Why harnessing stress is the key to a high-growth career

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Seeking stress is an early career superpower, but unmanaged stress becomes a huge liability when you start to lead teams

For most of my career, stress was like rocket fuel. The more stress I felt, the harder I worked. And the harder I worked, the more I was able to achieve. When I felt stuck or saw myself slowing down, I would either put more on my plate or convince myself that I had to go above and beyond - raising the stakes (and my level of stress). This worked really well for me. Until all of a sudden, it didn’t. As I continued to take on more responsibility, large amounts of unmanaged stress started to have consequences: bad decision making, worse relationships with people around me, burnout, and more.…

Why harnessing stress is the key to a high-growth career

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