The Well-Crafted Mom
  • Home
  • Book
  • Blog
  • Coaching
  • Massage
  • About
  • Media Page
  • Events
  • Contact

Is it Time to Break Up with Your Work?

1/4/2016

2 Comments

 
Picture
There was a time when this job meant everything to you. But now, you can’t remember any of those reasons as you’re dropping your daughter off at daycare.

You find yourself feeling resentful as you answer another call at dinnertime, stepping away from the table and your family to deal with work.

You’re starting to wonder what you’re doing when you’re pushing your son on the swings at the playground on a Saturday and simultaneously checking email so you don’t get behind.

You find yourself comparing work to some old – and not so great – relationships you’ve had in the past. Remembering how great it felt to let go of that friendship that became so one-sided that you spent all of your time supporting her while not being able to get a word in edgewise.

Your situation with work feels so much the same, like a BFF gone bad.

Is it time to break up with Work?

Here are a few clues:
• Work takes more than it gives; Work’s never satisfied. For Work, everything is always “me, me, me.” Work doesn’t ever ask you what you want anymore.

• Work crosses over all of your boundaries, interrupts your time with your family, doesn’t listen when you say no.

• Work isn’t fun anymore. Work constantly complains. There's always something wrong with Work.

• When you’re around Work, you feel resentful, burned out, and tired.

Do you want to find new Work but you don’t know how to figure out what comes next? Are you worried that leaving your current Work will just involve starting a relationship with a new job that will end up being just like the old one?

If you’re thinking about breaking up with Work, join me in a free call to learn when it's time to go and discover three steps to finding a new job that will be a better BFF for you. Sign up for my free call here.

2 Comments
Jennifer
1/7/2016 05:58:29 am

2pm? If we are working how do we have a call in the middle of the work day? This makes no sense.

Reply
Kathleen link
1/7/2016 09:54:24 am

Hi Jessica. I understand that schedules can be challenging. I record the calls so that people can listen when it's most convenient, if moms can't make the live call. I'm happy to see that you signed up! - Kathleen

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    The Well-Crafted Mom

    About

    I'm an author, certified life coach, and certified massage therapist who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband (William White of Happy Baby Signs), and our two sons, plus a rescue poodle, and a tabby cat that rolls over and fetches.

    Picture

    Archives

    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015

    See more blog posts at Touch Blue Sky

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed


    Praise

    "I wanted to say that I've been reading your blog for a year now and your words and advice have helped me through difficult times with my kids. I've changed from a constantly stressed mom to someone who cherishes every moment spent with the kids (and with a lot less yelling) and has learned to take on less but appreciate more. So thank you."
    Grace Leung, San Francisco

Freebies

Coaching + Craft
Newsletter

The Book

The Well-Crafted Mom
About

Events

Support

Contact
Privacy Policy
© COPYRIGHT 2013 - 2018
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Get Your Coaching + Craft Guide
Photo used under Creative Commons from DaveCrosby