Imagine if you could follow your ambition without drowning in it – how much more fulfilling life would be? That’s what Pause Purpose Play is all about – finding balance over burnout by setting you free from needing to be perfect, so that you can take action and get started with what matters to you, instead of getting stuck in procrastination and holding yourself back with self-limiting beliefs your inner critic tells you. In this podcast, Michaela Thomas, Clinical Psychologist, Couples Therapist and founder of The Thomas Connection, shares bite-sized learning around psychology of performance, habits, self-confidence, stress, anxiety, perfectionism, parenthood and couples relationships. The podcast will mix solo episodes with guest interviews; diving deep into their professional zone of genius and learning about how they have found pause, purpose and play in their life and in their work. My new book, The Lasting Connection, is available now from all good bookshops.
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Do you work too many hours or push yourself to achieve things even at your own detriment?
You want to be successful, but maybe you’re not clear on what success looks like for you, and confuse it with what the patriarchal definition of productivity looks like – clocking up at least 40 hours a week.
This solo episode was an experiment – recording an Instagram live mini training onto the podcast at the same time, with any free flow imperfections that brought, so turn the volume down a bit for better audio.
The session focused on your relationship with five factors which influence how you get stuck in a rat race at work and in your business – your relationship with success, with yourself, with productivity, with achievement, and with comparison with others.
Listen to this episode to learn more about:
- How do you define what successful means?
The inner work we do helps us level up in our business too - Masculine energy and definition of performance rules, meaning working 40 plus hours a week to be ‘productive’.
- Corporate hangover – need to be constantly doing something to be productive, face time at the office
- Attaching your self-worth to achievement, then you will feel like a failure when you make a mistake
- Comparisonitis and how understandable it is
When you DO address these patterns, you can start to build more enjoyment.
As it is SO common to get stuck into these patterns of overworking, please share this episode and talk to your friends about it. It is possible to unpick and change these patterns.
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This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media.
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