We just finished a three week marathon of moving into a new house and doing most of the packing and moving ourselves. Needless to say the stress levels are still out the roof and I found these simple techniques posted by the HBR to be helpful:
“For most leaders today, frequent stress is inevitable. But with awareness and a little skill, its negative impacts are not.
Intense negative experiences of stress are all too common. Consider Stefano, coauthor of this article. In 1998, Stefano began a career abroad while simultaneously completing an MBA. He worked and studied 14 hours a day, seven days a week, fueled by a constant flow of stress hormones. ”