Stress Management

How do successful business people manage the enormous pressures of their jobs AND sustain an enjoyable personal life and good health?

As a successful business person, whether you’re a small business owner, independent professional, or leader of a larger corporation, you’ve made a major investment in your business and career.

There’s no denying that everything is moving at a faster pace. You’ve got to stay on top of things and maintain peak performance. The pressures to keep pace are enormous, and staying on an even keel is becoming more difficult every day.

You won’t be surprised to hear that recent surveys have shown job stress to be more strongly associated with health complaints than financial or family problems.

Family – Health – Work. It’s one heck of a lot to juggle for anyone. For a business person, maintaining balance isn’t just a good idea – it’s a necessity.

Avoiding the Superhero Syndrome

Like it or not, Stress IS a concern, especially if you’re playing the role of the Superhero to both your family and your company. It’s easy to do, and I see it all the time. You are simply expected to do it all, and to maintain your composure while doing it. Ideally, you don’t want to deal with conflicts or interruptions. But, you and I both know that you can’t do business today without interruptions or conflicts.

As the bumper sticker should say, “Stress Happens.”

Let me ask you this: Are you ready to manage stress before it manages you – and your company?

Hi, I’m Joyce Dillon, R.N., M.N., and CEO of Healthy Living and Balance. Throughout my more than 25 years of working in the field of mind-body medicine I have seen all manner of health problems. I am now convinced that the most dangerous disease we face today is that of stress. In fact, I’ve heard it referred to as the “Stress Epidemic.” I have to agree.

Since earning my Master’s Degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, I have focused exclusively on helping business professionals like you develop the skills necessary to remain balanced, healthy, and productive in today’s extremely fast-paced world. The effects of stress have proven far more brutal and detrimental to my clients than any amount of economic fluctuation.

Looking more closely at cause and effect, it’s easy to see the connection between stress and moodiness, fatigue, irritability, high blood pressure, and any number of other physical symptoms.

The bottom line is this: Your ability to handle the normal and natural stressors of managing a company will determine BOTH your success in business AND your satisfaction in life. There’s just no getting around it.

“Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” - Hans Selye

The challenge I face as a Work-Life Balance Coach and Wellness specialist is the insidious nature of stress. It sneaks up on my clients like a fullback blind siding the quarterback. And you can ill afford to get wasted by something that is so easy to manage.

The Wages of Stress

Think stress doesn’t have an impact? Check out these statistics:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 60% to 70% of all disease and illness is stress-related.
   
• An estimated 75% to 90% of visits to physicians are stress related.
   
• According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 60% of women surveyed said work stress was their biggest problem.
   
• Job pressures cause more health complaints than any other stressor, says the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
   
• The 2002 Unscheduled Absence Survey found that while illness (32 percent) is still the leading cause of absences from work, stress (12 percent) was a key factor as well.

Resisting Change: The Allure of the Status Quo

I can guess what you’re thinking… here’s one more thing I have to worry about. Let me tell you straight away that when you invest in the program I’m about to share with you, your whole life will improve.

To emphasize this point, I’ll tell you what this program WON’T DO:

• You won’t have to attend any off-site workshops that end up creating more stress because your work is piling up
   
• You won’t have to perform in embarrassing skits, do team building exercises or climb trees
   
• Nobody will place any extra demands on you or your time
   
• You won’t be given a one-size-fits all formula for stress reduction. You can’t reduce stress –
  but, you can learn to manage it

While I do offer on-site or off-site workshops on Wellness and Stress Management, I can’t simply provide the kind of skills I know are needed to more people, and to more locations, without cloning myself. Last time I checked, cloning was illegal.

Some helpful information about stress

What I can do when you purchase this program is to provide you with a little helpful information about stress management.

You can’t – nor do you ever want to – eliminate stress altogether. Some stress is beneficial. I’ll even go out on a limb and say that stress by itself is never actually harmful or bad. It’s your reaction to stress that creates problems.

We’re simply trained to ignore the signs of stress in an attempt to keep the problems at bay. No wonder: changing life-long behaviors is in itself stressful.

This is a classic mind-body disconnect.

The Three Phases of Stress

As you know, just being in business today creates stress. Here’s how most people react to a stressor (such as: earnings announcement, problem at home, manufacturing flaw, countless and mind-numbing meetings):

• First, in what is called the “Alarm Phase”, they react to the stressor. This might result in a burst of anger, shock, or surprise.
   
• Second, they move into the “Resistance Phase,” when they begin to adapt to the stressor. They learn to cope with the dysfunction, lack of sleep, or 16-hour work days. This phase can last for years, and after awhile will feel very “normal.”
   
• Third, the body finally loses steam. They go into the “Exhaustion Phase,” where their ability to resist is reduced. They’ll feel tired, unable to concentrate, and will often catch colds or become ill – the body’s way of slowing them down.

I know from experience that there are many ways to more effectively handle the everyday stressors, as well as those big once-in-awhile stressors. I’ve taught meditation, mindfulness training, breathing exercises, and disseminated countless bits of information on general nutrition and the benefits of regular exercise.

