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How to Deal with Holiday Stress (and rough periods in general)
Do you ever get into a period where there’s just too much going on, and you’re starting to feel truly overwhelmed — like, say, during the Holidays? :-) I just had a rough couple of weeks that reminded me how hard this time of year can be for people. So that’s what I talk about in this week’s post. It’s a few tips, from my perspective, on how to deal with periods like this as well as possible. Enjoy! https://davidlevin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/holiday-stress-blog.mp3   SUMMARY Not so funny story of my “rough couple of weeks.” :-) Good discussion of the importance of a daily rhythm.  Three suggestions for how to make the best of a rough period. Listen/read to get the full message. ENJOY THE PODCAST HOT NEWS & DEALS! 1) NEW: Raise Your Inner Game hardcover is now available for FREE!* Comes with a 6-week online training ($97 value) and a private student forum. Learn more and order your copy today at raiseyourinnergame.com! (*The book is free. You pay $7 for s/h) 2) Check out our podcast, The David Levin Show. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-levin-show/id1401013964 3) NOW AVAILABLE: Limited Edition Raise Your Inner Game Medallion. Carry it in your purse or pocket. It’s an UP button for your Inner Elevator! Visit https://davidlevin.com/ryig/ to learn more and order yours. (FREE shipping!) WHAT I’M READING To be honest, I’ve been reading a LOT of news. Which is an excellent sign of how rough it’s been. Not kidding. Struggled a bit with Seth Godin’s book. I love him, but his long-form writing is starting to read too much like a string of short posts. Just can’t stay with it for some reason. Did sneak in one book. Past Tense, by Lee Child. The latest Jack Reacher book. I have to say, it was a really good one. Literally could not put it down. Lasted about a day and a half. But then it was back to the news. Yuck. Now I’m considering Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross. We’ll see. [ transcript ] Hey, it’s David Levin. Author of Raise Your Inner Game, co-author QBQ, the Question Behind the Question, Founder of Raise Your Inner Game Academy. Do you ever get into a period where there’s just too much going on, and you’re starting to feel truly overwhelmed, like sort of low-grade panic — like, say, during the Holidays? So, I had a stretch the last couple weeks, I’m just coming off of it now, that really knocked me off my rhythm. It started back on November 7th when I drove 4 hours up to northern Minnesota to have a sleep study done. I’ve been having some fatigue issues for a while now and my wife, who’s a sleep doc, finally said, You know I’m listening to you sleep, and I think you should really get a sleep study. So I went up for that, and it was fascinating, but also exhausting. I don't think they should even be allowed to call that a sleep study. I think lack of sleep study would be more appropriate. So the next day, I’m absolutely toasted, I can hardly put a sentence together, and I have to fly out for a marketing conference. It’s going to be 4 days of noise, and talking, and disrupted sleep, diet, everything. So I go, and it’s great, but I don't really get a chance to recover from that study. Really, the fatigue just gets worse. Then I get home but 4 days later I have to leave again fly out to LA to visit my Dad. 10 hour travel days. Three more days on the road there, again, interrupted sleep, food, exercise. Still not catching up. Coming home from that, I go straight to Minneapolis for a couple days for a big family Thanksgiving. Tons of people. More disrupted sleep, food, exercise. By the time I get home Thursday night at about 10:30, there’s just not much left. And now the serious Christmas prep begins. So, I know that’s nothing compared to what some people deal with, but for me, that was a rough couple of weeks, and the stress sort of compounds on itself because now, coming back I have a big list of things to get done,