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Activating your talent is the antitote to stress, burnout, and feeling disengaged at work
For those navigating the nonprofit conservation and environmental sector, burnout can become an all-too-familiar companion. Alarming signals from organizations like the Urban Institute stress the urgency of infusing well-being practices into the workplace to counter stress, burnout, and the quiet exodus of employees. Events like the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for racial equity, economic challenges, and the weight of climate change have intensified the pressure on this sector, rendering the toll unsustainable.
The Success Deception: How Our Culture of Busyness Undermines Our Happiness
A client once shared she felt she wasn’t achieving enough. She said, “I should probably be ‘doing more’ in my career.” And yet, my client had built a life balancing a successful career while maintaining plenty of time to be with her family. When asked whether she was happy and satisfied, she said yes. It occurred to me she might need to revisit what success meant on her terms.
Strengths Are Key To Creating Impact as an Environmental Leader
Ask anyone whose career is dedicated to protecting the planet and they will tell you about their important work to protect land, air, water and human health. For the tens of thousands of leaders working on environmental conservation and protection, they measure impact by certain indicators.
How to Unearth Your Strengths and Find Career and Life Fulfillment
If someone asked you, “What are your strengths?” would you really know how to answer?
Most people answer this question by listing their skills. Or pointing to buzzword phrases like, “I’m a strategic thinker” or “I’m a strong communicator” or “I’m good with people.”
None of these are strengths.