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I have certainly caught myself in this game. The light bulb went on for me when I looked at how my behaviour matches my values. It has been helpful for me to ask myself, “How am I modelling
success that I want for my clients?” and, “Is this really what being responsible looks like?”
When pressure is on, it’s easy to slip. We need anchors to hang onto that are core to us, not a list of “shoulds”. Compromising our vacation and recovery time can compromise integrity we model with our employees and our colleagues (let alone our families and friends). Integrity might be one of your anchors.
How might your own values help you stay committed to practice of rejuvenation?
Clearly, running on fumes doesn’t cut it. The demands of today’s businesses are too high and customer expectations too great. We owe it to our businesses, our employers and our customers alike to be functioning in top form. We owe it to our employees to rely on them in our absence. When others take vacations, we need to show respect for value of disconnecting from work. And we particularly owe it to ourselves to build in recovery, so that we can be our most creative and highly contributing selves when we get back to work.
As you look ahead to summertime…
What action can you take today to be accountable for building rejuvenation into your plans over next 3 months?
Susan is President of Development by Design, a Business & Leadership Coaching and Human Resources Consulting firm. Her Coaching clients are high potential leaders and profitable business owners who are redefining the terms of their success and taking their impact to a new level. www.development-by-design.com
