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How To Stand Up To The Voices Shaming You For Changing Your Outlook On Work
You changed your perspective on work and life and now face the challenge to pull it through
I have to say I was surprised and didn’t quite expect this shift.
Speaking recently with friends who are strongly and passionately involved in their work and businesses they told me how they changed their way of working and how to think about work and life.
I work Fridays from home now and it’s wonderful. And during the week I leave the office in the late afternoon and not late evening anymore.
I don’t want to drive myself crazy anymore. For what?
When clients set tight deadlines for which you and your team pull all-nighters to make it happen, only that this deadline gets changed on short notice because the client has other stuff to do — then you know that you have to change something. You rule your life and work, not some always-changing and not-being-appreciative clients or bosses.
These were some of the sentences I listened to.
They decided to take it easier, go slower, and not drive themselves crazy anymore over work. And this is Gen X talking.
