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Privacy Policy
Last modified: July 27, 2012 (view archived versions)
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This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. My thanks to Celeste Headlee for sitting in while I was away. Coming up, a new way to retire or keep a frail, aging loved one close. It's a new kind of prefab housing that you can set up in your back yard. We'll tell you more about it later in the program.
But first the year is wrapping up so that means it's time to look back at the best political moments of 2012. Moments that made us laugh, made us cry, made us throw our shoes at the TV. For the third year in a row, we're handing out our own Tell Me awards, black tie optional.
We'll give our prizes in categories like Best Female Performance, Lifetime Achievement, and even Best Comedy Album. Returning to the red carpet for a third year in a row is Mary Kate Cary. She's a former speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush. She's now a columnist and blogger for U.S. News and World Report.
And making his Tell Me Awards debut is Corey Ealons. He's a former communications advisor for the Obama administration. He's currently a senior vice president with the communications firm Vox Global. They're both here in the studio. Welcome back to you both. Happy New Year.
MARY KATE CARY: Great to be here.
COREY EALONS: Absolutely good to be here. Wish I'd gotten the note about black tie optional.
MARTIN: You're always welcome.
CARY: Yeah. I had to get a new dress this year. I couldn't wear the same one three years in a row.
MARTIN: No, no. But you're always clean, so.
CARY: For the red carpet.
MARTIN: Exactly.
MARTIN: So let's start by handing out the awards for Best New Artist. Mary Kate, you chose a best new artist who made a splash at the Republican Convention. Let's play a clip.
GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ: Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor, but this is America. En America todo es possible.
MARTIN: So Mary Kate, that is?
CARY: That is Susana Martinez, the governor of New Mexico, the Republicans' most prominent Latina. First female Hispanic governor in the United States. And I believe she's the future of the Republican Party. She's been very vocal, especially about the way Mitt Romney handled the immigration debate. I think she's going to change the debate substantially as we head into comprehensive immigration reform in the next year.
And I think a lot of us saw her for the first time at the Republican Convention and thought, wow, who's she? And so I think she's going places.
MARTIN: Corey, you also picked a rising star who is also of Latino heritage. Who is that? Who did you pick and why?
EALONS: Julian Castro. And you know, the DNC and the RNC conventions, that's really the time where you have an opportunity to showcase your up and coming talent. And so we chose, the Democrats chose, to pick Mayor Julian Castro. He's 38 years old, mayor of San Antonio, Texas and this guy is on the move.
He really is. He has the same kind of stature as Barack Obama did eight years ago. Nobody really knew him. He kind of came from out of nowhere. And he's just a really, really strong performer. He is already being talked about in 2016 and it's been a while since we've had anyone come from the mayoralship to the presidency, but people are talking about him in that way.
And he's a wonderful, positive face for Latinos in the party. So we appreciate what he'd done so far.
MARTIN: And he's also got that Kennedy-esque thing, too, because he's got a twin brother.
EALONS: Exactly. Yes.
MARTIN: Who's also heading to the Congress.
EALONS: Exactly right.
MARTIN: And they are quite a pair. You both picked Latino politicians for your Rising Star Awards and I was wondering why that was. Corey, why do you think that is?
EALONS: Well, I think it's fairly obvious. I mean, this is the fastest-growing demographic in the country right now and I think we saw in this election the importance that they're going to play in future elections. The fact that the Republican Party basically shunted the Hispanic community this year in their doubletalk on immigration reform whereas, on the other hand, you had the Democratic Party who basically reached out and said please come in, you are one of us.
President Obama did a great move, obviously, with his executive order supporting those who wanted to stay in this country legally. And that was just an extraordinary move. So I think you have two really different ways that this is being discussed right now in the parties. And I think, again, it's the fastest-rising demographic. So you have to go where they are right now.
MARTIN: Let's turn to another category - fun or cringe-worthy depending on, you know, how you feel about this - Best Comedy Album. OK, Mary Kate, we have some tape from your pick. Let's see if anybody recognizes this gaffe.
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Now is the time to heed the timeless advice from Teddy Roosevelt, "Speak softly and carry a bit stick," end of quote. I promise you, the president has a big stick.
I promise you.
MARTIN: I'm still processing that, Mary Kate, but I think everybody recognizes that that's the vice president.
