Big Self Show hosts, Chad and Shelley get together to explore their takeaways from Chad's conversation with Rob Cross and Karen Dillon and their new book, The Microstress Effect. Shelley emphasizes the important role that our own personality plays in creating the ongoing conditions of our stress. She opens up about a couple of ways her own personality has dictated the terms of her ongoing stress patterns.Time Stamps:1:18--Most of the stress we experience is psychologically based3:04--Shelley describes two addictive patterns in her own personality's operating system5:36--Can we always disrupt what our personality patterns are doing when we're surrounded by the conditions of our culture? Show Notes:The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems -- and What To Do About ItReady to learn how to improve your team’s communication, trust, leadership, or overall performance? We are booking workshops for Q2 and Q3 as we speak. We offer two-hour, half-day, and full-day training. Your team will come away with tools to improve performance immediately, as well as how to implement cultural changes you want to embody. Reach out and book a discovery call with Chad and let’s have a conversation about what your team or organization needs and we can get you scheduled now. Want to learn more about the role stress plays in your life, and discover your blueprint for how to handle it based on your Enneagram type and subtype? Order a copy of Chad’s book Shock Point or order an ebook here.Leave us a review and subscribe on Apple iTunes or Subscribe on SpotifyFind us at bigselfschool.comJoin us on LinkedIn