Everyone struggles with stress.

Personally, I have for years.

I take my work too seriously. I work hard and have a high sense of responsibility. This sometimes makes it hard for me to sleep and causes me high stress.

But what changed for me was a life like that is not worth it. Family, friends, and health are the things that matter. And as soon as that clicked, I started to understand that overcoming stress wasn't that hard—I was just doing the wrong thing.

Here's what I should have done instead:

Take time for myself and my inner circle.

I needed to spend time doing the things I liked. In my case, that was having fun with my family and friends and doing sports.

Also, I needed to take time to think about my life, what I wanted to do, and how I wanted to achieve it.

Taking time to think is vital. Don't dismiss the power of self-reflection.

So, take time for yourself and the people who love you.