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More Breathing Room!

September 21, 2018 By Barbara Mencer

When you become successful, you almost inevitably face a challenge … a limitation.

There are only so many hours in the day … and only so much of you to go around.

So how do you fit everything into your schedule without compromising your performance … and risking eventual physical and mental breakdown?

It’s an important question because too many people, especially the overachievers among us, think we can continue to push the limits of our endurance and not suffer any serious consequences.

But so often, here’s what happens.

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Filed Under: Business Development Tagged With: balance, featured, self care

The Martyr Professional

August 19, 2016 By Barbara Mencer

A strength taken to an extreme becomes a weakness.

You see examples everywhere. We’re all at risk.

The decisive person misses a critical detail by acting too fast, while the careful analyst is paralyzed by over-analysis and the inability to make a decision.

Someone who is good at handling details herself becomes a dreaded micromanager when asked to supervise others.

Someone who is easy going, able to go with the flow and roll with the punches gets taken advantage of by people who know he’s accommodating to a fault and won’t stick up for himself, because he hates confrontation.

What’s that have to do with us as service providers?

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Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: personal development, self care, wellness

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