Stacy London Quotes

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

I go as hard as I can when I'm anxiety-free.

There's this emotion we all feel of being overwhelmed at times, feeling that you can't get ahead. For me it's self-imposed because I'm so driven and I'm always going from project to project.

Make rest a necessity, not an objective. Only rest long enough to gather strength.

I just don't stop working.

Self-care equals success. You're going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you're healthy.

I'm not disciplined at all. I barely function. But I get a lot done. I take days off all the time, but when I work, I work very fast and very efficiently. But I'm always having days when I'm feeling a little anxious, and I take a day off. I work in a funny way.

I do not need any rest. I enjoy my work, and at work, I rest. I rest with my good work.

I'm very driven, and I always have been, but when do you prioritize self-care? It's so important because even to attain success, you must take time to slow down and get to know yourself first.

When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy.

I don't feel like I'm slowing down.

I think sometimes the best training is to rest.

I do some of my best work when I'm dead.

Everyone has their down days. Unfortunately, that's when I am the most prolific.

We are all so busy and constantly trying to save time and balance everything.

If I'm going to play without any rest I might as well not play at all. I rest a lot but I work a lot too.

I am a workaholic and constantly want to do something.

Energy is always a matter of psychology for every individual.

I'm constantly working. I am constantly going to the next thing.

That's what I'm always searching for - finding the balance between not caring so much to where I put all this pressure on myself. But still caring enough to where it pushes me to work exactly how I've been working so far.

I learned, even when all hell is breaking loose, first to take time to make my environment productive.

Time off doesn't sit well with me.

In my studio, I forbid people to work if they have a down day.

I never feel like I should have any time free.

There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.