Stop Worshipping at the Altar of The Grind
Everyone's tired, and no one's getting saved.
I used to be one of those people who — even from a beach chair, in the hot summer sun, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean — never took a vacation.
Even though my “out of office” auto-responder and voicemail message were toggled on, I was still very much in the office — my time, my energy, my brain power.
Checking emails.
Responding to Teams messages.
Returning donor phone calls.
Wringing my hands over deadlines.
Lamenting conflict between team members and furiously ruminating over a solution.
Strategizing.
(Ulcerating.)
(Burning out.)
(Ignoring the here and now.)
I need not tell you how all kinds of wrong that posturing is in the workplace.
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When Oddball Leaders center values like joy and playfulness, they must be able to mindfully and intentionally hang it up. Unplug. Escape to the forest and live with a kindly, old bog witch for a few months!!!
But that wasn’t me for a long time in my career — and I’m pretty sure I came by it honestly:
