S t r e s s

It's one of the key culprits behind everything from ulcers to divorces,
unhappiness to upset stomachs,
addictions to panic attacks
road-rages to going postal . . .

It's the name we give to all the tensions and pressures that knock us around in life . . .

". . . The heart-ache and
the thousand natural shocks
that flesh is heir to . . ."
- William Shakespeare

Some folks know how to deal with it. Others . . . don't. - and they also get a lot more dirt on their uniforms.

After all, isn't that quality - "grace under pressure" - what we admire in certain athletes, movie stars, executives, military leaders . . . that mysterious ability "to hold your head when those about you are losing theirs" . . . the ability to have poise and clarity amid even the most chaotic circumstances . . .

"Not everyone who experiences a traumatic event
will develop PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)."
- David Baldwin, Ph.D.

. . . but why?
Why do some folks get "traumatized," and others not?

The Search for The Key . . .

The time to learn how to deal with stress is now.
- not when it's too late, not when you're storming around the office with an Uzi . . .
it's now.

So, is "grace under pressure" something that can be learned, or developed?
How do you stay cool when things get heated?
How do you "keep your head about you, when all those around you are losing theirs?
Are there really individuals who move through life unruffled?
Are there really people that stress just rolls off of, "like water off a duck's back"?

The is what we explored in our investigation,
and we found some pretty interesting things . . .

Keep Going . . .