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Dear Work
Don’t burn out―stand out.
Do you find yourself striving for big goals but running on fumes? Are you ever stuck in the frustrating cycle of overworking and under-living? Do you love the work you do―or at least used to―but feel overwhelmed by it?
When it comes to work and our relationship with it, something has to change. This doesn’t mean you need to bound out of bed every day in love with your work, nor do you need to settle for dragging yourself out of bed surviving your way through it, but you can feel a greater sense of aliveness engaging in it.
Dear Work transforms traditional advice by using the power of brain science to show you how to boost your Work Vitality Quotient so you stand out, bringing your best, most energized self―without burning out. Sara Ross, chief vitality officer and leadership expert, will show you how
- Identify the four “success traps” that limit your potential by luring you into thinking you’re doing what it takes when really what you’re doing is taking from you.
- Adopt a “yes, and” mindset to work better with stress and feel fueled and fulfilled in the process.
- Expand your approach to self-care to strategically identify when slowing down is needed and when accelerating in a different direction is even better.
In a world that refuses to let up, reigniting your take-on-the-day vitality will be your competitive advantage at work and your path to pursuing a fully lived life outside of it as well.
Do you find yourself striving for big goals but running on fumes? Are you ever stuck in the frustrating cycle of overworking and under-living? Do you love the work you do―or at least used to―but feel overwhelmed by it?
When it comes to work and our relationship with it, something has to change. This doesn’t mean you need to bound out of bed every day in love with your work, nor do you need to settle for dragging yourself out of bed surviving your way through it, but you can feel a greater sense of aliveness engaging in it.
Dear Work transforms traditional advice by using the power of brain science to show you how to boost your Work Vitality Quotient so you stand out, bringing your best, most energized self―without burning out. Sara Ross, chief vitality officer and leadership expert, will show you how
- Identify the four “success traps” that limit your potential by luring you into thinking you’re doing what it takes when really what you’re doing is taking from you.
- Adopt a “yes, and” mindset to work better with stress and feel fueled and fulfilled in the process.
- Expand your approach to self-care to strategically identify when slowing down is needed and when accelerating in a different direction is even better.
In a world that refuses to let up, reigniting your take-on-the-day vitality will be your competitive advantage at work and your path to pursuing a fully lived life outside of it as well.
272 pages, Paperback
Published January 31, 2023
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September 13, 2023
Utter drivel
March 25, 2023
This book taught me what I needed to do to overcome my work addiction. It provided me with tools and strategies in order to change my negative work habits. I am now taking Sara’s advice and already starting to feel better about my work-life balance. I feel more energized and better about myself. A very good read if you are a high achiever at work and want to spend more time working on yourself and your loved ones.
March 17, 2023
Through diligence, hard work, and plenty of personal experience, Sara Ross offers to us a work manifesto on how to understand our place within work and work's place within our lives. Ross touches on popular topics such as burnout and understanding whether one's position is right for you. In a similar feat, she also offers constructive ways of thinking about work and how to analyze the burnout you may be experiencing. From ways to replenish your reserves--companies give you vacation time...so use it! Don't let them take that time away from you!--to attempting to change your mindset for when your tasks get repetitive, her insights are both applicable and valuable.
My favorite part of this book--besides the tongue-in-cheek coffee stains--was her idea of constructing a Resilience Resume. I've heard the advice before of saving compliments and positive feedback in your inbox, but I've never heard of this concept before. She argues that you should create a Word Document, diary, whatever works for you, and write down your adverse experiences, both in your personal life and in your professional life, and how you've overcome them. This, she says, will give you something to refer to for when the going gets rough. You're a tough person and a good worker! You deserve to remind yourself of what you've accomplished, especially when imposter syndrome sets in.
Of course, Ross recognizes that sometimes a job is not a good fit and promotes a toxic and unhealthy work environment. Sometimes a culture cannot be changed by just one person. This is an important distinction to make when working through your stress and burnout. Sometimes the solution isn't to take a deep breath and center yourself. Sometimes the solution is to leave.
Realistic, truthful, and applicable. This book makes for a good read.
My favorite part of this book--besides the tongue-in-cheek coffee stains--was her idea of constructing a Resilience Resume. I've heard the advice before of saving compliments and positive feedback in your inbox, but I've never heard of this concept before. She argues that you should create a Word Document, diary, whatever works for you, and write down your adverse experiences, both in your personal life and in your professional life, and how you've overcome them. This, she says, will give you something to refer to for when the going gets rough. You're a tough person and a good worker! You deserve to remind yourself of what you've accomplished, especially when imposter syndrome sets in.
Of course, Ross recognizes that sometimes a job is not a good fit and promotes a toxic and unhealthy work environment. Sometimes a culture cannot be changed by just one person. This is an important distinction to make when working through your stress and burnout. Sometimes the solution isn't to take a deep breath and center yourself. Sometimes the solution is to leave.
Realistic, truthful, and applicable. This book makes for a good read.
March 14, 2024
While not anything ground-breaking, Dear Work does a great job of breaking down burnout, work-life balance, and providing concrete examples of how to maintain vitality in both work and personal times. Engaging read and relevant. It's refreshing to read a book on work-related personal development that's not decades old.
May 21, 2023
It seemed like it would be better when I picked it up. It had some good reminders but it wasn’t as good as i anticipated
March 3, 2024
Very good read. For sure need to put a lot of this in practice with my workplace so that I stop getting burnt out and overworked.
May 7, 2024
didn’t learn anything new really
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