Career Coaching: Crazy Hours
Career Coaching: Crazy Hours
“I’m working crazy hours without sufficient rewards – and I need to improve my work-life balance!”
And unfortunately, you are not alone – The world of employment is STILL based upon the capitalism we have internalised that would have us working like we did in factories in Victorian times
The emphasis is on ‘More’ and ‘Delivering’, on Proving and on Profit.
There are VERY few organisations that understand that true sustainability lies in taking care of their people. And, as for the planet — it’s STILL just a marketing tick-boxing exercise
So, what can you do as a small cog in this massive machine of business?
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Career Coaching: Crazy Hours
The first thing you can do is to put Yourself first
I know – it feels ‘wrong’, ‘selfish’ radical et al AND, only by dissolving this programming (which was about profit for the factory owners) can we be of any use to others in the long run
Yes, You have way too much to do.
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Yes, You have a team that’s demanding of you
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Yes, You are fire-fighting to keep all the stakeholders happy
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AND, keeping all the stakeholders happy is impossible in the long run unless you take taking care of yourself and taking that VERY seriously
“Can’t give from an empty cup” as they say in the fellowship and it is totally true
Having witnessed (and indeed personally lived) the decimation of Burnout, repeatedly, I can attest that it is better to body-swerve it if possible.
I have a multitude techniques and strategies I can share with You to sustain yourself — Because, when I comes down to it, your organisation WILL take ALL you are willing to give.
And therefore it is up to YOU to put the boundaries in
Come and learn how to body swerve Burnout
You are worth SO much more than this! So, take yourself seriously, value what you bring and take exquisite care of yourself.
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