We want our advising team at Royal Bank of Canada to be happy and healthy. How do you manage the day to day stress of being a financial advisor?

"I am excellent at handling stress. Being a goal-oriented person, I find happiness in obtaining goals and consider any necessary stresses in pursuit of a goal healthy. Outside of work, I am an active person who trains for marathons and spends a lot of time outdoors with my family. I find that these activities cleanse my mind and heal my body to prepare for a new week on the job."

"When I maintain a healthy diet, exercise regularly, and spend as much time as possible outside of work with my children, any unnecessary work stresses are put on the back burner and often relieved immediately. I'm a firm believer in a healthy work-life balance, even though it can be very tough to do in our field. Having the ability to answer a client email or phone call during off-hours while unwinding has made our work lives better as well."