How Well Do You Enjoy R & R?
Judith Sherven, PhD
Executive Empowerment Coach, Decades of Working with Individuals at Tech Companies and Start-ups, Fostering Career Growth, Award-winning Self-help Author, Radio and Podcast Guest
“Work Life Balance” is a big phrase in corporate-speak. Often people assume it refers to work and family life balance. But what about your personal Rest and Relaxation?
How well do you carve out time to walk in nature, meditate, play games/sports with friends, read just for fun, go to the movies/jazz club/symphony/museum etc. —anything that can renew your enjoyment of life?
All too often people tell me they’re too consumed with the demands of work or their family to be able to give themselves over to true relaxation and renewal. You’ve probably heard these people referred to as workaholics.
But I suggest that deeper forces are probably driving this kind of behavior. If this applies to you (or anyone you know):
*** Were you raised to feel guilty about enjoying yourself?
*** Did your upbringing routinely emphasize how difficult life could be?
*** Was “family” an obligation rather than a pleasure?
I could go on and on - but no need. You get the gist.
So, take a few moments to scan your relationship with fun, play, rest, relaxation, and any other element of self-care that may not currently be a high priority. What do you notice?
I look forward to your Comments! Thanks in advance.
Judith Sherven, PhD and her husband Jim Sniechowski, PhD https://JudithandJim.com have developed a penetrating perspective on people’s resistance to success, which they call The Fear of Being Fabuloustm. Recognizing the power of unconscious programming to always outweigh conscious desires, they assert that no one is ever failing—they are always succeeding. The question is, at what? To learn about how this played out in the life of Whitney Houston for example, and how it may be playing out in your own life, check out their 6th book: https://WhatReally KilledWhitneyHouston.com
For a great read that relates to this topic, my husband Jim’s Leaving Home Trilogy - a three-part autobiographical fiction series based on Jim’s growing up in 1950s factory-working Polish Detroit...has just begun to be released with the first book "Worship Of Hollow Gods" now available on Amazon in kindle and paperback - and was a #1 New Release and #1 Best Seller on Amazon. https://tinyurl.com/y8xw4ht9
Manager of Recreation and Culture
5 年Relaxation....not my strong suit. Fun...I try to make everything fun but relaxing and downtime make me squirrelly
Management
6 年I was raised with a strong work ethic. Be at work, be on time, work hard. Do your best even when you hate it. You never know what opportunity may present itself. Going beyond that is the chronic thinking about work during your time off. If your behind. What you need to do. Who needs mentoring, blah, blah. Blah. Sometimes it's hard to let go and focus on things outside of work. It's so important to get a way and refresh your mind and body.
Scott Holleran, Author | Writing, Editing, Storytelling
6 年Thank you for the post. It’s an important topic. I do my best to maintain self-care and I’d like to be able to do more. Reading your post makes me more motivated. Cheers.