Do You Need to get More Connected?

I am convinced that some of the systems I have sold have ruined lives. A few individuals come to mind - the people who got too into it, too focused on their system specs, too obsessed with being able to log in at anytime from anywhere. Sometimes surveillance systems - especially those equipped with remote view - give people too much access to their businesses. Sometimes the need to be vigilant takes precedence over the need to escape, and people become slaves to their CCTV feeds.

You can not be a slave to something without suffering ill effects.

So, before you decide to enable remote view, I want you to ask yourself whether you will ever be able to truly escape if you can be logged in and watching 24 hours a day every day. Will you be able to really take time off if you can always be at work? How would you react if you saw a trusted employee stealing from you in real time? What if you got to watch that disgrace while you were on vacation?

We live in a hyper connected world and consequently, most of us have stress levels approaching those observed in the San Andreas fault. Do we need to connect in one more way? Or can we derive the same benefit (only quicker) from watching the recorded feeds (at 2x regular speed) when we're back on location?

In the right hands, a scalpel can be an amazing tool. In the wrong hands, it is a horrible weapon. Remote view is no different.

Talking about *cue Vincent Price voice-over* "the Perils of Remote View" is a wonderful opportunity to talk about stress. All of us, from the people who sell and install the equipment to the victimized people who buy it have stress in our lives. Reducing stress levels (or finding a good release for yours) is one of the easiest (and most rewarding ways) to add good years to your life.

But, before I go into some methods for dealing with stress, I'd like to take a moments to get into the physiology of stress. You know that tightness in the back of your neck when you are really stressed out? That tightness is your body's response to something called cortisol. Cortisol is a nasty little carry over from our more primitive days. Cortisol will give you the extra boost of energy you need to, say, escape from a saber tooth tiger (or at least put up one heck of a fight). Problem is, cortisol decreases serotonin levels, hinders the brain's ability to encode memories, and is thought to be responsible for plaque in your arteries. Take plaque in your arteries, add a high fat diet, and you are at risk for a heart attack.

So, the first method I would like to get into is physical fitness. If I didn't jog most mornings, I would lose my mind. When I'm particularly angry, or particularly stressed out, I'll put some of it into a quick workout with the dumb bells that I keep near me. Fitness accomplishes two things. It is a place to put all the stress. And it keeps my heart in good shape and makes me more heart attack proof. This is huge for me because I have some heart problems on one side of my family.

On the topic of physical fitness, eat healthy foods. If you're really ambitious, try to space out your eating so you get around six small meals per day - this will ensure that your blood sugar levels stay fairly stable throughout the day. Whole grains will add years to your life. Eating colourful produce (and lots of it) will add years to your life. If you're concerned about your heart, supplement with Omega 3 or eat lots of fish. And you know those dirty little cancer sticks? Stop smoking them - cigarettes will kill you in a number of nasty ways, they cause you stress, and they sap away your energy.

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