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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1645: Reframe Your Stress so You Can Accomplish What You Truly Desire by Karl Staib of Bring Gratitude

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Karl Staib of Bring Gratitude shares his thoughts on reframing your stress so that you can accomplish what you truly desire. Episode 1645: Reframe Your Stress so You Can Accomplish What You Truly Desire by Karl Staib of Bring Gratitude Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania called Pipersville. He moved to Austin, TX in this mid twenties and now he is living in San Antonio with his wife and two boys. If you enjoy his writing, he encourages you to reach out to him at BringGratitude.com. He wants to hear about how you've learned to grow from your own struggles. When his father passed it was focusing on gratitude that helped him get through one of the most difficult times in his life. It taught him the importance of bringing gratitude to every single situation. Whether it's a difficult situation like his father's death or amazing one like drinking ice cold tea by the river with his son. That's why he wants to bring more gratitude into the workplace. His work inside a fortune 500 company that regularly ranks in top 10 for best place to work has shown him the importance of gratitude and how it increases productivity and communication. If you want to learn more just go to BringGratitude.com. He is also a big fan of traveling, meditation, Yoga, hikes in lush terrain and his family. The original post is located here: https://bringgratitude.com/reframe-your-stress-so-you-can-accomplish-what-you-truly-desire/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1645.

0:03.4

Reframe your stress so you can accomplish what you truly desire by CaroleStab of BringGradity.com

0:10.5

and a moderator, Justin Mollick. Welcome to Optimal Living Daily, OLD for short or old podcast.

0:17.1

Right now, it's the best blog I can get permission from, covering productivity,

0:21.0

minimalism, personal development, all that fun stuff. And today's article comes from a new author

0:26.3

for this show, CaroleStab of BringGradity.com. Let's tell you more about him after the reading.

0:32.3

So for now, let's get right to our first post from him and start optimizing your life.

0:41.1

Reframe your stress so you can accomplish what you truly desire by CaroleStab of BringGradity.com.

0:48.8

I did it again. My anxiety was overwhelming me and I cleared my throat in the middle of a sentence

0:54.4

as I swallowed the audience weighted patiently. Then I continued, but I was off my rhythm.

1:00.5

I stumbled to regain my composure. It never came back. I finished up my presentation and sat down.

1:07.7

Once my heart stopped racing, I started beating myself up. I asked myself,

1:12.1

why couldn't I do better? Why does my anxiety attack me? Why do I even try?

1:17.4

These were terrible questions so I paused, went to the bathroom, and to the pulse breath technique

1:22.4

to calm myself down. It worked. Then I asked myself better questions to help reframe the situation.

1:29.0

What did I learn from my presentation? What can I do a little better next time?

1:33.6

What am I grateful for about the situation? The audience seemed to like it. They at least

1:38.4

didn't throw their hot coffee at me. Public speaking has gotten easier for me after practicing

1:43.2

a toast massager and volunteering for every presentation I could at work and in my community,

1:48.5

but my anxiety still flares up. My palms sweat, and sometimes my anxiety overwhelms me during

1:54.4

an important presentation. Many of my clients come to me with similar situations. They want someone

2:00.0

who has been through the struggle just like them. They could read my book or my articles, but

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