Episode 63
Don’t Trade Your Health for Your Career!
March 8, 2023
Is your stress level making you physically ill? Professor Pete Alexander, a stress-relief specialist, shares how living in extreme stress made him physically ill for years and eventually landed him for an extended stay in the ICU. The epiphany he had there changed his life—health has to come first because it influences everything else. Professor Pete shares how he makes decisions and sets priorities according to his top 5 values, which greatly reduces stress. “Trading your health for your career is a very bad trade, so don’t do it.” Take the time out of your busy (stressful?) day to listen to this episode—you will be glad you did!
What you’ll learn:
- Health is wealth. Without health, you can’t enjoy the perks (high salary, stock options, etc.) of career success.
- You get to decide what’s more important: your bank account or being able to enjoy the life ahead of you.
- How to identify your top 5 values and act according to them–use them to set and hold boundaries.
- How to use the STOP technique to re-equilibrate when you feel yourself getting upset.
- And much more!
Connect with Professor Pete:
Visualization: https://youtu.be/3sM4mKtjUBY
Values exercise: https://youtu.be/yb5AB_f38bw
Forgiveness meditation: https://youtu.be/Zr95d9jLFuA
S.T.O.P. method: https://youtu.be/CoE8zUVr-Hc
Laughter Yoga: https://www.laughteryoga.org/
Best-Selling Stress Relief Book: https://www.amazon.com/Lighten-Your-Day-Effective-Happens-ebook/dp/B07RTZJM76/
Stress Relief Self-Paced Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/lighten-your-day/?referralCode=737C8C85479753F26F71
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