If you’re like most high achievers, you might struggle with prioritizing yourself. That’s because many high achievers are also what I call “professional people pleasers” - they put everyone else’s needs before their own.
If that sounds familiar, read on…
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You’re sitting in a meeting at work, discussing a new project, when your manager asks who wants to take the lead. “I definitely don’t have bandwidth right now!”, you think to yourself, mentally rattling off your current to-do list. You have way too much on your plate, as usual. But 10 seconds pass, and no one else has raised their hand yet. Your palms begin to sweat, and you know what’s about to happen….As if it’s no longer attached to your body, you see your hand start to go up in the air. “No, wait!”, you mentally say to yourself in a panic. But it’s too late. You’ve taken one for the team, and you’re leading yet another project.
If this sounds familiar, you’re in good company. And you might be suffering from the (non-official, as far as I know) ailment: you might be a work martyr.
