Episode 51: The selfless embrace of self care with Katie McDonald

You’re a selfish b*****d. You spend all day doing things. Work things. Family things. Community things. You’re busy as hell. Impacting people everywhere you go. But you’re not making time for you. You know, that dude or dudette in the mirror who stares back at you pleadingly, begging for some relief. Maybe tomorrow, you think as you run off to do more stuff. Important stuff! People are counting on you!You are also counting on you. And it’s pretty selfish of you to ignore that fact. Because the version of you that everyone else is getting is depleted, distracted, and drowning. How is that helpful? Today’s guest on the DesuckifyWork® podcast, Katie McDonald, is here to help you nurture your soul, so you can bring more joy, inspiration and love to everyone around you. It starts by remembering that we are human beings first and foremost, not human doings. So who do you want to be?🐱 Our relationship with ourselves will outlast all others. We must nurture it. 🐱 We must confront our mortality and allow that awareness to lead us to more intentional choices. Ones that align with who we truly are. 🐱 We must stop seeing work as this “other” thing separate from our “real” lives. It’s all life. We can start to see this with a simple experiment—stop keeping separate work and personal calendars. Put it all together and see the difference it makes in how you choose to spend your time. We must listen to Katie… she is wise and compassionate and brilliant. You can follow Katie on LinkedIn. And check out her site at  bnourished.com. It’ll grab you from the first headline… “for doers mastering how to be.” I think we can all relate to that. I bet some of you can relate to my site and my Substack newsletter as well. I’m on a mission to make work suck less and I’d love for you to join me. Want to make that desuckification happen ASAP? Let’s set up a free half hour strategy session. If you enjoyed the episode, please like, share, rate, review, subscribe or consider raising a flock of carrier pigeons and training them to deliver messages that threaten an unholy unleashing of poop if they don’t listen to this show on the reg. Bye, everyone!#desuckifyworkpodcast #desuckifywork #executivecoaching #advertising #adagencies #selfcare #worklifeintegration To view the podcast on YouTube, click here. Get full access to DesuckifyWork® at tjbennett.substack.com/subscribe