CARY: That is.
MARTIN: Why was this your pick for Best Comedy Album?
CARY: Well...
MARTIN: Was it just this one?
CARY: Oh, there was an endless supply to choose from. When I Googled top Biden gaffes, ask.com pulled up with a website of nothing but Biden gaffes and it said in caps: Updated Frequently. So that tells you there's just an endless supply.
I think he's going to give a long and happy career to Jason Sudeikis of "Saturday Night Live" and the last thing I found out about him as I was researching the Biden gaffes, which is a delightful project for an afternoon is...
MARTIN: For a Republican.
CARY: For a Republican. His nicknames: the Bidenator, Cuppa Joe, and the first lady's office calls him Captain America.
EALONS: Absolutely.
CARY: Captain America.
EALONS: Absolutely.
CARY: So he's my favorite.
EALONS: I like that one. That's a good one.
CARY: He was a hands-down winner.
MARTIN: And the problem is that now I can't get that big stick thing out of my head.
CARY: I'm so sorry.
MARTIN: Kind of - you just - it's like a mind control thing that you've got going on here Mary Kate. OK. Corey, what's your pick? Let's hear it. I can play a clip from your pick, a former Republican presidential hopeful and apparently a former Swiss citizen. Here it is.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Just quickly, I understand you just got Swiss citizenship.
REPRESENTATIVE MICHELE BACHMANN: We did.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: What is particularly Swiss about you?
BACHMANN: Well, my husband is 100 percent Swiss and his parents were raised in Switzerland. They were married there. They came to the United States. They bought a farm in Wisconsin and raised their three sons here.
MARTIN: And that is?
EALONS: That is Tea Party leader Michele Bachmann. And quite honestly, let me just say, any of the members of the GOP primary field could have been in this category. I'm just sorry I have to say that. But the reason that Bachmann rose to the top is because she's just the gift that keeps on giving. She's like Sarah Palin squared.
I mean, it's really unbelievable. She's a walking "Saturday Night Live" skit. I mean, in addition to that comment, she also this year accused a State Department official of being an agent for the Muslim Brotherhood. Just one of these random things just out of the blue.
And then later on she actually used the comment, tar baby, talking about President Obama wielding a tar baby to try to distract people from a policy he was attempting to implement. So things just come up and come out without much thought from Michele Bachmann and that's why she's so entertaining in this way.
Some would argue that that's not comedy but I would certainly argue that it is dark comedy when it comes to Michele Bachmann.
MARTIN: No pun intended.
EALONS: None at all.
MARTIN: Just to put a bow on that, we want to point out that after the backlash Michele Bachmann put out a statement renouncing her Swiss citizenship, saying that she is a proud citizen of the United States and 100 percent committed to the U.S. constitution. Just to clarify that.
EALONS: And then she almost lost her seat this year. After all of that she almost lost her seat. So it's really extraordinary.
MARTIN: Was that funny?
EALONS: It was hilarious. Considering she won the Iowa Straw Poll. Oh, and by the way, they decided to do away with the Iowa Straw Poll. So she single-handedly killed the Iowa Straw Poll after winning it in 2011. So, again, she keeps it coming.
CARY: Not a bad thing.
MARTIN: Just pointing out that Corey is a Democrat. So it's funny if you're a Democrat. OK?
MARTIN: If you're just joining us, we're handing out awards for the best and worst political moments of the year with Mary Kate Cary and Corey Ealons. Corey, now let us hear your pick for Lifetime Achievement Award.
EALONS: Well, I had to go with Barney Frank, retiring congressman from the state of Massachusetts. Just an extraordinary individual who is a really tremendous term of service in the House of Representatives. And this is a guy who, you know, say what you want to say about Barney Frank, he is feared and loved on both sides of the aisle.
People appreciate him for his intellect. People appreciate him for his commitment and for his service. And people appreciate him for his courage. I mean, he's the first openly gay man to serve in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. It's really extraordinary. So I have to give it to Barney Frank.
And he says that now that he's leaving Congress he can really begin to speak his mind, so that - if anybody's ever heard Barney Frank speak in any way, that's something that we should all look forward to in the weeks ahead.
