10 Ways to Decompress After High Stress

Welcome back to The Daily Mastermind. George Wright III here. I am your host, and I'm glad you're joining me here today. We're a little late this afternoon with our podcast. We have so many things going on. It's amazing, but I don't want to leave you hanging, and I do want to be there for you each day with your inspiration, motivation, and education. And today, I want to talk to you about 10 or 11 ways, maybe 12, we'll see how much time we have, to decompress after high stressful events. Listen, on Tuesdays I like to talk more about business and I know that when it comes to business, most high achievers, entrepreneurs, investors, business owners, C-level executives, they deal with high stress. That's part of the job. That's part of the gateway to success, unfortunately. But fortunately, if you have proper techniques, it allows you to engage in that area and then be able to decompress after high stress situations. So just as sort of an inspiration and a thought, you know, brainstorm mastermind for you here, I want to give you a bunch of ways that I've used to decompress. Because for the most of you that know me, you know, by the time I get to the end of the day and even all through the night, my brain is going non-stop and sometimes you're just tense you just you just need to take a break so i'm going to rattle through some ideas for you and i hope they're ones that will give you some not just um creative ideas to decompress but also remind you that it's important to decompress remember stress and recovery stress and recovery it's the recovery where we grow it's not the stress it's not working out your muscles in the gym it's the recovery from the muscles it's not playing in the on the court in game time. It's the recovery after game time when you learn and grow and develop. So let's talk about, excuse me, some ways that you can decompress after high stress. Number one, deep breathing. Always go back to the breath. Take a deep breath. Hold it. Let it out slowly. Try counting to 10. Try counting your breaths. I do this a lot where I'll just take a deep inhale, deep exhale. Do that two, three, four times, but 10 times and you'll find yourself in a completely different state Another one is massage and even self I got one of those massage guns You know look you can massage your arms your shoulder your neck your back It helps a lot Better yet find somebody to give you a massage That even give you more rest and relaxation Another idea is take a walk Listen I do this a lot When I in the middle of stress, sometimes I'll just get up and I'll take five. I'll take a walk, even better if it's outside. And a walk is a great way to just clear your head, focus on other things. another example is exercise now i'm a big advocate of exercise in the morning but there's many many times that i've found myself breaking off after stress and going and getting a good workout there's no better way to relieve yourself of stress than to get a workout and that could be any type of workout whether you're into weights cardio a run a walk whatever it is exercise is huge now i can't emphasize enough and i don't do it enough but another suggestion is to get outside because even if you're not big into the outdoors, all of us have experienced going for a walk outdoors or being in nature. You know, I'm fortunate enough to be able to drive up the road 10 minutes to the Sundance Ski Resort where it's cabins and trees and, you know, and it's just very relaxing. But find that area. It might be the beach. It might be the woods. It might be just your neighborhood. It might be a park. Find a place to get outdoors and just do that. You got to remember, investing in yourself to decompress just makes you that much more productive. It's funny because professional athletes, if you think about it, they're in high stress situations during the game, but the games are just a certain small percentage of their day. The rest of the time they're in recovery. And as corporate athletes or high achieving athletes, we stress the opposite. Most of our day is stress. And then we take a couple moments to recover. You've got to remember If you're going to be a high achiever and an athlete, a corporate athlete, you've got to be able to work in those stress reduction times, right? Another way is sometimes you do just need to take a day off. Now, be careful not to just use this as an excuse, but, you know, sometimes you just need to take a day off and unplug. And by unplug, I mean get off social media, get off the internet, turn your screens off. Take a break from all of the things that keep your mind engaged and focus it on stuff that'll give you a little bit of rest and relaxation. It amazing how even five minutes away from your computer away from your screen closing your eyes taking some breaths will make a difference But if you have to schedule it in schedule it in That why I love apps like the Calm Meditation app or Waking Up app because I get little reminders or I use it for structure Many of us it hard to meditate And that's my next suggestion, obviously, is meditation. You know, you don't need to be trained to have a short, relaxing meditation session. Just kind of sit there quiet and close your eyes, relax, focus on your breathing. Try to concentrate on what is your body feeling and how do you feel. And as things pop up into your mind, don't give yourself a hard time. Just let them go and go back to focusing on your breathing. It's much easier with mindfulness and meditation to focus on something. And I find that breathing gives you both benefits. It gives you something to focus on, but it also helps to calm the nerves. So do that as many times as you can. Another great way to decompress is reading. Reading is an amazing way to decompress because, and what I mean by this is I used to just read business books when I was relaxing, if you can believe that. That sounds pathetic now. But get a fiction book. You know, Tim Ferriss on one of his podcasts recommended one week, it might have been his Five Bullet Friday, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I tell you what, I got The Graveyard Book on audiobook and it was like the full cast production and it was so entertaining and engaging. I found myself just sucked into it. I've referred it to several friends and they just can't believe what a great, beautiful distraction it is to have a fictional type story. Plus, expand your horizons. It makes you much more relevant in the marketplace and to people and relationships around you if you're not just constantly in business and learning and growth mode. You can get outside personal development books and business books once in a while. I promise it's gonna make you a better person. So reading is a really good one. Love is another one. I can't emphasize enough relationships. And I love to spend time with my kids or my grandkids. And they always, always, you know, make me laugh, make me smile, remind me of the most important things in life. And what you focus on, you will spend attention on. And what you focus on grows. And so the energy you give things is where you'll get your energy back. So you've got to be able to diversify a little bit there. and then the last one that I have which I actually have started to utilize more and more is take a nap, take a power nap. You know I kind of like eight to 10 minutes and I pop up like I ready to go jump in the game But listen sometimes if you just close your eyes and lay down and take a nap you will find massive regeneration in your energy. Anyway, these are just all ideas I have for you to decompress. All ideas I have. And what happens is when you have these tools in your arsenal and when you find what works best for you and you have all these ways to decompress and you make it a priority to put yourself in situations with stress and achievement, but to make sure that you're including the recovery, you're going to find that you're going to achieve at a much, much, much higher level. It's going to blow your mind how much more successful and productive you're going to be if you can stop, reset, refocus, and jump back into whatever task it is you're doing. And you can combine this up with time blocking and time mastery like we've talked about. But when it comes to business, what I've found, and think about this for a minute, some of the most successful people I know are not the busiest people I know. And some of the most successful people I know, and it's not just, I know some of you are out there saying, yeah, well, they have all the money, they got the flexibility and schedule. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm telling you that the people that prioritize themselves, their energy, their mental focus, their stamina, their well-being. They're the ones that perform. They're the ones that last. They're the ones that create the best results. So you've got to take care of yourself in business. It's just as important for recovery in business as it is to learn and increase your business skills, your unique talent, and your productivity. So that's my message for today. Work on that this week. Focus on your breath. Take little periods of time during the day and make sure that you are decompressing in between these high periods of stress. That's my suggestion for you. That's my And do me a favor, would you? Refer the podcast. We don't ask for much here at The Daily Mastermind, but that's one thing I'm asking for. So refer it out so we can make a difference. We can make a change. Sometimes just talking about the things you learned on the podcast help you to internalize them. But share the podcast and hit me up on The Daily Mastermind on Instagram or Facebook if you have any questions, things I can help you with. That's what we're here for. We're here to inspire and motivate and educate you so that you can focus on your mindset, your business, your money, your relationships, family, and lifestyle. And so I hope this is something that's brought you value. If so, refer it. And I'll look forward to talking with you more tomorrow. Have a great day.