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<\/a><\/p>\nI have an unhealthy relationship to work.<\/p>\n
For as long as I can remember, my connection to work had been all or nothing. There is nothing quite like the feeling of working really well on something I think is important, accomplishing a goal. It is like a drug, or alcohol, or sex, or food, or anything else that can be\u00a0addictive.<\/p>\n
Part of my work addiction is that I want to be perfect. I wanted to be the person who could always be relied on to get results. I wanted to be the person who could work with anyone and handle any situation. I would do what it took to get things done.<\/p>\n
I am good at working. I am your\u00a0go-to guy. Work is how I push away\u00a0my own insecurities.<\/p>\n
Work is how I control my life. By working harder, longer, even smarter than anyone else, I turn life into what I want it to be.<\/p>\n
For years, I worked as hard as I could. When I took time\u00a0off, I would get sick. It was as if I were going through withdrawal.<\/p>\n
Eventually, finally, I got to the point where I was able to begin\u00a0seeing. I needed to do more,\u00a0even though I was already doing all\u00a0I could. With a lot of help, I started to change the way I relate to work.<\/p>\n
I am still learning and growing. I am recovering, not recovered. Each day is a new beginning.<\/p>\n
Now I help other people explore\u00a0how they relate to work and discover new ways of working in their worlds. There are ways to build a healthy relationship to work, and we build them.<\/p>\n
Together we take one step at a time.<\/p>\n
Are you hooked on work?<\/p>\n
How could\u00a0you have a healthier relationship to your work?<\/p>\n
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