John Breckenridge

At age 41 John felt he had the world by its tail. Sure, he was a bit overweight, but who wouldn't he with the amount of work and entertaining that he did? He drank some, a habit he had developed early in his career. Karen worried about that, hut he reassured her by reminding her that he had been really dunk only twice and would never drink and drive. Josh's friends were a worry. but nothing had yet come of it.
Not all was well, however. John had been successful in Colorado because he thought fast on his feet, expressed his opinions, and got people to buy into his decisions. In the New York corporate office things were different. All of the top 'brass except the president and John had Ivy League, moneyed backgrounds. They spoke of strategy hut would take only risks that would further their personal careers. He valued passion, integrity, and action, with little regard for personal advancement. They resented him, rightly surmising that the only reason he had been promoted was because he was more like he president than they were, and he was being groomed as heir apparent.
On November 2, 2004, John Breckenridge's world began to unravel. The company he worked for, the one he had given so much of his life to build was acquired in a hostile takeover, The president who had been his friend and mentor was let go, and the hackstabbing began in earnest. John found himself the odd man out in the office as the others jostled to build status in the new firm. Although his stellar record allowed him to survive the first round of job cuts, that survival only made him more of a pariah to those around him. Going to work was a chore now, and John had no friends like those he had left in Aspen.
Karen was little help. John had spent nearly two decades married more to his job than his wife, and he found she was more of a stranger than a comforter as he struggled in his new rule.. When he spoke about changing jobs, she blew up. "Why did I have to give up nursing for your career?" she said. "Why do we have to move again, just because you can't get along at work? Can't you see what the move did to ow' kids?"
Seeing the hurt and anger in Karen's eyes, John stopped sharing and turned to his bottle for comfort. In time that caused even more tension in the home, and it slowed him down at work when he really needed to excel. John would often drink himself into oblivion when on business trips rather than thinking about where his life and career were going. On his last trip he hadn't slept much and had worked far too hard. Midmorning he had been felled by a massive heart attack.
All of this history passed through John Breckenridge's mind as he woke after the operation. It was time for a change.
Question:
i. Identify the stressors in John Breckenridge's life, Veldt ones could he have prevented?
2. What were the results of the stress? Would you consider these to be typical to stress situationsand lifestyle choices John made, or was John Breckenridge unlucky?
Assume you are a career coach retained by John Breckenridge to guide hint through his next decisions. How would you recommend that John modify his lifestyle and behavior to reduce stress? Should he change jobs? Do ,you believe he is capable of reducing his stress alone? If not, where should he seek help?