As a leader, how do you slow down and get relief from stress?

I had been having back pains, neck pains, headaches ‒ and eventually I wound up in the hospital having three stents put in my heart. I was worried about where I would be sent on my next mission assignment. Then too, I started stressing out over not being able to sleep. Of course, I also stressed about my unhealthy stress.

Please, please – give some relief here! What do I do? How do I stop this dreadful snowballing of pressures? How do I get out of the way of this avalanche? As a leader, how do I slow down and get relief from stress? How do you do it? What works for you?

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