You shrug off stress.

These are statements of fact. How do they make you feel? Are they true for you? If so, please share your wisdom.

They are not true for me. Or more accurately, they are sometimes true. Perhaps a better question is how to make them true. Or at least true more often.

Would they be true for you if you said they were?

No? But what if you did it over and over again. Maybe? Probably not. That might get you close. Or maybe just in denial. But what if you did the reserve? If you said your job was terrible over and over? If you nitpicked every flaw. Would that make you hate your job? Yes, I think it would.

But what if you tried something else?

You tried to find joy in the mundane tasks of your job. You tried to expand your responsibilities into areas that fascinate you, and drop those that frustrate you. What if you practiced effective stress relief? Realized when you’re upset, and relaxed regularly?

Will these things make you love your job? Or make relaxing second nature? No, I don’t think that they will. I do think that they will help you grow as a person. And maybe that’s the question we should all be asking.