When Your Strengths Become Stressors with Lisa Poslusny

After 25 years in accounting and finance, Lisa Poslusny discovered that switching careers didn't switch off the pressure. The same overwhelm she felt juggling deadlines and deliverables followed her right into health coaching, which led her to mental fitness. On Episode 290 of The Unique CPA, she explains that mental fitness is not mere positive thinking, but rather, the ability to catch the unhelpful thought patterns that drive automatic reactions. Randy and Lisa dig into how the strengths that make accountants great, like high standards, analytical thinking, having answers for clients, being a trusted advisor, and so forth, can spill over into perfectionism and self-judgment that drain energy without producing better work. Lisa walks through what those patterns look like in real moments, like the accountant who glances at a client email at eight o'clock and feels compelled to respond instantly. But there is a simple alternative: ten seconds of focused attention to shift your brain out of stress mode.

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