Raise your hand if stress has ever steamrolled your day. (Yeah—ours too.)

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Brian Walsh—motivational speaker, author of Habit Craft 101, and Director of IT Operations—dives deep into how stress isn’t your villain…it’s just trying (poorly) to help you.

In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian explores:

• Why stress exists and how it evolved to protect us

• The hidden costs of constant cortisol and decision fatigue

• The 3 science-backed tools to help you transform stress into clarity and action, including:

  • The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method

  • Stress Rescripting (rewire your brain’s reaction)

  • Environment Design that sets you up for peace, not panic

💡 Plus, hear a powerful story from Brian’s past about stress, burnout, and Code Red Mountain Dew—and how Bad Day Excellence became his secret weapon.

Whether you’re dealing with career pressure, ADHD overwhelm, or parenting chaos, this episode will leave you feeling empowered, prepared, and ready to turn stress into progress.

Links & Resources:

• ✍️ Stress Audit Worksheet and Coloring Page

• 📘 Get your copy of Habit Craft 101 (now available!)

• 🧠 Join the Bad Day Excellence newsletter for weekly tools

• 📩 Submit your “bad day” moment for a future episode

• 🎧 Follow the show and leave a review if this helped you

If you feel like you're doing everything right but still aren’t earning the trust or loyalty of your team, you're not alone. Leadership isn’t about working harder—it’s about showing up differently.

In this episode of Bad Day Excellence, Brian Walsh unpacks five game-changing mindset and behavior shifts that will help you stand out as a leader your team actually wants to follow. With insights tailored for middle managers, you'll learn:

✅ How to reframe failure into fuel

✅ What makes assertive communication build trust faster than strategy

✅ Why active listening is your secret influence weapon

✅ How daily gratitude transforms team morale

✅ The one mindset shift that separates stagnant teams from thriving ones

🎯 Plus, don’t miss this week’s leadership challenge: Send 3 thank-you notes to boost team connection.

Whether you're managing up, leading down, or just trying to survive the middle, this episode will help you turn tough days into opportunities for growth.

Previously on Bad Day Excellence, we declared war on passivity and started our shift from consumer to creator. Today, we double down.

In this episode, Brian unpacks one powerful truth: the highest return on investment you can ever make is in yourself. Forget chasing market trends or waiting for someone else to win big—this is about building something that grows you.

Tune in to learn:

• Why comfort is the enemy of growth (and how to break out of it)

• The mindset shift that transforms distractions into momentum

• Real-world examples of small bets that created massive opportunities

• How to compound consistency to create lasting confidence and capability

This isn't hype. It’s your wake-up call.

🎯 Challenge of the Week: Block one hour to create—content, systems, skills. Guard it like your future depends on it. Because it does.

🎧 Haven’t listened to Part 1? Go back and check out “From Consumer to Creator” to catch the full transformation.

➡️ For more tools and resources, visit baddayexcellence.com
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