Would YOU say you “work 70-80 hours per week” on your resume?
We’ve all heard the advice before: It’s unhealthy to work too hard and play too little. That kind of lifestyle not only wears you down, it also robs you of the zest in life.
So why do most of us always end up ignoring our better judgment, and work ourselves to the bone? Sure, you want to be on top of everything, and you feel like there’s never enough time to handle the demands of your executive position, but why punish yourself mentally, physically, and emotionally in the process?
If you’re one of those people who suddenly wonders why on Earth you’re working 13 hours a day, six days a week, when you actually don’t need to … maybe it’s time for a change. After all, when you put together your resume, you don’t plan to write “works 70-80 hours per week” in your Executive Summary, do you?
Workaholic habits can be is very difficult to break, especially for managers and executives. Once you get into a certain mold, people expect you to stay in that mold, and you begin to live their expectations as well as your own. Sooner or later, you become so accustomed to it, you resist changing your circumstances even if it’s hurting you. You get so comfortable in your uncomfortable situation, you feel wrong to make a positive change. Ironic, isn’t it?
So how do you get out of the rut? According to many self-improvement types, it can take a while. It took you years to establish the existing patterns in your life, so isn’t it reasonable to expect it to take as long to break them? Other folks suggest you can create new habits in as little as three weeks, so if you can muscle your way to that mark through will power and discipline, you have a great chance of succeeding.
Whatever the truth is for your own life, the good news is, it’s possible to unlearn something. By diverting your energies and your attention to family to relaxation, to “filling the well,” as the creative types say, you begin to shift the balance of your life and work.
And even more ironically, breaking the workaholic habit is good for your career, too.
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