By Don Goewey

There’s no doubt we live in a time of constant stress. Author of the new book Mystic Cool, Don Joseph Goewey offers three ways to help eliminate stress we might be feeling tied to the economy: from the fear of losing a job, to the fear of losing 401k value, to the fear of losing a home.
Goewey says, “Fear impedes our ability to succeed financially when we lose focus.” In Mystic Cool, Don combines the latest research in neuroscience and psychology with practical spiritual insights on how to eliminate stress and unlock creativity.

As fearful thinking takes over our thoughts, Don suggests using the Clear Button tool, and provides three tips to escape the stress reaction:

1. The Clear Button: Imagine a button at center of your palm, and imagine that by pushing the button, the signal goes to the primitive brain where negativity resides.

2. Count to 3: Here’s today’s modernization on our grandparents’ advice. See each number as a color: 1 as red, 2 as blue, and 3 as green. Take a breath each time as you count.

3. Let Go: As you let out each breath, let go of fear. Quiet down and come back to the current moment.

“You’ve escaped your stress reaction after these steps,” Don says. “Neurologically, you’ve switched from the primitive to the higher brain where we begin to see the good side of life, be emotionally positive, and be creative.”

In stressful situations, good can be found and the Clear Button can get you there. “When you’re in fear, all you see are problems,” he says. “When you  transcend fear, you become a problem solver. And you can make more money when you see solutions.”

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Don Goewey has worked more than three decades with people under extreme stress: war refugees, prisoners, patients with life-threatening illness, and business leaders in high-stress jobs. Don is a co-founder of ProAttitude, a human performance firm dedicated to ending stress in the workplace.
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