MARTIN: Well, what do you think he's going to speak his mind about? Has he given any clue about what he's going to turn his attention to, on what kinds of issues?
EALONS: Not really. He's really said that he wants to take it easy, but he still continues to have very strong opinions. I mean, if you know anything about Barney Frank, he's been a very strong advocate for the poor, the hungry, for those he believes that government should be in the business of serving, the least of these, basically. He's been an outstanding spokesman for them for many, many years, in addition to issues associated with gay rights. So I think those will still be two real platforms he'll continue to stand on.
MARTIN: Mary Kate, and who is your choice for a Lifetime Achievement Award?
CARY: I decided to reach across the aisle and pick an old school bipartisan Washingtonian, Senator Daniel Inouye, who we just lost recently. He was third in line for the presidency as President Pro-Tem when he died. Fifty years in the Senate, which is remarkable. His best friends were Ted Stevens and Bob Dole, who are both longtime Republican senators who were also war heroes.
He, like George H.W. Bush, found out about Pearl Harbor before he was 18 years old and was not allowed to sign up until his 18th birthday and did so then, which is remarkable, as a Japanese-American, and I think he faced tremendous obstacles within the Army, lost his arm, and won the Medal of Honor.
He was a native Hawaiian, but also an honorary member of the Navajo Nation because of all his work for Indian affairs and the last remaining senator to vote for the Civil Rights Act of '64. So quite a piece of history and really a pretty cool guy. Last word was: aloha. I thought that made him really cool.
MARTIN: We were looking up, as we were preparing - you know, sadly, to report on his passing, we were looking up the record of why he got the Medal of Honor and it really gives you chills to think about...
CARY: It's an unbelievable story.
MARTIN: ...just the incredible physical...
CARY: Yeah.
MARTIN: ...physical bravery, the incredible kind of mental focus, the drive, just the...
CARY: Yeah.
MARTIN: You know, courage almost doesn't capture it and then to think about just how young he was...
CARY: Yeah.
MARTIN: ...you know, at the time is just really remarkable.
CARY: Corey, have you heard that story? Shortly - briefly, the story is he's on the battlefield in Italy. Germans spray his platoon with grenades. He grabs a grenade with his right hand and, as he's about to throw it back, realizes his arm is hanging barely off of his body, so he reaches over with his left hand, pries the live grenade out of his hand and throws it at the Germans and says: I hit my target. That's pretty unbelievable.
EALONS: Unbelievable.
CARY: Talk about grace under pressure, you know.
MARTIN: And then it's been reported and this is well attested because he continues the advance and then he finally loses consciousness because of all the loss of blood and the shock to his system and then he sees all the men of his platoon hovering over him. He orders them back to his position, saying, look, nobody called off the war.
CARY: Oh, my gosh.
MARTIN: You know, he just...
EALONS: Unbelievable.
MARTIN: You know, anyway...
CARY: And he was what, eighteen? Amazing.
MARTIN: So we're handing out awards for the best and worst political moments of the year. Our guests are Mary Kate Cary and Corey Ealons. I'm going to ask you to stay with us while we take a short break. When we come back, we're going to hand out trophies for best male and female performances. Please, stay with us. This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin.
MARTIN: I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, Jamaica is 50 years old. We are celebrating the golden jubilee of their most famous export - reggae music. That's later in the program and we're going to do that with a former prime minister, if you can believe that, so please stay with us.
But, first, we are celebrating the top political performances of the year here in the U.S. We're handing out the annual Tell Me Awards. Still with us are our presenters, Mary Kate Cary. She's a blogger for U.S. News and World Report. She's a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush, Republican. Corey Ealons - he's a former communications advisor for the Obama administration, a Democrat. He's currently a senior vice president with the strategic communications firm, VOX Global.
Thanks for staying with us. Now, we're going to hand out the big individual awards. We'll start with Best Male Performance. We'll save the ladies. Corey, we have a clip of tape for your pick for Best Male Performance. Here it is.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggest. We're not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and forever will be, the United States of America.
MARTIN: And we have here a slightly hoarse who, Corey?
EALONS: That is one President Barack Obama, to be sure. For me, this was sort of like Time Person of the Year. If you win re-election as president, you kind of sort of win this award as far as the Tell Me Awards, but I got to give a close, close runner-up to one President Bill Clinton.
