Hey, it’s Marie Forleo and you are watching MarieTV, the place to be to create a business
and life you love.
And today I want to let you in on a little trick that I’ve been using to completely
obliterate stress.
Now, to give credit where credit is due, this is all thanks to my man Josh.
So earlier this year we were in LA and it was really, really warm out.
I mean, it wasn’t just nice, it was Marie-warm.
I’m talking flip flop weather.
Anyway, I was pacing around and I was venting about something stressful that was happening
in our business.
Now, my venting is usually pretty loud and it’s R rated.
So when I got off the phone Josh naturally asked, “Is everything ok?”
And I said, “You know what?
Everything is amazing except for this one little thing that’s causing us so much stress
and taking up so much time and it’s driving me bonkers.”
Now, my man Josh knows me really well and he also knows I’m a problem solver and I
love a doable, so he gave me one.
He said, “You know what, Marie?
You should keep a stress log.”
And I said, “Hm, go on.”
He said, you know, “You should write down everything that’s stressing you out.
You should make a list.”
Because he also knows I love to make lists.
So immediately I knew this stress log idea was genius and here’s 4 reasons why.
Number one, it’s cathartic.
So you’ve heard of exorcisms, right?
Well, this is a way to give yourself an instant stressorcism.
You get to purge all of your stress demons out of your head and down onto the page, and
it’s also a place that you can go to dump your stress and deal with it strategically
so you don't have to always keep your stress living in your head or in your body.
Number two, it causes shrinkage.
And when it comes to stress, that is a good thing.
You know, when all of us get stressed out it can feel like everything in our life is
stressful.
It’s almost as if we have this huge amorphous blob over our life and we can’t seem to
manage it.
But the moment that we write down exactly what’s stressing us out, all of a sudden
that big blob shrinks down to these manageable little peanuts.
Makes it really kind of cool.
It’s a lot easier, of course, to say, “You know what?
I have these 3 things that are stressing me out right now,” rather than, “OMG, my
whole life is so stressful.”
Number three, it’s actionable, and this is my favorite part.
So when I write something down in my stress log, immediately my mind goes to work on how
I can start to actually solve that problem.
So right there on the page I start working out the strategies that I can take and then
I share them with my team and we see if we can bring them to life.
Now, the cool thing here is if you can’t solve a problem completely, ask yourself:
What can you change about your attitude or your approach so that you don't continue to
stress yourself out about it?
Number four is it gives me power.
So knowing that I have a specific place to write down my stresses and I have a system
to deal with them, that gives me a sense of power and strength that I just didn't have
before.
I know it might sound silly, but now when something stresses me out I actually get excited
to go write it down in my stress log because I feel like, “You know what, little stress?
I own you.
You can’t stress me out anymore.
In fact, your little stress ass is gonna be grass.”
So point is, I would highly encourage you to experiment with your own stress log if
this sounds like a good idea.
You can do it in a little notebook or you can do it digitally, it doesn't matter, but
it all does come down to remembering this tweetable.
Writing it down kicks stress outta town.
So now I would love to hear from you.
Let’s have some fun with this stress log idea starting right now.
So in the comments below identify one specific thing that’s stressing you out in your business
or your life and then tell me 3 possible solutions that would help you fix it.
I cannot emphasize this enough.
Writing this stuff down is so empowering.
What you’re gonna see is whatever stresses you doesn’t have to be this constant thorn
in your side.
You can do something about it.
Whether you find a permanent solution or you experiment with some things or you just need
to change your attitude or your approach.
Do your best to be as specific and detailed as possible.
Now, as always, the best discussions happen after the episode over at MarieForleo.com,
so go on over there and leave a comment now.
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