Ep 156 - Unmasking the Hidden Toll of Overachievement, with guest Sally McGrath

Are you an overachiever who doesn't know how to put the brakes on?

Sally and I are talking to the high achievers out there today who want to learn some strategies to challenge their current patterns.

Consistent overachievement inevitably learns to burnout - take new action today to get back in control of your workload - and your life.

We are talking about:

• Why do so many women have a relentless need to overachieve?
• How peer pressure, from other high achievers, can impact your need to compete
• What society 'expects' of women and putting pressure on yourself
• Setting expectations on ourselves, that we would never put on others
• Taking control back with the 3 priorities
• Having adult children at home can have a huge impact on you
• Quick fixes, like stepping out for a coffee, having a 'big sleep' and even going on holiday, don't shift the addiction to working at a level of 110% - bigger change is needed
• The benefits of overachieving include personal satisfaction, intellectual stimulation and building self worth

Something Sally said that I wanted to share here:

"If you choose to do less, you actually feel like you have more control. Not expecting yourself to manage another 5-10 boxes of responsibility that you've lumped on yourself is liberating."

Links:

• Download Sally’s Burnout Checklist here
• Find Sally on Linkedin
• Visit Sally's website Health That Heals
• Get Rebecca's free download: ‘The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted’ – get promoted faster with these tried and tested strategies.
• Listen to another conversation with Sally: How to Manage Burnout as the Primary Breadwinner
• You can check Rebecca out at www.illuminategrowth.com.au
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About Sally:

Sally McGrath, Health That Heals takes ambitious, capable women who are on the verge of burnout to a thriving state. Sally says, “Being stressed out all the time has becotaing conme normalised and I am here to help women stop wearing normalising burnout.  Toxic work environments are a huge issue and my mission is to support women to put a stop to toxic and burnout cultural behaviour.”

About Rebecca:

Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for 11 years now as a coach and have helped women at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!