MARTIN: Mary Kate, you also have a repeat winner in this category, for people who heard our Tell Me Awards from last year. Tell us who it is and why you picked him for a second year in a row.
CARY: Yeah. I decided, if Blake Shelton can win Male Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards three times, Paul Ryan can win a Tell Me two years in a row. And it was a little tough. I thought it wasn't the strongest field this year on the Republican side, but I do think that Ryan - if we're talking in Grammy language, he had a crossover hit because he singlehandedly turned around the debate on entitlement reform, and specifically Medicare, that a lot of people thought was going to be a disaster for Republicans and he took the third rail of American politics - was what they call it here in Washington - the entitlement reform - and made it OK to talk about and I think that's going to have a big effect going forward.
Most Americans now, polls show, believe that entitlement reform has to be part of deficit reduction, and that wasn't true a year ago.
MARTIN: And to what do you attribute his success in reframing this argument?
CARY: I think he reminded a lot of people of Jack Kemp on the trail. I think he's a rising tide, lifts all boats kind of conservative, a happy warrior. He didn't come across as mean or nasty or hating old people or anything crazy like that, which is what the Republican caricature has been for years and I think he's got a real charisma to him that some of the other Republicans in the primaries did not have. So I think that goes a long way.
MARTIN: We're on to our last award. Drum roll, please. OK. So you can imagine the drum roll. Best Female Performance. Corey, the envelope, please.
EALONS: This one, hands down, goes to Democratic National Committee Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is just extraordinary. I mean, that's the only word I can think of to really describe her. This is someone who has been a rising star since she arrived in Congress almost 10 years ago, or more than 10 years ago at this point, and has really taken the reigns and did something this year that people didn't think she would be able to do.
She won seats in the Senate, which Democrats were supposed to lose. We picked up seats in the House, which was supposed to be an impossibility, and then the president was reelected. And, again, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is not a booming orator. She's not someone who comes across as a looming figure as we define these things in Washington, but she's a consistent performer. She's like Eli Manning with the New York Giants; very unassuming when you talk to him or see him in interviews, but you put him on the field and he performs consistently.
MARTIN: And, finally, Mary Kate, your pick for Best Female Performance choice. I think we can actually play a clip of your mystery woman. Here it is:
CONDOLEEZZA RICE: A little girl grows up in Jim Crow, Birmingham, the segregated city of the South where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or to a restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that, even if she can't have a hamburger at the Woolworth's lunch counter, she could be president of the United States and she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of State.
MARTIN: And who else could that be but...
CARY: Who could it be? Drum roll, please. It's Condoleezza Rice and a lot of competition on the Republican side, I thought, amongst the women. There was all kinds of people I wanted to pick, but I went with her because, after that speech, so many of us were left wondering, why wasn't she the nominee herself? She's a talented musician, which is important for our musical aspect here, but she's also former secretary of State, former provost at Stanford and now just...
MARTIN: Former National Security Advisor.
CARY: Former National Security Advisor and then, most recently, the Washington Post financial page named her the new face of Venture Capital and she is going into emerging markets with her business, helping investors figure out who the world leaders are that they need to know, how to navigate regulations, things like that.
So she's got some great experience that I think could make her a very formidable opponent if Hillary Clinton runs in 2016. I think that would be a great match.
MARTIN: Well, something to keep an eye on and thank you all for keeping your eyes on doings in politics all year long for us. We certainly appreciate it. Mary Kate Cary is a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush and we're going to keep a good thought for him, as well...
CARY: Thank you.
MARTIN: ...because he has not been well.
CARY: Yeah. We're all pulling for him.
MARTIN: So we're going to keep a good thought for him.
EALONS: Absolutely.
MARTIN: She's a columnist and blogger with U.S. News and World Report. Corey Ealons is a former communications advisor in the Obama White House. He's currently with the communications firm, VOX Global. They were both here in Washington, D.C.
Thank you both. Happy Holidays to you both and Happy New Year.
CARY: Thanks for having us.
EALONS: Thank you, Michel. Happy New Year.
CARY: Happy New Year.
