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Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges
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Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges

by Joanna Barsh
October 2017
Beginner
272 pages
6h 6m
English
McGraw-Hill
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When the Pressure Threatens to Overwhelm

The pressure marathon started early. You wanted a good job! After that, you wanted to keep your job, find a better one, and advance. Someone was always a little bit better than you. Does it ever end? Nope. When one competitor exits, a new one appears.

Too much pressure creates unintended and unwanted consequences. On Friday night, you admit to friends that you feel anxious, stressed, unsatisfied, or sad and you don’t know why. You chalk it up to fatigue and vow (again) to make good on your gym membership. By Sunday evening, when the cycle starts again, you dream about opening a bakery, moving to Portland, going back to school, or anything but this.

Some people thrive on pressure. Some learn to handle ...

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ISBN: 9781260026474