Checked out. Burnt out. Managed out.
If you have experienced even one of these at work, it would’ve led to a lot of friction.
Two out of three at the same time? Much worse.
What about all three together?
I had checked out.
My core values changed after the birth of my child a few years ago. Today, I value autonomy, creativity, curiosity and kindness.
My purpose changed.
Most of my waking time and energy was spent thinking in quarters. It stopped feeling rewarding beyond the money and health insurance. I began daring to think in decades. In generations. Trying to make the world better for my child meant trying to make it better for every former, present and future child.
I was burnt out.
[There are three kinds of burn out. Over-loaded. Under-challenged. Mis-aligned.]
Managing myself and my chronic health conditions, being a parent