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I would be Tyler Durden from the movie Fight Club, played by Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. It's kinda hard to explain why my character is played by two actors, but I think the Brad Pitt / Edward Norton combo pretty much sums me up. The Brad half of Tyler Durden is supercool, a little wacko and a total stud; the Edward half is a little dorky, kinda snarky, and smart. Sounds a lot like me to me. Right??
Brother Dutch's movie-character-self would totally be the guy from the movie Rain Man. Not the cool guy in the sunglasses played by the Oprah-couch-jumper dude, the other one. The ridiculously smart one who'll only wear underwear that comes from Wal-Mart and freaks out if he doesn't get to watch Judge Wapner.
Totally things Dutch would do. If he wore underwear and watched TV.
Google says Dutch's movie-character-self (played by Dustin Hoffman) is Autistic, which Google also says is almost kinda sorta like having Asperger's. I've heard my human say she thinks Dutch has "doggie assburgers", but I always thought she was talking about farts. The Rain Man guy is sooo much like Dutch though, I'm thinking she meant Asperger's, not assburgers.
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At YMAA, students learn qigong (energy cultivation) as part of their taiji or kung fu classes. In ancient times, Shaolin monks trained the cultivation of qi (energy), and realized muscular power could be enhanced to a tremendous level, making martial techniques more powerful and effective. This was the beginning of internal cultivation in Chinese martial arts, starting around 550 AD /CE. In internal styles, YMAA focuses mainly on traditional Yang-style taijiquan which originated from Yang, Ban-Hou (楊班候).
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April 15, 2019
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March 25, 2019
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February 25, 2019
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How Successful People Stay Calm
This week we share a somewhat controversial article that received more than one million reads on Forbes. Enjoy!
How Successful People Stay Calm
by Dr. Travis Bradberry
The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we've found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control.
There are some startling research summaries that explore the havoc stress can wreak on one's physical and mental health (such as the Yale study, which found that prolonged stress causes degeneration in the area of the brain responsible for self-control). The tricky thing about stress (and the anxiety that comes with it) is that it's an absolutely necessary emotion. Our brains are wired such that it's difficult to take action until we feel at least some level of this emotional state. In fact, performance peaks under the heightened activation that comes with moderate levels of stress. As long as the stress isn't prolonged, it's harmless.
New research from the University of California, Berkeley, reveals an upside to experiencing moderate levels of stress. But it also reinforces how important it is to keep stress under control. The study, led by post-doctoral fellow Elizabeth Kirby, found that the onset of stress entices the brain into growing new cells responsible for improved memory. However, this effect is only seen when stress is intermittent. As soon as the stress continues beyond a few moments into a prolonged state, it suppresses the brain's ability to develop new cells.
"I think intermittent stressful events are probably what keeps the brain more alert, and you perform better when you are alert," Kirby says. For animals, intermittent stress is the bulk of what they experience, in the form of physical threats in their immediate environment. Long ago, this was also the case for humans. As the human brain evolved and increased in complexity, we've developed the ability to worry and perseverate on events, which creates frequent experiences of prolonged stress.
Besides increasing your risk of heart disease, depression, and obesity, stress decreases your cognitive performance. Fortunately, though, unless a lion is chasing you, the bulk of your stress is subjective and under your control. Top performers have well-honed coping strategies that they employ under stressful circumstances. This lowers their stress levels regardless of what's happening in their environment, ensuring that the stress they experience is intermittent and not prolonged.
While I've run across numerous effective strategies that successful people employ when faced with stress, what follows are ten of the best. Some of these strategies may seem obvious, but the real challenge lies in recognizing when you need to use them and having the wherewithal to actually do so in spite of your stress.
They Appreciate What They Have
Taking time to contemplate what you're grateful for isn't merely the "right" thing to do. It also improves your mood, because it reduces the stress hormone cortisol by 23%. Research conducted at the University of California, Davis found that people who worked daily to cultivate an attitude of gratitude experienced improved mood, energy, and physical well-being. It's likely that lower levels of cortisol played a major role in this.
They Avoid Asking "What If?"
"What if?" statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control. Calm people know that asking "what if? will only take them to a place they don't want—or need—to go.
