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640. How to Build Hardiness and Make Stress Work for You
Stress isn't going anywhere. You can't buy it off, out-hustle it, or schedule it away. But here's the truth: while some people break under stress, others sharpen. Same pressure, different outcome.
Back in the late 1970s, psychologist Suzanne Kobasa studied why, and she discovered it wasn't genetics, IQ, or luck. It was mindset. She called it hardiness, a way of viewing stress as fuel instead of fire. And it came down to three attitudes: Commitment. Control. Challenge.
In today's episode, I break down Kobasa's three C's and give you practical ways to build hardiness into your life. You'll…
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