Avoiding stress is not necessarily healthier than seeking it out. Stress can be the driving force that helps you reach your goals. Find your optimum level of stress, where there is just enough to avoid complacency, and not too much to cause burnout, headaches, stomach upsets, personality changes, restlessness, sleeplessness, and chronic tiredness. The time to be concerned about your stress level is when you feel that your effectiveness or your health is at risk. In any situation, knowing your own signals and recognizing your own signs of excess stress is crucial.
Stress affects individuals differently.
See change as an opportunity and a challenge. Clarify your goals and values. Define your goals. Spend time and energy to reach them. Make firm commitments.