They Stay Positive
Positive thoughts help make stress intermittent by focusing your brain's attention onto something that is completely stress-free. You have to give your wandering brain a little help by consciously selecting something positive to think about. Any positive thought will do to refocus your attention. When things are going well, and your mood is good, this is relatively easy. When things are going poorly, and your mind is flooded with negative thoughts, this can be a challenge. In these moments, think about your day and identify one positive thing that happened, no matter how small. If you can't think of something from the current day, reflect on the previous day or even the previous week. Or perhaps you're looking forward to an exciting event that you can focus your attention on. The point here is that you must have something positive that you're ready to shift your attention to when your thoughts turn negative.
They Disconnect
Given the importance of keeping stress intermittent, it's easy to see how taking regular time off the grid can help keep your stress under control. When you make yourself available to your work 24/7, you expose yourself to a constant barrage of stressors. Forcing yourself offline and even—gulp!—turning off your phone gives your body a break from a constant source of stress. Studies have shown that something as simple as an email break can lower stress levels.
Technology enables constant communication and the expectation that you should be available 24/7. It is extremely difficult to enjoy a stress-free moment outside of work when an email that will change your train of thought and get you thinking (read: stressing) about work can drop onto your phone at any moment. If detaching yourself from work-related communication on weekday evenings is too big a challenge, then how about the weekend? Choose blocks of time where you cut the cord and go offline. You'll be amazed at how refreshing these breaks are and how they reduce stress by putting a mental recharge into your weekly schedule. If you're worried about the negative repercussions of taking this step, first try doing it at times when you're unlikely to be contacted—maybe Sunday morning. As you grow more comfortable with it, and as your coworkers begin to accept the time you spend offline, gradually expand the amount of time you spend away from technology.
They Limit Their Caffeine Intake
Drinking caffeine triggers the release of adrenaline. Adrenaline is the source of the "fight-or-flight" response, a survival mechanism that forces you to stand up and fight or run for the hills when faced with a threat. The fight-or-flight mechanism sidesteps rational thinking in favor of a faster response. This is great when a bear is chasing you, but not so great when you're responding to a curt email. When caffeine puts your brain and body into this hyperaroused state of stress, your emotions overrun your behavior. The stress that caffeine creates is far from intermittent, as its long half-life ensures that it takes its sweet time working its way out of your body.
They Sleep
I've beaten this one to death over the years and can't say enough about the importance of sleep to increasing your emotional intelligence and managing your stress levels. When you sleep, your brain literally recharges, shuffling through the day's memories and storing or discarding them (which causes dreams), so that you wake up alert and clear-headed. Your self-control, attention, and memory are all reduced when you don't get enough—or the right kind—of sleep. Sleep deprivation raises stress hormone levels on its own, even without a stressor present. Stressful projects often make you feel as if you have no time to sleep, but taking the time to get a decent night's sleep is often the one thing keeping you from getting things under control.
They Squash Negative Self-Talk
A big step in managing stress involves stopping negative self-talk in its tracks. The more you ruminate on negative thoughts, the more power you give them. Most of our negative thoughts are just that—thoughts, not facts. When you find yourself believing the negative and pessimistic things, your inner voice says, "It's time to stop and write them down." Literally stop what you're doing and write down what you're thinking. Once you've taken a moment to slow down the negative momentum of your thoughts, you will be more rational and clear-headed in evaluating their veracity.
You can bet that your statements aren't true any time you use words like "never," "worst," "ever," etc. If your statements still look like facts once they're on paper, take them to a friend or colleague you trust and see if he or she agrees with you. Then the truth will surely come out. When it feels like something always or never happens, this is just your brain's natural threat tendency inflating the perceived frequency or severity of an event. Identifying and labeling your thoughts as thoughts by separating them from the facts will help you escape the cycle of negativity and move toward a positive new outlook.
They Reframe Their Perspective
Stress and worry are fueled by our own skewed perception of events. It's easy to think that unrealistic deadlines, unforgiving bosses, and out-of-control traffic are the reasons we're so stressed all the time. You can't control your circumstances, but you can control how you respond to them. So before you spend too much time dwelling on something, take a minute to put the situation in perspective. If you aren't sure when you need to do this, try looking for clues that your anxiety may not be proportional to the stressor. If you're thinking in broad, sweeping statements such as "Everything is going wrong" or "Nothing will work out," then you need to reframe the situation. A great way to correct this unproductive thought pattern is to list the specific things that actually are going wrong or not working out. Most likely you will come up with just some things—not everything—and the scope of these stressors will look much more limited than it initially appeared.
