http://www.aihcp.org/stressmng.htm | As a professional, stress is part of your day-to-day job. Find out why it is so important to manage this stress in order to be successful.

1. The Importance of Stress
Management for Professionals

2. Are You Feeling Tired and Drained?
As a professional, your job is
probably stressful and demanding. It’s
just something than comes with your
profession.
However, have you been feeling more tired and
drained lately? Has your passion for your job
waned?
You might be feeling the affects of pent-up stress,
which can affect you in more ways than you
know.

3. IS Stress Impacting Your Ability to Work?
Stress presents itself in many different
ways, and one way is hampering your
ability to work effectively.
Stress can make you:
• Lose focus
• Become easily irritated
• Apathetic
• Overwhelmed
• Unmotivated to work with others

4. What Is Stress Management?
As a professional, you can’t afford to
just let your stress build up. That’s
why you need to learn effective
stress management.
Stress management involves finding healthy, positive
ways to let go of your stress and find peace.
There are a variety of techniques you can use. Some
can be learned independently, and some can be
learned from professional therapists and stress
counselors who have hypnotherapy
or meditation certification.

5. How Can You Manage Stress?
The question is, “what are some stress
management techniques and how can I
learn to leave stress behind?”
Some of the most popular
techniques are:
• Meditation
• Hypnotherapy
• Starting a stress journal
• Taking some time off work
• Starting a positive hobby
• Stopping bad habits
that make stress worse

6. How Can You Manage Stress? Cont’d
Some of these techniques for stress
management can be done by yourself.
However, if you need help, you can always
seek the advice from licensed professionals
with meditation and hypnotherapy certification.
You may be hesitant to seek
professional help, but you’re
not alone in your stress and
you don’t have to deal with it
by yourself.

7. Lifelong Stress Management
The key to permanent stress management is
finding the technique that works for you and
practicing it so that it becomes second
nature.
No stress management technique
is a quick fix.
They‘re designed to be long lasting
coping strategies that you can
employ for the rest of your life. You
may even find that a combination of
methods work best for you.

8. Take Stress One Step At a Time
Just remember, take stress
management one step at a time.
Practice everyday, and don’t become
discouraged when they don’t work
immediately.
Just keep it up and remember why you
started in the first place.

9. Get Your Life Back On Track Today!
Don’t wait for your stress to
become crippling and
debilitating. Get your
professional life back on track
by addressing stress at its
source and developing
techniques to cope with and
handle stress for the rest of
your life.

10. About Us
American Institute for Health Care Professionals
2400 Niles-Cortland Rd. S.E. Suite #4, Warren,
Ohio 44484
Tel: 330-652-7776 • Fax: 330-652-7575
http://www.aihcp.org/
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc. is an
organization that assists health care professionals with
continuing education, heath care certification, and specialty
practice fellowship programs.

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12. Presentation Summary
Is stress making your professional life a constant struggle? Check out the
effects of stress and how you can get your life back on track by managing
stress effectively.