Stress...facing reality

When I am facilitating a class for executive leadership I will ask my executives a series of rapid-fire questions:

*How many of you are concerned that the level of stress in your lives is so great this it seriously threatening your health?

*How many of you have no time for yourselves?

*How any of you are too exhausted to truly enjoy your families when you are with them?

*how any of you are feeling frustration, fear, and even anger about your job~ and your future?

Almost without exception, every person in the room raises his/her hand in response to each question I pose!!!

Then I ask...

*How many of you sleep 8 hrs a night? (No hands)
*How any of you sleep 6 hrs? (A few hands go up)

And, most execs raise their hands at 5 hrs/night! FIVE hours!!!

Wow!!! And, now I will also add that 60% of execs making over $100K believe they will be forced out of their jobs in the next year! Can you say STRESS???

The stresses at the office are not the only stressors execs have...most have children, a spouse, or even more challenging...they are a single parent. These challenges add immeasurably to the level of everyday stress.

The solution to the long hours, frequent travel, and endless pressure to perform is to find ways to cut the sources of stress in your life, right? Wrong! The trick is understanding how to turn it to your advantage. Do you have a plan to help you meet professional challenges? Do you know how to get 'revved up" by stress instead of fatigued by and anxious from it? If not, you might want to get a plan in place soon...

If you need help call us, we can help you attain a better balance between your personal and professional life and achieve new levels of physical, mental, and emotional flexibility.