We've been looking at Stress Trigger Points lately, those critical events that change stress from motivating to discouraging. Monday is a great day to see a Trigger Point in action. Today something will happen to each of us that is a Trigger Point.

I've realized I only see the Trigger Point after the fact, when I am feeling too stressed. So I challenged myself: begin noticing when I am feeling very uncomfortable. Then I would ask, "What happened just before this, or very recently, that got me to this point?"

I've begun to observe little things that send me over the edge, these are Trigger Points. I'm not good enough yet to prevent them, but I'm getting better at recognizing that I have been pushed too far, and that it's time to step back and regroup.