002. More Peace, Less Stress | 5 Powerful Steps to Calm Your Mind and Find Clarity

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Feeling overwhelmed or constantly on edge? 🌿 In this episode, Stuart shares five powerful insights inspired by nature on how to reduce stress, find inner peace, and move from chaos to clarity.

Through lessons learned while observing impalas and cheetahs in the wild, discover how to shift your mindset, take ownership, live in the present, and reconnect with gratitude.

These practical tips will help you manage stress from within — because peace isn’t the absence of problems, it’s the awareness, ownership, and gratitude you bring into them.

“Peace isn’t the absence of problems. It’s the presence of awareness, ownership, and gratitude in the middle of them.” — Anonymous
Chapters
  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:11 How stress shows up in everyday life
  • 00:59 Lessons from the impala and the cheetah
  • 02:00 What triggers our stress response
  • 03:18 Why stress doesn’t just switch off
  • 04:22 Five reflections from nature on managing stress
  • 05:22 From chaos to clarity: the shift begins
  • 06:03 Step 1: Recognise the state you’re in
  • 08:29 Step 2: Build awareness of your internal state
  • 11:06 Step 3: Take ownership and stop being the victim
  • 13:48 Step 4: Return to the present moment
  • 16:00 Step 5: Shift with gratitude and emotional alignment
  • 18:26 Putting it all together: the stress reduction cycle
  • 20:31 The quote that ties it all together
  • 21:15 Final reflections and closing thoughts
10 Oct 2025 English South Africa Self-Improvement · Business

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