Are you a workaholic?
Are you a workaholic? I know without hesitation that I used to be when I worked as a lawyer in the City of London. I would get into the office early and leave later than most people. Even when I got home, I would not switch off. I was embarrassed once when I was contacted by the company that provided our management software, as I had been the only lawyer in the United Kingdom to log on during Christmas Day. They wanted my permission to mention it in an article! It is fair to say I received some ridicule from colleagues who saw the piece when it was published….. Honestly, like any addiction, I miss it and some days, I still feel that urge coming back.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE ESSENCE OF NATIONAL WORKAHOLICS DAY
WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE ESSENCE OF NATIONAL WORKAHOLICS DAY - I consider myself a recovering Workaholic, having been a City of London lawyer, a C-Suite executive in Manhattan, and now a self-employed Business Mentor and ICF Life Coach, but is there a fine line between being one and creating a healthy work-life balance? All need to understand at least the implications of working beyond the standard 40-hour workweek, and this, in part, is how National Workaholics Day encourages work-life balance.