But, I can’t be there with you to keep you going when all bedlam breaks loose at the office. And, in times of trouble, the first thing to go – always – is personal care. I don’t care if you’re the CEO or the Janitor. When stressors hit, self-care is the first thing to go.

FINALLY, A COMPREHENSIVE MULTIMEDIA
COURSE FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT

I’ve been looking for something this comprehensive and simple for years. I realized after I’d gone through the program that it’s perfect for executives, senior officers, managers, and solo entrepreneurs. It’s that good. After you complete the program, I am 100% certain that you’ll agree.

Time is both your friend and your enemy, and the last thing you need is one more thing to do. That’s what I love about this course, and it’s why I negotiated a special deal with the company to sell it directly to you.

“What I really loved about this program was that it laid out all the tools and gave you the opportunity to understand them, practice them, and ask questions. At the beginning we had to do a drawing of ourselves, and at the end we did another drawing. I could see how different I’d become. Something that used to throw me or cause great anxiety, now I can use a bunch of different techniques to come back to my center and feel good about myself. The tools empower you to take charge of your own life and health. When I saw my thyroid levels go to normal, I knew it was working. Anyone who deals in this modern world with stressors all over the place – things all the time – you need techniques, and these are some of the best techniques. “ – Program participant

The Best of Stress Management course could save your company thousands of dollars in training costs – and it could save your life. Studies have shown that training classes are at best 50-60% effective, and the more time that elapses between training sessions, the more the information is lost.

This is especially true with mind-body training or stress management techniques. I can come in, teach you and your staff the most exquisite stress management techniques, but if you don’t practice them, little will ever change. You’ll go right back to the allure of the status quo.

However, you can make stress management a lifelong habit. You’ll save your health, maintain your vitality, and likely save thousands of dollars once you –

• Learn to easily and consistently achieve a relaxed awareness
• Know how to visualize what’s going on in your unconscious so that you can act instead of reacting to stressors
• Discover how you can “on demand” alter your breathing, heart rate, and other vital body functions
• Understand and begin using the process used by athletes and spiritual healers to promote physical healing and to develop optimum physical capacity 
• Find out how you can easily relieve stress and promote better overall health through simple movement
• Improve your resiliency by learning exactly how to transform and celebrate all your emotional states
• Get the real scoop on proper nutrition for busy professionals 
• Understand how your family history influences your resiliency and ability to manage stress, and what you can do to change things
• Understand the role of Spirituality & Meaning, and how this impacts every facet of your life
• Simply and easily develop your next steps

MEET THE EXPERTS

The Best of Stress Management program is based on the Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s world renowned professional training program and includes the following experts:

	Course Director. Best of Stress Management is led by James S. Gordon, M.D. Dr. Gordon is the Founder and Director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and a clinical professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. One of the world’s leading authorities on stress management and mind-body medicine, he has trained thousands on how to incorporate stress management and other self-care techniques into their lives. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he also served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Dr. Gordon has authored or edited more than 11 books and 120 articles.
	Course Instructor. Susan Lord, M.D. is a family physician who has taught at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is Director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s nutrition training program, Food as Medicine.
	Herbert Benson, M.D. is an international leader in mind-body medicine. He is considered the pioneer of the “relaxation response.” Dr. Benson is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the author of more than 170 scientific publications and ten books, including The Relaxation Response, The Wellness Book, and many others.
	Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is a scientist, psychologist, inspirational speaker, and author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, Inner Peace for Busy People, and many other books. Dr. Borysenko was co-founder and former Director of the Mind-Body clinical programs at two Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals.
	Belleruth Naparstek, M.A., L.I.S.W., is an internationally recognized innovator in the field of guided imagery and the author of Staying Well with Guided Imagery. Her highly acclaimed Health Journeys guided imagery series is used in over 3,000 hospitals and clinics, and has sold over one million copies worldwide.

This Course Works

Here are a few reasons why I think this course is so good that I decided to bundle it with my one-on-one coaching:

• Exercises proven by scientific research. These aren’t just exercises done for the fun of it. They have been proven to reduce blood pressure, improve immune systems, reduce anxiety, and improve day-to-day performance.
   
• Stress is getting out of control. We all need to manage the stress in our lives. Stress contributes to over 70% of all illnesses today!
   
• Based on years of research and ten years of professional training programs. The course has been taught to thousands and has been refined and improved through use.
   
• You get the best of the best. The course is taught by the “Who’s Who” of mind-body medicine.
   
• It’s Comprehensive and Interactive. You get so many tips and techniques that you can’t help but benefit from one or two. And, the Bio-feedback monitor helps you track your stress levels and learn to adjust your body’s response on the fly.
   
• Its fun. The exercises are interactive, so you can watch your stress level change in real time.

