By Phil Harwood

Many of you endured a massive snow storm recently. If you’re in the snow business, these big storms drag on for many days. But more to the point of this blog post, they test us. They test every part of a person’s capacity. They test every aspect of a company's internal systems. They test each and every machine’s performance. 

If you’re not in the snow business, you are being tested in other ways. Some of you are working from home, cooped up, and stuck in a virtual world. Some of you are doing the work of several people because your company is short-handed. We’re constantly being tested. 

So, my question is, “How you doin’?” 

Finding balance in our lives is not easy, but it is possible. I’d like to share with you a quick thought about this topic and an invitation.

Did you know that nearly a third of all working people report very often, or always, feeling the effects of burnout at work? For some of you, just reading this is a relief because you are not alone in feeling burnout. It’s very common.  

Did you also know that there are five scientifically proven areas of well-being that allow people to feel fulfilled in life? This means that really smart people have figured out how to reduce burnout at work by taking an integrative approach to defining your life’s priorities so that you are better able to make time for those things that are most important to you. 

Did you also know that there is a course presented by GrowTheBench Managing Partner, Neal Glatt, that will walk you through all of these things? In this course, titled Work Life Balance, you will also learn the top causes of burnout, what managers can do to help prevent burnout, and how to create an environment that will promote efficient and healthy work habits.

This course has four modules: 

Work Life Integration
Determining Priorities
Making the Time
Conquering Burnout
My invitation is for you to check out this course now because we’re all being tested and we need to be equipped. It may be purchased as a stand-alone course or as part of our all-access subscription. The next time I see you, be ready for my question, “How you doin’?” I’d love to hear about how you have rediscovered a healthy balance after participating in the Work Life Balance course. 

Now go forth.