Overwhelm and Productivity
Paul Strobl, MBA, Personal Coach and Life Strategist
Master Coach (10,000+ hours/1000+ clients) | Internationally Location Independent since 2008 | Evidence-based Coaching for GenX and GenY Entrepreneurs & Executives
I hit a wall. Or rather, I hit the floor.?
It was back in my company days when I was doing everything I could to scurry up that corporate ladder working 70-80 hours per week and?85 pounds overweight?with pre-hypertension.?
I was pretty miserable, but more urgently, at that moment, I was dizzy. And the floor was the only safe place to be to keep me from falling over or running into someone or something in the office.
I couldn’t get an appointment with my doctor right away (that’s why they call us “patience,” I suppose), but fortunately, a good MD friend of mine was available that evening. He did a neurological test on me to make sure there was nothing wrong with my brain.
There wasn’t.?
Then he offered me a prescription: don’t go into work for a few days.
It was stress. I had vertigo.
How the heck was I supposed to take time off of work? ...