36 JULY 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Is Stress Getting in Your Way? by Tim Connor Under stress these days? Stupid question, I know. Who isn’t under stress with an uncertain economy, technology changing faster than we can keep up with, uncertain career or business circumstances, dealing with the challenges of raising kids in a world that seems to be going crazy? I could go on here, but each of us has unique stressors in our life and our individual way of handling them. Stress is your inside out reaction to outside events, circumstances, or people. Here are a few things to consider: People who can’t manage their stress or reduce it with some type of behavior - exercise, relaxation techniques, daily walk, whatever - are killing themselves. Why? Unmanaged stress is a major contributor to disease and illness. People under a great deal of stress make bad decisions. People who can’t handle stress tend to communicate less and with less clarity and honesty. If these aren’t enough to get your attention, how about they will age you faster than normal? Back to my opening question, is stress getting in your way? In the way of your happiness? In the way of your inner peace? In the way of your joy of living? In the way of your success? In the way of developing loving and nurturing relationships? In the way of you seeing life as a wonderful adventure rather than it being the same stuff, different day? In the way of your energy and passion for living? How do you know if you are not controlling the stressors in your life and their impact on you? Simple, pay attention to your body, it’s telling you. Pay attention to the people around you; are they at ease when you are with them, or uneasy? Pay attention to your communication. Have you shut down or reacted too quickly to someone’s comments, or interpreted some meaningless comment by someone too seriously? Are you making sound decisions or irrational ones? If you think you have a problem, I urge you to do something about it before it’s too late. In His service, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com “Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” ~Marcus Aurelius Foundations by: Deep Foundations Institute What’s Shaking Webinar Series August 15 ~ ONLINE WEBINAR phone: 973-423-4030 www.dfi.org Gas & Oil by: SPE (Society of Petroleum Eng.) SPE Workshop: Fiber-Optic Sensing Applications for Well, Reservoir and Asset Management August 8-9 ~ Westminster, CO SPE Workshop: Refracturing: A Proven Strategy to Maximize Economic Recovery August 14-15 ~ Denver, CO phone: 972-952-9383 www.spe.org Geothermal by: SPE (Society of Petroleum Eng.) SPE Workshop: Reservoir Aspects of Geothermal Systems August 15-16 ~ Galveston, TX phone: 972-952-9383 www.spe.org Groundwater / Water Well by: American Water Works Assn California-Nevada Section Water Education Seminar August 16 ~ Orange, CA phone: 909-481-7200 www.ca-nv-awwa.org Irrigation by: Rain Bird Academy Training August 7-11 ~ Arcadia, CA August 7-11 ~ Albuquerque, NM August 8-10 ~ San Antonio, TX August 14-18 ~ Omaha, NE August 21-25 ~ Bellingham, WA August 22-24 ~ Dallas, TX August 28-Sept. 1 ~ Cleveland, OH phone: 800-498-1942 E-mail: training@rainbird.com More education opportunities during events can be found by clicking here online at: worldwidedrillingresource.com Education Connection
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