It’s more personal than the staggering global numbers Everyone talks about global and organizational costs of burnout. Forbes recently reported a new study that looked at over 10,000 knowledge workers across seven countries, and found approximately 70% of people experienced …
You know the story: a frog placed in a pot of tepid water will not perceive the danger of temperatures rising and will end up boiled to death in a situation it could have escaped. Biologically, this premise is false. …
Recognize the 12 phases of burnout while you can still do something about it Burnout has a way of sneaking up on you. Disguised in the noble cloaks of “hard work,” and “loyalty,” and “paying your dues,” it can steal your …
That fierce engine in the pit of your belly—Will—can do a lot. Will gets you up to feed the children after a stormy, sleepless night. Will gets you through that last semester, when the jumble of terms and grades and …
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Energy stealers are everywhere! They may be your family members, your friends or your co-workers. YOU may even be one yourself. A more common name is an Energy Vampire and we all know what vampires do! In this case the …
What is success? There are many definitions. One that I hear often is “to be able to do what you want.” That is true, but I would complete the definition by adding and underlining: “and knowing what you really want.” …
Empathy is a tough one, so let me help you crack the code. Empathy ≠ I know how you feel. Empathy ≠ I can imagine how I would feel in your situation. Empathy ≠ I am making sympathetic faces and …
Surrender to your natural rhythms for greater creativity and easier productivity Burnout has many causes, but one thing its victims have in common is they are pushers. They push those around them (employees, colleagues, spouses, children). They push against what …
The professional most at risk for burnout, is the one who thinks they are immune to it. As burnout scorches more ground, now claiming as many as 2 out of 3 professionals, every worker is effected, either directly or indirectly. …
There’s a special kind of goal called a “commit or quit” goal. If you haven’t heard of this, that’s not surprising, because I made it up. I made it up because I noticed I was doing too many things half-assed: …