Working flat out

• Working hard can be exhilerating, but flat out = no time for anything else.
• If you enjoy this way of working, what would you gain by changing it?
• What, specifically, would you like to do differently?
• How clear are you about your motivation for working as you do?
• Why push yourself to the limit continuously?
• Are you naturally competitive, do your colleagues work just as hard?
• Does your confidence depend on being seen to be overworked?
• There is nothing wrong with trying to prove yourself, but results speak louder than mere busyness. Strategic thinkers focus on ''doing the right things'' rather than just ''getting things right''.
• If you feel you have no time to prioritize, can you reframe such time as an investment, the payoff being better use of your time, achievements that really matter because you focus on what's most important rather than the merely urgent?
• Reflect on what it means to manage as a way of clarifying your role.
• See page on guilt for ways of reframing your role from doer to manager and variations on this theme.