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Dr. Maynard Brusman

Working Resources

San Francisco Bay Area Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant

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mbrusman@workingresources.com

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San Francisco – April 16, 2014

Mindfulness Stress Management Survey

Stress is a very powerful force that involves awareness, attention and energy. It can be managed and empower you. If you let stress control you, the resulting distress can be harmful to your body, mind, and spirit. Daily practice of mindfulness and meditation may help you develop stress resiliency.

Think about the past month. For each of the pressures listed below, indicate how much each has been a problem for you.

Score each item according to how much of the time each statement applies to you.

The Scale: 1(always), 2(often), 3(sometimes), 4(rarely), 5(never)

____ 1.   I eat well-balanced, nutritious meals each day.

____ 2.   I enjoy my work.

____ 3.   I organize and manage my time effectively. 

____ 4.   I like myself.

____ 5.   I exercise on a regular basis.

____ 6.   I am the appropriate weight for my height and body-type.

____ 7.   I have two or less alcoholic drinks per day.

____ 8.   I abstain from smoking cigarettes.

____ 9.   I drink fewer than three cups of coffee (or tea or cola drinks) a day.

____ 10. I get sufficient sleep and wake up each morning feeling refreshed and relaxed.

 ____11. I am flexible and am able to maintain a healthy balance between work and family.

____ 12. I have an adequate income.

____ 13. I have a support system of friends, family, and/or other love interests.

____ 14. I feel in control, take on new challenges and seek solutions to problems.

____ 15. I am able to speak openly about my feelings when angry or worried.

____ 16. I am able to say "No" without feeling guilty.

____ 17  I am free of physical symptoms such as headaches, back pain, or teeth grinding.  

____ 18  I am free of emotional symptoms such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, or fear.

____ 19  I feel that my life has meaning and purpose.

____ 20. I am compassionate, able to relax, and see the humorous side of life. 

____TOTAL SCORE   Add up the points for your total score on the survey.

Total Points:

1-30    STRESS MASTER

You are doing a great job managing your stress. Congratulations! Coaching may help you achieve even higher levels of performance.

31-50  LEARNING

You are managing stress to a considerable extent. There is still room for improvement. You will benefit from taking a Transforming Stress into Optimal Performance workshop. Consider coaching to help you further develop your skills and learn new strategies.

51 - 100 RED ALERT!

Things may be spinning out of control. You need to change certain behaviors and learn new skills. Don't walk…RUN to a Transforming Stress into Optimal Performance workshop. Strongly consider coaching.

Hopefully, this brief self-assessment survey provided you with some self- insight into how you are (or are not) managing your stress. The survey is not validated, but comes from my over thirty years of experience consulting and coaching with clients.

You can develop your mindfulness and stress resiliency by working with a professional coach. The investment is well worth the reward: your ability to influence the future, your career and your personal-development capabilities.

Are you working in a company where executive coaches provide leadership development to help leaders better manage stress? Does your organization provide executive coaching for leaders who need to be more stress resilient while under pressure to achieve goals? Positive leaders tap into their emotional intelligence and social intelligence skills to create a more fulfilling future.

One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is "Am I a mindful leader who helps individuals and organizations achieve their highest potential, flourish at work, experience elevating energy and achieve levels of effectiveness difficult to attain otherwise?" Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive coaching to help leaders develop more positive teams.

Working with a seasoned executive coach and leadership consultant trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-I, CPI 260 and Denison Culture Survey can help leaders become more stress resilient. You can become a mindful leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become fully engaged with the vision, mission and strategy of your company or law firm.

Working Resources is a San Francisco Bay Area Executive Coaching Firm Helping Innovative Companies and Law Firms Assess, Select, Coach, Engage  and Retain Emotionally Intelligent Leaders; Executive Coaching; Leadership Development; Performance-Based Interviewing; Competency Modeling; Succession Management; Culture Change; Career Coaching and Leadership Retreats

…About Dr. Maynard Brusman

Dr. Maynard Brusman

Consulting Psychologist and Executive Coach

Trusted Advisor to Senior Executive Teams

Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness Expert

We coach leaders to cultivate, creativity, clarity, focus and trust in a full engagement culture.

Dr. Maynard Brusman is a consulting psychologist, executive coach and trusted advisor to senior leadership teams. He is the president of Working Resources, a leadership consulting and executive coaching firm. We specialize in helping San Francisco Bay Area companies and law firms assess, select, coach, and retain emotionally intelligent leaders.  Maynard is a highly sought-after speaker and workshop leader. He facilitates leadership retreats in Northern California and Costa Rica. The Society for Advancement of Consulting (SAC) awarded Dr. Maynard Brusman "Board Approved" designations in the specialties of Executive Coaching and Leadership Development.

"Maynard Brusman is one of the foremost coaches in the United States. He utilizes a wide variety of assessments in his work with senior executives and upper level managers, and is adept at helping his clients both develop higher levels of emotional intelligence and achieve breakthrough business results. As a senior leader in the executive coaching field, Dr. Brusman brings an exceptional level of wisdom, energy, and creativity to his work." — Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., President, College of Executive Coaching

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