When markets are crashing, the workload and emotional demands on you soar.  You need to quickly reach your clients to provide an action plan that will protect them. The volume of client call-ins surges and these calls are packed with emotional intensity as you deal with client panic and their fears about dreams being crushed.

You can empathize because you’re also worried about your family’s portfolio, your business, and perhaps your company.

In the heat of this inferno, it is imperative that you take of yourself.  You can’t take care of your clients if you are not attending to your own health and your emotional state.   Here are a few reminders. (more…)