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Balanced growth

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Or is the balance between work, personal life, and personal growth completely missing?




Increasingly, alarming reports are emerging about young people living and working on the brink of burnout. Recently, an article in the Dutch Financial Times had the headline, “Young People with Burnout: Hype or Everyone's Problem?” This was followed a few days later by an article from a Dutch news station with the headline, “Number of Young Workers with Burnout Symptoms on the Rise.”


Control

What strikes me when reading these articles is why it seems difficult to pinpoint the cause of complaints like this. According to researchers, these issues are often caused by performance pressure, financial incentives, and the impact of the internet, social media, and the fear of missing out. This results in the loss of control over one’s own life. An interesting question in my opinion is, where does the responsibility for the loss of control lie?


Dilemma

In my neighborhood, I see countless examples of people who fit exactly into the picture the researchers paint. A busy job, a high mortgage or rent, often a parents with young children, a partner with an equally busy job, and a busy social life. And let's not forget the desire to personal growth. This can be driven by personal need or by the expectations of employers, partners, or environment. Being in such a situation, constantly trying to meet expectations and financial obligations, raises the dilemma: what choices do I make to better balance my life, and what am I willing to give up?


Unaware

What I notice is that people are often not even aware that they are losing control. In conversations, I notice an urgent need for a different way of living , yet they continue without really investigating the root cause. When the root cause is sought, often people feel that the ability to change falls outside their influence. The question is whether this is always the case.


Awareness

Employers often are not aware that some of their employees are 'on the edge' until they call in sick. Then there is attention, as work gets left behind or a temporary worker needs to be hired. If it lasts longer, a reintegration plan has to be drawn up to support employees in their recovery. Unfortunately, by then the employee is already long term sick, and the employer faces unforeseen costs. And when the employee is back to work after a long recovery process, the underlying cause is often not found.


Boundaries

In my coaching sessions, I ask people to critically examine the balance between work, personal life, and personal development. Not because it always has to change, but to investigate how they balance them. Often this immediately provides insight. Then it suddenly becomes understandable that with a busy job, a busy personal life, and huge ambitions, it's likely that you go beyond what is healthy


Choices

Insight helps. While it doesn’t eliminate all the stress factors mentioned earlier, it can help you regain control over your life by prioritizing. By recognizing and discussing causes, you can look for solutions. For example, accepting that sometimes your personal life requires more attention, making work or personal growth less prominent. It’s a matter of making choices.


Balance

I am convinced that people are ultimately more successful if they dare to make choices. I believe that this approach can significantly reduce stress or burnout-related absences. Curious why I’m convinced it can be different, have a look at https://www.anderz-om.nl/en/balans or contact me for more information.

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