to start delegating work to my team because these are things that I just can't take on at the moment. So it's a really it's a good awareness tool for individuals.

So it's a little different for myself sometimes. But I know when I when I feel stressed out about a meeting or a grant or assignment we're on, that's when I'm like, OK, I got to start delegating work to my team because these are things that I just can't take on at the moment. So it's a really it's a good awareness tool for individuals.

I know that's not everybody's condition, but I would say just in general life, your stress should be kind of like an alarm system for your body that you need to do something. That may mean some movement. It may mean some meditation. It may be a relationship that needs to be readjusted. Like you might need to, you know. Create some distance between you and this individual that's stressing you out.

I know that's not everybody's condition, but I would say just in general life, your stress should be kind of like an alarm system for your body that you need to do something. That may mean some movement. It may mean some meditation. It may be a relationship that needs to be readjusted. Like you might need to, you know. Create some distance between you and this individual that's stressing you out.

I think a lot of us just assume that stress is supposed to be in all our engagements and we end up tolerating a lot of things that we probably shouldn't tolerate. But I like to use it as an awareness tool first. Again, one of the key things I think for stress mastery is acceptance. And you as an individual have to identify what you're willing to accept in your life.

I think a lot of us just assume that stress is supposed to be in all our engagements and we end up tolerating a lot of things that we probably shouldn't tolerate. But I like to use it as an awareness tool first. Again, one of the key things I think for stress mastery is acceptance. And you as an individual have to identify what you're willing to accept in your life.

And then from there, you can decipher what you need to do to manage your stress. So by using stress as awareness tool, it kind of helps give you options to what you need to do based on the circumstance that you're in.

And then from there, you can decipher what you need to do to manage your stress. So by using stress as awareness tool, it kind of helps give you options to what you need to do based on the circumstance that you're in.

Well, let's look at how our society is different than every other, not every other, most of the world. Right, right. One of the things that divide, one of the things that happens here is we're divided on a lot of political issues. That causes a lot of stress for folks. Whether we're talking about liberal versus conservative, Republican versus Democrat, race and racism is a huge stressor for folks.

Well, let's look at how our society is different than every other, not every other, most of the world. Right, right. One of the things that divide, one of the things that happens here is we're divided on a lot of political issues. That causes a lot of stress for folks. Whether we're talking about liberal versus conservative, Republican versus Democrat, race and racism is a huge stressor for folks.

And then also, if we talk just about gender and sexual orientation and gender identities, Those are just those core things alone. I can see us being at that 50, 55 percent mark because those are huge social stressors that we see. Then let's take it to the next level. We have things like bills, our economic system. We have to pay for everything. Inflation.

And then also, if we talk just about gender and sexual orientation and gender identities, Those are just those core things alone. I can see us being at that 50, 55 percent mark because those are huge social stressors that we see. Then let's take it to the next level. We have things like bills, our economic system. We have to pay for everything. Inflation.