You have to go to work. I get that.
And because most people can’t “survive” without a job, it will take priority over everything else.
And it often doesn’t matter whether the job is good or bad, as long as it pays the bills.
So a pattern starts. Go to work, put your head down, and pretend you like the people you work with. Get in and out, and hope you have some energy for the rest of your life.
But most people don’t have the energy for the rest of their life. At least not anymore.
The older you get, the harder it is to make the time for the things you love. The harder it is to nurture your personal relationships. There just isn’t enough time. There isn’t enough energy.
After a hard week of dealing with micromanaging bosses and needy coworkers, the last thing you want to do is deal with people.
So you order some takeout, open a bottle of wine, and settle into a Netflix binge.
And over time, you notice that you want to connect with people less and less. It just seems easier to do your own thing. Less pain. Less worry.
But relationships are one of the fundamental foundations for happiness, inside and outside of work.
And letting work take precedence over relationships is one of the top regrets people have at the end of their life.
And on top of that, having terrible relationships at work is one of the top reasons people hate their jobs.
My point is that relationships matter. Your happiness matters!
This week Michelle Hoffmann and I will talk about work and personal relationships. And why they are important. After Michelle lost the most important relationship in her life she leaned into a whole new career doing something she’d been doing all her life.
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