Shifting from Success to Wellbeing… where success really lives

Hello and Happy 2022! I am excited to continue writing about career and leadership development this year. What topics interest you most? What are you struggling with? Where could you use a little support? (I get it– if you’re anything like me– that last item could be a long list, haha!)

I am super motivated to deliver the most useful content for you! The kind of content you can read easily and want to apply to your life.

Reminder the Visions Internships Blog provides insights and tips for young professionals every 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month and for organizational leaders every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.

For today, I’m going to laser in on Wellbeing over Success.

True story – I had planned to kick off this year’s Blog with a focus on systems and structures for success. Then I did a gut-check and shifted to wellbeing.

As my dad used to say, “Without your health, ya got nothin’!” And WOW are his words more true than ever these days!

I am also realizing how closely connected my physical and mental health are. 

I can acknowledge my circumstances without falling victim to them. 

For example, this past week, my daughter’s pre-K classroom was shut down for 4 days due to a positive Covid test that rendered all of the children Close Contacts. Like so many working parents, I was freaking out about how I was going to get any work done. My daughter and I took a ride, I cleared my head, and I came up with a solution to do a playdate swap with another mother whose child is in my daughter’s class. This way, we each got 4 hours of work in, rather than zero. #Win

Big picture– I invite you to step back and put in place whatever you need to do to keep life flowing and you feeling good, despite the many circumstances outside your control. What makes you happy? Do that. Be that. Success will come when you create a place for it to land.

As Jeff Sutherland said, People aren’t happy because they’re successful. They’re successful because they’re happy.”

How can you contribute to your wellbeing and happiness today? If not today, when?

Forgive me for over-quoting Dad-e-o here, but his punchy saying, “Nobody’s getting out of here alive” reminds me to live my best life while I’m still here.

To Your Success (and Wellbeing)!

Amy

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