I recognised I was exhausted.
I recognised I was exhausted. And in that moment I realised how burn-out can sneak up on you. And no, I am not burned-out, just reflecting on it. I knew how deeply I needed a break and in truth, a few nights good sleep is not going to change this. I am getting regular good quality sleep. I feel this in my bones and my Fitbit tells me so. But exhaustion is often the first sign of burnout.
I’m well but very aware that I’ve recently said goodbye to two family friends who died around Christmas time. Funerals
Do you ever wish you could do it all? I start most of my Time Management training workshops by reminding people that “Doing it all” is not the goal of my training. In my professional area It’s not really possible for someone to do everything, the best we can plan for is to do the most important things. So the skills I share include how to prioritise as much as how to manage time.
How are you now that the first week of 2021 is unfolding and many of us are even beginning to return to work?
Christmas and New Year, pleasant though they are, seem to create a time warp where it’s difficult to know what day of the week it is and, I for one am pleased to welcome a greater structure to my week as it is shaped by the ebb and flow of my work activities.
At this time of year we often think about resolutions – I’ve never been a big fan. The fact that the majority of resolutions are ditched by the end of January shows that I’m not alone. But I am a fan of setting intentions and maybe my professional intentions for 2021 can be summed up as outreach…
Because gratitude is important.
Sometimes I want to kick back against gratitude – If I’m honest, there’s a whole lot of stuff that I am so not grateful for and I’d change in the blink of an eye if I could. But to focus on that is the source of great suffering. I need to see that stuff honestly, for what it is and learn to either, fight back strategically or to adjust and adapt. Some parts of this last year have been hard and cruel and I am so glad to have survived them…