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HRM Coaching’s Hannah McNamara explores what causes stress for Executives and how to deal with it.

We all feel stressed now and again but for some people that level of stress gets to be a regular feature in their lives.

The mental health charity Mind highlights the symptoms and problems people can experience as a result of stress on its website, at http://www.mind.org.uk.

People in management roles tend to be rather prone to being stressed, often because the higher up the promotional ladder you go the more responsibility you take on and the more your work/life balance tends to be put in jeopardy.

Luckily there are plenty of ways that you can reduce the amount of stress you are feeling, and perform better at work as a result. Try the following methods and reap the benefits:

1. Look at how you deal with conflict. Reacting to a situation before you have had a chance to think about it can lead to feelings of stress and upset. Give yourself time to breathe and cool off first.
2. Don’t bottle up your feelings. Everyone needs to offload occasionally, which is probably why men tend to suffer more from stress than women do; women generally have more female friends and enjoy closer relationships with them. Talking about your feelings and your problems helps prevent you from feeling isolated, which can raise your stress levels.
3. Some people find it easier to talk to people they don’t know, within a secure environment. If this sounds like you, why not consider Life Coaching or Executive Coaching? This can help you get a better perspective on your whole life, instead of simply trying to reduce your feelings of stress directly. Life Coaching London style has become more widely accepted and used by people from all walks of life in recent years, and the trend looks set to continue.

Stress management should be an activity you indulge in every single day of the week, rather than just trying to reduce your stress levels when they become too much to handle. Many people are surprised to learn what a profound effect stress can have on both the mind and the body – not only can it make you feel ill, it affects your quality of work and your quality of life with your family.

The first step towards taking control of your life and managing the stress that we all experience is to acknowledge that you are feeling stressed. From that point on it’s a question of identifying the best way to handle it that works for you.

Whether it’s a case of managing your workload better by delegating to someone else, talking more openly with your family to let your feelings out into the open, or seeing a professional to help you understand how to handle stress more positively, the effects of a pro-active attitude will be felt long into the future.

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Interested in Life Coaching in London? Call HRM Coaching for a free consultation to discuss your current situation. They will then tailor a programme to suit your needs and match you with the expert coach who can help you. Call 020 7939 9910.

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