• Here’s what you get in the package:

The kit includes a DVD lesson and 10 CDs with one-week lessons. It contains:

• Introductory Video
  Mind-Body Health & Healing 70 Minute DVD
• Lesson 1 -- Meditation
  Achieving a Mindful and Relaxed Awareness
  With a special guest appearance by Joan Borysenko, you’ll learn simple exercises that help to manage stress and improve your ability to focus. You can create – at will – a state of relaxed awareness that can dramatically improve your ability to sail through stressful situations.
• Lesson 2 -- Drawings
  Visualizing the Unconscious
  Simple drawing exercises can tell you a lot about what’s going on in your life. You’d be surprised at how well writing or keeping a journal can help you handle stressful situations or release bottled up tension. Studies have shown that these expressive exercises can lower stress hormones, decrease pain, and even improve asthma.
• Lesson 3 -- Biofeedback
  Taking Control of Your Vital Functions
  Learn to control your heart rate; calm your mind and body to improve your sleep; lower your blood pressure. You’ll get a special biofeedback device (called a thermister) that will help you monitor and control your vital body functions.
• Lesson 4 -- Guided Imagery
  Using the Imagination for Health and Healing
  Just think – now you can deliberately and purposefully day dream. Learn the techniques used by top athletes to perform flawlessly in the most stressful of situations.
• Lesson 5 -- Breathing & Exercise
  Relieving Stress and Promoting Health through Movement
  Whether you’re walking, swimming, or riding a bike, knowing how to breathe properly can improve your performance in any situation. Learn the fun and exhilarating “Shaking Meditation taught to New York City firefighters after 9/11.
• Lesson 6 -- Understanding Emotions
  Transforming and Celebrating Our Emotional States
  Find out how to express your emotions in a healthy way that reduces stress and helps you deal with issues, concerns, and even troubling states. You’ll learn exactly how to move through any emotional state with ease and grace.
• Lesson 7 -- Mindful & Healthful Eating
  An Introduction to Nutrition
  You are what you eat. Dr. Lord demystifies the complicated topic of nutrition. Learn specific strategies to improve your diet and improve your health.
• Lesson 8 -- Family History
  Using Genograms to Understand How You Got Here
  Now for the fun part. You’ll build a complete “genogram” – or family tree – that helps you to understand why and how you react the way you do. And, once you understand, you can change.
• Lesson 9 -- Science, Spirit & Healing
  Understanding the Role of Spirituality & Meaning
  While it sounds deep, what you actually learn from this lesson is how to more powerfully integrate your mind, body and spirit. What results is a more profound and deeper happiness – about yourself, your life, and your purpose.
• Lesson 10 -- Bringing it All Together
  Reviewing the Material and Developing Next Steps
  Repetition is the art of learning. You can come back to these lessons as often as you like, and here you get to reinforce everything you’ve learned. Create a daily practice that won’t fade, and will keep you healthy, fit, happy, and productive.

“Most of us are under a lot of stress, mostly self-imposed. In order to keep going forward, you tend to sweep that anxiety under the rug. The variety of the tools is important because each of us is different…the interactive aspect of the program is critical. You can’t learn these techniques simply by reading a book. I’ve changed my approach to dealing with anxiety. I’m much more relaxed in everything I do, and I have a greater sense of confidence.” – Program participant

My Guarantee to You

Order the Best of Stress Management program now and I will provide you with a complementary one-on-one Stress Management coaching session. What better way to kick-start your personalized program?

I stand completely behind this program. That’s why I’m willing to let you use the program completely risk-free for as long as you want. And, if at any time you feel that you haven’t benefited from the program, send it back and I’ll refund your purchase.

Again, here’s what you get when you order the Best of Stress Management program:

Option #1 – Your best bet for success

• The complete kit with DVD and 10 CD’s
• The Bio-Feedback monitor
• One complementary Stress Management Coaching session
• Five full Stress Management Coaching sessions, held every other week for the 10 week Stress Management program

Option #2 – Get going for success

• The complete kit with DVD and 10 CD’s
• The Bio-Feedback monitor
• One complementary Stress Management Coaching session

The Best Purchase You’ll Make This Year

You’ll be surprised at how little this entire package will cost you. What are you thinking?

A quality 10-week training class WITH one-on-one professional coaching should set you back at least $10,000.

The training class alone, were you to attend the classes (adding stress to your already busy life), would likely cost you $5000 or more.

Instead, you get to learn all the techniques at your personal pace and in the comfort of your own home – and receive professional coaching during the 10-week course for only $1297. You’d probably pay that for an hour of Dr. Gordon’s time.

If you’re unsure about the coaching, you can still purchase the entire package, including a complementary coaching session to get you going for – get this – a measly $297.

Order now while this is fresh on your mind. I’ll make sure the program is shipped to you immediately, and I will contact you within 24 hours to schedule our first coaching call.

Order Option #1 Now: The full deal - $1297

Order Option #2 Now: The minimum - $297

Thank you for your time and attention. I know how valuable your time is for you, and I deeply appreciate the attention you’ve given to this matter. Your life does make a difference.

Warmly,

Joyce Dillon

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