Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.

The hero is valorous because he stands up to every threat directed against his values. Heroism requires value conflict.

During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience - and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively.

It's time we learned the truth about stress. It's time we identified the thoughts that actually create our stress and learned to dismantle them one by one.

Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going on in your life.

The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.