Remember when you got your first job?
You were nervous but excited. Your enthusiasm was high and you rose with flourish to every professional challenge that came your way.
As you began to ascend the professional ladder, that naïve person was gradually replaced by a different individual.
Assertive. Competitive. Aggressive. A go-getter. An achiever.
The urge to achieve more and more, at record speed, heightened.
Irritability, agitation and cynicism set in as you pushed yourself harder and harder to accomplish more. Does this story sound familiar to you?
When you push yourself this hard, dramatic changes are bound to take place in your personal life because of your competitiveness and aggressiveness.
Your friendships could fade. Your marriage could fall apart.
Professional burnout is commonplace today.
Could you be falling prey to it?
Text: Merril Diniz
Illustrations: Dominic Xavier
