You’re not just a consultant. You’re a person too. 🤔 What does this mean? 🤔 You have feelings, desires, questions, concerns, family, friends - you know the list! Whether it’s a significant other or some other person you care about.. Instead of getting upset that they don’t understand how good you are at what you do, let’s look at the situation with a positive lens and frame of mind. It’s just as Steven Bartlett said below - others misunderstanding your greatness is a chance for you to relax! 😌🛀 Celebrate and cherish those moments when you can take a break. You know, some situations aren’t bad, it’s really just how you look at it. #ConsultantLife #WorkLifeBalance #MentalHealth #PositiveMindset #PerspectiveShift #SelfCare #Gratitude
If you’re an entrepreneur, if you’re a CEO, if you’re a manager in a high intensity company or if you’re a team member in a high intensity team: Your romantic partner will likely never truly understand your work - they will never truly understand your stress, worries and overthinking. The most you can hope for is that they understand that they do not understand. There is at least some empathy in accepted ignorance. But you have to avoid gaslighting your partner, you must also have empathy for their inability to understand. Why on earth would they? It is not their email inbox, it’s not their deadline, it’s not their tough decision…it is not their responsibility. Being misunderstood at home is one of the prices you pay for the growth you chase. Here’s the twist… although it doesn’t feel like it, it is a gift that they don’t fully understand. If they did, home wouldn’t offer a retreat from work - it would be an extension of it. Keep going, protect your relationship, have empathy.