Many of us grew up with the belief that you can only make a lot of money by working hard and tirelessly. However, there are often cases when people who work diligently and really perform their duties qualitatively receive much less than those involved in other spheres and workers who are not so tireless.
Why?
We live in the paradigm that you can get a lot of money only by giving your all, we also condemn those who get money easier than we do.
In fact, many of us can work less and get more. To do this, you just need to understand where our focus of attention is. Take an inventory of personal resources and identify hidden potential. This will help you understand how to start earning without slipping into workaholism.
Workaholics can in some cases get more than the "average for the hospital", but often they have another problem – this money does not bring any joy. Being completely exhausted, they are simply unable to spend them. What mistakes do people make when they choose this strategy?
4 mistakes of all workaholics
I urge you not to overwork, but really try to find a balance between rest and work. Pay attention to the mistakes you make over and over again. Often it is because of them that the scales tip towards workaholism.
1. Take too much work
Acting according to the attitude of "a lot of work = a lot of money", many fail to take on new responsibilities, new tasks, new customers. Of course, all this can bring money, but at the same time it will bring fatigue, and lack of time for hobbies, family, friends. For everything but work.
Don't be afraid to refuse, delegate tasks, or put things off for later by setting less tight deadlines. So the work will bring pleasure and will not turn into torment.
Another option is to raise the rate, work with customers who can pay more: so the amount of work will remain unchanged, but earnings will increase.
2. Work non-stop
Have you ever noticed that you are increasingly devoting the whole day to work, even forgetting to have a snack? Of course, everyone has busy days, but if every working day becomes so... This is a signal to slow down and think about the redistribution of the load. Pauses are mandatory.
3. Think that burnout will not affect you
Burnout is the most common "complication" of workaholism. It is faced by all or almost all workaholics. People, even realizing that they are already tired of work, continue to work, literally forcing themselves and forbidding themselves any indulgences. And usually no one stands "over the soul". Man drives himself away.
Due to burnout, we lose interest in work and life. Tasks that used to fascinate us become uninteresting. Activities that have been enjoyable are starting to get annoying.
It's important not to ignore burnout. You need to allow yourself pauses, rest, vacation. Don't blame yourself for "doing nothing." Such moments are also necessary and very important.
4. Don't understand why you need money
There are often cases when a person resists, trying to "earn a lot", but at the same time has no idea what he will spend these amounts on. Often people are simply not ready to manage large cash flows. They want "big money" purely theoretically.
It is important to understand why you need certain incomes. You also need to decide on what amounts are needed.
After such a reboot of thinking and competent goal setting, making money will become a less painful process. Now you will focus on the goals, understanding that earnings are only a tool.
Both time and money
How to find harmony? Learn to work productively and remember to live life?
It is important for any of us to learn how to recover. If we master this science, we will be able to easily switch from work to leisure, and life in general will become more productive. This means that after a busy day at work, we will not fall into sleep without strength, and on the weekend we will be able to do something that we and our family like. These days will cease to be perceived simply as a long-awaited respite.
Pay attention to: sleep and rest patterns, your diet, social circle and the information you consume. For someone, it is important to disconnect from the news at least for a day, others are helped by sports, others are "fueled" by meetings with friends or walks in the forest. Find your "tool" and don't forget to use it.
If you recover correctly and in a timely manner, your workflow will become more productive. It is possible that the problem with recycling will resolve itself (or at least it will not be so acute).
Try to find harmony with yourself, abandoning meaningless prohibitions and restrictions. Set specific goals. Under such conditions, making money is more likely to develop from the format of an eternal race into a natural course of life.