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None of has unlimited time. If you are at an executive level, you may find yourself in a pressure-cooker environment as you manage people, make costly decisions and determine directions of your organization – on top of your obligations to family and friends.   How you manage your time is critical to how you will be able to manage your stress which can impact not only your career but your emotional health, relationships and your physical health.

Here are a few quick stress management tips to consider integrating into your life:

The first step in managing stress is to become more aware of all of the things that trigger it. Keep a stress journal documenting all of your stressors for one week.  Don’t forget to include the less obvious stressors like commuting or family arguments.  This way you at least have a starting point to do some self examination of your stress – and then figure out how you’re going to cope.  Obviously, some stressors will not change and must be accepted – but others might benefit from being adjusted to lessen their impact.

Time management and effective delegation are two of the most effective tools to combat unusually stressed professionals in higher level positions. In addition, you may want to consider learning tools to counterract the body’s “fight or flight” response (like mindfulness meditation) and mitigate unhealthy stress levels.

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Lisa Brookes Kift is a therapist, writer and creator of The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com, with tools for emotional and relationship health.  See more stress management articles, tips and tools.

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