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Stressful situations can teach busy business people how to improve your health while welcoming stress as a friend rather than an enemy. Stress can create profound changes in your life which may result in stress relief.

Let me explain:

After my divorce I started teaching Relaxation and Meditation. I was a professional sales person in the corporate world for over 20 years. I managed the stress of work very well considering the color of my skin is black.

However, in my relationship I endured a very stressful situation. The perception in 1976 in Toronto, Canada, was that the idea of selling for any major corporation was not a good idea.

The stressful situation of being successful in the corporate world forced me to be creative in order to survive. Creativity can also produce some health issues if there is no emotional support at home.

I suffered from excruciating back pain as a health consequence of the stress of living. I was forced to find a solution to my health issue because all of the traditional methods such as chiropractic methods, pills and massages did not work.

You see back pain helped me to avoid stressful situations. The health challenge of a stressful back helped me to discover my gift of teaching relaxation and meditation. Consequently, I now understand how to welcome stress as a friend rather than an enemy.

The turning point in the lives of people who have had profound effects on our lives has come from stress.

Permit me to share three examples with you:

1. Christ died on the cross. Think of the stress he endured. Christians are now enjoying the benefits of stress relief because of his stress of suffering.

2. Mahatma Gandhi influenced his people to take the stress of beating from the British soldiers in order to gain the independence and stress relief for the people of India.

In case you are not aware Mahatma Gandhi’s only weapon was the wrap he wore and the attitude of taking the beatings of the British soldiers and not fighting back.

3. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for so many years that when he was finally released from prison his children were all adults. Just imagine the stress of an angry man. This stress however resulted in the transformation of Mandela.

Mandela was able to survive by using the stress of imprisonment as a motivator for greater accomplishments. Mandela became the 11^th President of South Africa.

I am wondering if busy business people were to consider for a moment some of the major stressful situations in their lives. Perhaps they may notice how they have influence them to become a better person. Your comments are always welcomed.

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Cecil McIntosh, The EYC™ Stress Relaxation Expert with 14 years of experience helping Entrepreneurs like you, stay focused, get more done and find more time, so that you can live in the moment. He is a published author of many audio Relaxation Programs using accelerated learning approaches and a Teacher, NLP Trainer and Coach. You can reach Cecil at cecil.mcintosh@gmail.com

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