Hi John,

Holiday season got you buzzing? Or burned out?

If you're feeling overworked and overwhelmed with end-of-year planning and projects, you're not alone. Perhaps the tips in this Q&A from 2021 can help.
Try This When You’re Feeling Overworked and Overwhelmed
by Emily Gregory

This year I started out motivated, with goals for health, productivity, and things I want to learn at work and personally. However, our company is undergoing ANOTHER reorganization. Some people were let go and other jobs are being moved overseas. I’m a people manager with teams in three countries. I wear many hats and am constantly behind on email and projects. I work long hours and am overwhelmed and exhausted. Leaders are now setting 2021 goals and objectives, stressing “work-life balance,” and I’m not the only one feeling frustrated and angry because it feels like lip service. My sleep is suffering and my exercise plans are down the toilet. It feels like a downward spiral. What can I do?

Signed,
Spiraling Downward

You are asking the right question: “What can I do?” Last year was tough for so many people, and this year is unfolding similarly. There are so many things you can’t do—end the pandemic, change the rate of globalization, ease the financial pressures on your organization, and so on. But there are things you can do to take control of your experience, get out of the downward spiral, and start moving in a new direction. Here are three ideas to help you make that happen.
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