They Breathe
The easiest way to make stress intermittent lies in something that you have to do everyday anyway: breathing. The practice of being in the moment with your breathing will begin to train your brain to focus solely on the task at hand and get the stress monkey off your back. When you're feeling stressed, take a couple of minutes to focus on your breathing. Close the door, put away all other distractions, and just sit in a chair and breathe. The goal is to spend the entire time focused only on your breathing, which will prevent your mind from wandering. Think about how it feels to breathe in and out. This sounds simple, but it's hard to do for more than a minute or two. It's all right if you get sidetracked by another thought; this is sure to happen at the beginning, and you just need to bring your focus back to your breathing. If staying focused on your breathing proves to be a real struggle, try counting each breath in and out until you get to 20, and then start again from 1. Don't worry if you lose count; you can always just start over.
This task may seem too easy or even a little silly, but you'll be surprised by how calm you feel afterward and how much easier it is to let go of distracting thoughts that otherwise seem to have lodged permanently inside your brain.
They Use Their Support System
It's tempting, yet entirely ineffective, to attempt tackling everything by yourself. To be calm and productive, you need to recognize your weaknesses and ask for help when you need it. This means tapping into your support system when a situation is challenging enough for you to feel overwhelmed. Everyone has someone at work and/or outside work who is on their team, rooting for them, and ready to help them get the best from a difficult situation. Identify these individuals in your life and make an effort to seek their insight and assistance when you need it. Something as simple as talking about your worries will provide an outlet for your anxiety and stress and supply you with a new perspective on the situation. Most of the time, other people can see a solution that you can't because they are not as emotionally invested in the situation. Asking for help will mitigate your stress and strengthen your relationships with those you rely upon.
Travis Bradberry, Ph.D.
Dr. Travis Bradberry is the award-winning co-author of the #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the cofounder of TalentSmart, the world's leading provider of emotional intelligence tests, emotional intelligence training, and emotional intelligence certification, serving more than 75% of Fortune 500 companies. His bestselling books have been translated into 25 languages and are available in more than 150 countries. Dr. Bradberry has written for, or been covered by, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Harvard Business Review. http://www.talentsmart.com/
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In the Plantin-Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit, and reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and of the galleries over them: but of the three paintings which were in the vestibule only one has come down to us in an engraving. The gilded vault of the nave was divided by ornaments in stucco into variously shaped spaces, occupied by single figures. In the centre, child-angels hovered around a radiant wreath encircling the name of Mary. A preliminary sketch for the decoration of this centre vault has been preserved and is now, like most of Rubens' drawings, in the Albertina at Vienna (Fig. 60). Fortunately it was possible to save from destruction the three great altar-pieces which were almost entirely the work of the master's own hand. They were bought by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial Museum at Vienna. The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life-size figures. In one of these the Founder of the Jesuit Order, St. Ignatius Loyola, in his priestly vestments stands beside an altar; whilst near him are assembled a number of monks belonging to the Society of Jesus attired in black robes. Above, in a cloud of light, hover a number of child-angels, whilst by his prayers the Saint is heals several demoniacs, brought to the steps of the altar (Fig. 62). The other picture represents Loyola's colleague, St. Francis Xavier, another Founder of the Order, preaching Christ in India, and resuscitating in His Name the dead in the presence of an astonished multitude. High above among the clouds we may perceive the emblems of the Catholic Faith, whilst angels bear before them the Saviour's Cross, from which shaffs of light cast down an idol in the vestibule of its temple. Out of these subjects, which to another would perhaps have been quite devoid of artistic suggestion, Rubens by his powerful imagination, has created great master-pieces, which, from their general conception and expressive power, from their colouring and effect of light and shadow, might even be reckoned amongst his very finest productions. St. Francis Xavier was canonized in the year 1619 and St. Ignatius Loyola in 1622; from which facts we may conclude that the artist painted the picture of the former Saint for the high altar of this church