Eustress: How Lawyers Can Tap Into the Positive Effects of Stress

Did you know stress can be good for you, even the pressure we face in the legal profession?  

In this program, you'll learn about "eustress" which means "good stress." When you understand how stress can be beneficial to you personally and professionally, you can reframe how you see stress and experience more satisfaction, improved performance and outcomes, deeper fulfillment, and improved well-being.  

In this session, you'll learn the difference between "distress" (negative stress) and "eustress"  (positive stress). You'll learn that stress is primarily harmful if you believe it is, happy lives include stress, and that stress can become energy to fuel your legal practice and performance.  

You'll walk away with practical strategies and an inspiring new mindset to face the stress you'll inevitably face with greater perspective, improved resilience, and a healthier mindset. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Analyze the psychological and physical ways that stress can be beneficial to lawyers
2. Identify techniques to use specific ways to use stress to improve your legal performance and overall well-being 
3. Articulate a new perspective on how to reframe stress as beneficial and share that perspective with others on their teams to help reframe their relationship with stress to  improve their performance and well-being 
4. Break down which immediately actionable tools to use to create less "distress" and more  "eustress" in their lives