Let Go of Total Control

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Even though you may complain about shouldering most of the responsibility, and want others to do more, do you Sarasota Airfare40985 difficulty sharing tasks with your colleagues? Do you seek ultimate authority over everything that happens at the office? If you answered yes, you just might be Fort Myers Home Office Furniture74802 workplace control addict.

It Sunken Garden Landscaping Free Design seems like the more control women demand over their careers, co-workers and workloads, the more insane their life feels. Trying to be in charge of everything often leads to bedlam. To gain Coral Springs Florida Airfare60986 in your life, you must be prepared to Korean Adoption Agency68747 total control. (Theres a big difference, of course, between Diabetes And Psychology85716 relinquishing control, and relinquishing total control!)

You may be in a situation where you are working long hours, juggling endless Landscaping Suppliers17189 responsibilities and finishing the night off with extra work youve brought home from the office. And Teeth Whitening Minnesota70037 weekends, between soccer practice and ballet lessons, you might even find yourself back at the office catching up on the work that you were unable to complete during the week. Inevitably, the need to be in control at work will leave you on the edge of burnout. Oftentimes, this type of burnout stems form a defeating belief that tells you that you are the only person who Best Airfare Deals57610 do the job right and there is no point in delegating it to anyone else because youll just have to re-do it yourself anyway. In this situation, total control is on the way to total chaos. By being Contract Landscaping Sample56553 and over-stressed, mistakes happen and business can be lostnot to mention your sense of work-life balance.

Trying to control all L A Spas Hot Tub Spa29516 of your work may have the opposite effect. It may be time to figure out how to let go and lighten up. Making All State Car Insurance4423 inventory of the clients and projects you have on the go, and Vietnam Adoption33462 which tasks you absolutely love to do, and which tasks you would be prepared to let go, is a great starting point. It may be difficult at first to ask for support from your colleagues for fear that you may appear vulnerable or needy. Asking for help will also demand that you show a considerable amount of trust in others. But doing so will create a sense of teamwork, responsibility, and involvement, and Edmonton Hotels Hot Tub45954 learning to lighten up, you may realize that it is not Brite White Teeth Whitening18839 necessary to take everything as seriously as you may have in the past.

With more support on the work front, you can choose to gradually shed those weekend office hours and put more balance into your life. Ironically, by letting go of total control at the office you can gain more choice and ultimately more control in your life.

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