Has Overloaded Become The New Normal?

A friend asked me recently what I’m working on at the moment.

As I rattled off a list of leadership, strategy, culture and coaching programs, I quickly ran out of fingers and these thoughts landed all at once:

a) I really love this work

b) I feel incredibly lucky

c) It's way too much

d) No wonder I’m knackered

e) This isn't sustainable, I'm booking am emergency getaway! (see pic)

It made me realise that we often don’t see how much we’ve got on our plate until it's too late. We keep piling things on and on, until the plate cracks or spills over, and we're left picking up the pieces.

We rarely stop and articulate what we're holding and take a moment examine what's truly reasonable. Over time, unreasonable levels of load become normalised.

Leading sustainably isn't a one and done. It requires constant evaluation and evolution to keep your energy, wellbeing and performance on track.

What about you?

If you did a stock take of what’s on your plate right now, what do you notice?

Is something ready to shift?