Nobody on a deathbed wishes they had answered more email. These articles cover work-life balance for writers and professionals: boundaries, burnout, and the discipline of building a life the work fits into instead of the reverse.
CareersNot asking permission, just telling him I would be out of range for a weekend. He said if I did not call back within fifteen minutes of a page, I was fired.
resilienceRunning at 12,000 words a day has a price: a crash that can flatten you for days when you misjudge it. Most burnout advice treats it as a willpower problem, which it is not. It is structural, and it has…
For Executives & ProfessionalsJust do your job means one thing from a boss, stop asking questions, and something very different to yourself, stop carrying everyone else's load. The distance between those two is where workplace misery breeds. Drawing on 20 years in retail…
For Executives & ProfessionalsRob Fenstermaker joins Richard Lowe on Leaders and Their Stories to talk about the warrior spirit: why boundaries and integrity come first, the difference between empathy and sympathy, and what real listening does for a leader.
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