Lauren Card Live

It’s 10:00 Monday night.  You have a giant presentation in morning and you’ve been working all day long to get the Powerpoint just right.  As you finish up slide number 38 you congratulate yourself…they’re gonna love it.  For some strange reason, your keyboard stops responding.  You press the SAVE key, once, twice and then it hits you…your  computer is locked up.  You are going to have to reboot.   A cold chill creeps up your leg…when was the last time that you saved your work….OH NO…you realize that you NEVER SAVED your work.  The entire presentation is going down the toilet.  NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Feeling a bit of stress are you?  Are your nickers in a twist?  Well there Ms. Entrepreneur, what are you going to do now?  How are you going to fix this mess?  More importantly, how are you going to save from the  stress of burning the candle at both ends?  The problem is not technology, it’s one of perspective.

First of all, cut yourself some slack.  This kind of stuff is going to happen from time to time.  If it’s just now and then, have a glass of wine, and get ready for an all-nighter.   “But wait” you say,  this kind of stress happens all the time!  If it isn’t cashflow, it’s grumpy customers, slow sales, tough competition, you name it…your LIFE IS STRESS.

So when is some stress too much stress?

• When it’s 4AM and your dog looks at you thinking “Can I PLEASE go outside?”
• When out of the corner of your left eye you see a blinding light and you realize its the sun coming up.
• When the nervous tic in your eye starts to sync up with the YouTube video you’re watching.
• You turn the Redline can over for the ninth time, hoping for just one more hit of caffeine.
• When you just keep reading the same paragraph over and over again.

If you are a stress train wreck, here are some suggestions on how to unwind and enjoy the Entrepreneur ride:

• Stop what you’re doing, get up and go for walk
• Take a five minute mediation break
• Call a friend, your Mom, and get outside yourself
• Take the damn dog out for a walk
• Go make yourself a milkshake
• Put on a record and dance in your underwear
• Go soak in a hot tub

Break the pattern, celebrate yourself, find some balance.  You can do it, and you deserve it.

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