Yet as bad as work addiction can get, there is hope for work addict:

Steps toward personal recovery

Take a time management course.

Reorganise your life so that work becomes proportionate to family, friends and self. Switch your focus to relaxation, exercise, nutrition and spiritual development.

Slow your work pace and also learn to eat, talk, walk and drive slower.

Learn to relax through massage or relaxation exercises.

Work in moderation and keep regular hours.

Set boundaries between work and personal life.

Strengthen family ties through shared activities and rituals.

Renew old acquaintances and join social clubs that don't include co-workers.

Learn to live in present, truly listen to others and as trite as it may sound stop and smell roses. "

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The Final Word Work should be enjoyable and satisfying, not just a means to earn a living. However, when it gets to point where it affects your health and you find you have little time for your personal life, then it's time to take action and do something about it. If you are serious about moving forward much quicker than you would on your own, call us on (03) 9532 5497 to see how personal coaching will dramatically enhance your life.

Whatever you do, do something now! Take that first step

Have a great week! Lorraine Pirihi

Lorraine Pirihi is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist, Leading Life Coach and a dynamic presenter. She runs her own business The Office Organiser specialising in working with Small Business Owners and Managers helping them to dramatically improve their productivity, reduce the stress and the mess and have more time for living life!

Take Time Out for You It can be easy to lose yourself in your work. Take time to smell roses…and make human contact.

The Final Word Not everyone can work successfully from home - some need daily discipline and people interaction encountered in office.

However, for many others, working from home has greatly improved their productivity and enhanced their lifestyle.

They have more flexibility, more time and opportunity to work much more effectively without all usual distractions encountered in traditional office environment.

So next time when you become overwhelmed with with distractions at work and feel like you are going nowhere and getting nothing done, see if working from home for some of week is a viable option.

After all, what's point of just showing up at office if you cannot concentrate and work effectively.

Coping with your workload isn't about being busy, it's about being effective and working smarter, not harder.

Have a great week! Lorraine

Lorraine Pirihi is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist, Leading Life Coach and a dynamic presenter. She runs her own business The Office Organiser specialising in working with Small Business Owners and Managers helping them to dramatically improve their productivity, reduce the stress and the mess and have more time for living life!