We spend about half our waking lives working. Let’s make that time a bit better, shall we? And let’s chat with desuckifiers who are out there making it happen, every day.
You know how almost every agency feels under-resourced?
What if that’s a you problem? Yeah, you. The one leading the work. Are you dumping your under-resourced nervous system on your team?
Look around. How is everyone? Is that normal agency “buzz” or is that abject terror? Be honest.
You’re running on fumes and poisoning your team in the process. Everyone’s in reactive mode. And you’re wondering why the work is meh instead of marvelous.
Wanna fix it? Find a mirror, fast. It’s time to do some self-reflection and figure out why you’re so frazzled.
Mandy Balak boils this down to a few words: we’re chasing instead of choosing. Chasing recognition, accomplishment, perfection—anything that will finally let us know we’re enough.
You’re already enough. And Mandy’s new book, “Chasing Enough” can you help you actually believe it. Because she went through it, in a big way, and came out the other side healthier and more useful as a leader.
Our constant need to chase is a capacity crisis. When our personal resources exceed our demands, we’re creative, generous. When our demands exceed our resources, we chase, scramble and go on a 7-hour Slack spree. Suddenly, the whole team has our capacity problem.
We can do better.
In this episode, Mandy and I talk about how you can reclaim your nervous system and why setting limits isn’t the same as settling.
That feels like enough for one episode.
Welcome to the DesuckifyWork® podcast. The show where we cut through the BS and find ways to make work less chaotic, more human and less ridiculous. All of which makes your business more profitable, by the way.
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Let the desuckifying begin.
You can follow Mandy on LinkedIn and learn more about her work and her book at mandybalak.com. If you’re up for a quick trip to Canada, you can join her at The Gathering brand festival in Banff, running now through the 24th.
If you’d like to make your agency 20% less crazy, let’s talk. Schedule a free half-hour Demuckify Session and we’ll identify one thing that will move the needle right now.
Type “meow” in the calendar invite and I’ll also send you a free DesuckifyWork® t-shirt.
Bye, everyone!
Bonus question from Mandy:If there were no applause, would you still do it?
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