Sunday, 31 August 2008

Consequences Of Being A Successful Executive...

One of the biggest problems with being so successful in your career often means a lot of time, focus and dedication and long working hours sometimes for years is what you've done to actually get you where you are today.

With so much of your focus on work it can then lead to neglecting other areas of your life particularly your relationship and family, other life interests and hobbies, and your health and fitness.

Other impacts is that you've got yourself into a situation where you can't say no to a boss or client, even to yourself and you sacrifice your loved ones needs and wants. You will go home late or miss your son's school event or just everyday things like taking them to school sometimes or picking them up for the sake of not saying no or taking time out of your big important executive job.

So the impacts can be that executives find themselves over weight or have on/off intense exercise regimes, they can't get up easily in the mornings, they don't really talk to their partners about anything except routine living, what they are doing on the weekend and the kids if they have them.

Often we find that many executives we work with will then try and make up for this by spoiling their loved ones through gifts and fancy holidays to cover up for what is really missing instead of spending quality time together and giving their partners and families what they really want which is generally just 'them'.

Try to give your family some more of YOU this month.

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