immediately after his Canonization and that that of St. Ignatius, which is to be seen above the high altar in the abovementioned drawings, replaced it only three years later. The third picture saved from this church now also in the Imperial Museum at Vienna, represents the Assumption of the Virgin, and was painted for a side altar. The Virgin, surrounded by angels and enfolded in a cloud of light, full of joyous expectation is ascending into heaven, whilst the assembled apostles and holy women gaze into the empty sepulchre and look upward with profound devotion. Rubens himself declared this Assumption to be the best that he had Fig. 63. COUNT THOMAS ARUNDEL AND HIS WIFE. In the Pinakothek at Munich. done of the entire series. There is a large composition of the same subject in the Liechtenstein Gallery, the origin of which is not known: but another fine example, engraved by Paul Pontius in 1624, is in the Academy at Düsseldorf (Fig. 61), a sketch for which is in the Pinakothek at Munich. When in the year 1805 the Düsseldorf pictures, collected by the Electors Palatine, were brought to Munich, to protect Rome from the French, this picture remained behind. The extremely heavy panel of oak on which it is painted, proved too weighty for the means of transport obtainable in those days, and so, in order that the removal of the other works of art might not be delayed, it was left unpacked as it was in the market-place. On account of its weight again it was not taken to Paris, and thus escaped the fate of the unfortunate Assumption in the Imperial Collection at Vienna, which to facilitate its transport was sawn into three pieces, by order of the French Deputy-Commissioner Denon. Besides this picture now in the Imperial Museum, which, after an absence of six years, was brought back to Vienna in 1815, there is yet another work of the master, - the most celebrated representation of this subject, which adorns the high-altar of the Cathedral at Antwerp. Rubens was asked to paint this picture in 1619; but its execution was retarded, so that it was only placed in its position in 1626. We are told that he painted this work, also a very large one, in less than 16 days; but that probably only implies the time spent by the master himself over the work; since the collaboration of pupils, whose working days were not counted, can be clearly detected in it. It was no doubt through Sir Dudley Carleton that Rubens became acquainted with a man, famous in his day as a great Mæcenas, and unrivalled as a collector, especially of antique marbles: Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel. In 1620 the artist painted in one canvas portraits of this patron of the Arts and his wife; a sumptuous picture now in the Pinakothek at Munich. The group might perhaps be better designated as "Portraits of the Countess of Arundel and her suite". In an open hall with spiral marble columns, hung with heavy curtains wheron are richly embroidered the family coat of arms, the floor of which is covered with a magnificent carpet, is seated the Countess, attired in a gown of black silk. With her right hand she caresses a huge hound, who lays his head affectionately in her lap. To her left a small page in a gold-embroidered red dress carrying a falcon on his wrist, implies his mistress' devotion to the chase. She appears also to have kept a sort of jester in her train, for a dwarf dressed in yellow and green stands beside the hound. Behind the Countess' chair, and rather in the background, we may see the Earl of Arundel himself (Fig. 63). The armistice during which the Netherlands enjoyed the blessings of peace came to an end in 1620. Religious warfare had broken out again in Germany, and the first battle had been decided in favour of the Emperor and the Catholics. The world was anxious to see the likeness of the socalled Victor of the White Mountain: and it was Rubens, who was commissioned to paint it to be reproduced in numerous etchings. We see the victorious Count Boucquoy, Commander-in-Chief, arrayed in his armour and scarf, and with his baton in his hand, encircled by a wreath of bay and oakleaves, and surrounded by a number of allegorical figures. We may further perceive towns and rivers in chains beside the altar of Victory; a winged Nike is bearing trophies, whilst Hercules with his club, -Symbol of Power, crushes to the ground the Hydra and Medusa. Angels holding aloft a chalice and the Popal double cross, - symbol of the Catholic Faith, crown the Imperial eagle, to whom the genii of War and Victory offer the palm and the terrestrial globe (Fig. 64). Whilst Rubens designed this sketch (now at the Hermitage), intended for reproduction, most carefully in grey on grey, he was content on other occasions only to heighten similar Fig. 64. CHARLES DE LONGUEVAL, COUNT BOUCQUOY. Painted for an engraving by Vorstermann. After a photograph from the original by Braun, Clément & Co., Dornach, Paris and New-York. drawings with sepia; as, for instance, the cleverly executed design in the collection of Weimar, representing a warrior, whose name we may probably also seek among the heroes of the Thirty Years War (Fig. 65). KNACKFUSS, Rubens. 6 |


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