The Day I Almost Quit (And Didn't)

150 Truths for Burned-Out Professionals Who Are Still Showing Up

von Ga

174 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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THE DAY I ALMOST QUIT (AND DIDN'T)150 Truths for Burned-Out Professionals Who Are Still Showing UpThere is a particular kind of exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix.It is the exhaustion of opening your laptop when you have nothing left to give. Of answering "I'm fine" when you are anything but fine. Of wondering whether you need a vacation, a new job, a completely different life-or simply permission to admit that this is hard.The Day I Almost Quit (And Didn't) is for the person who has reached that point and still showed up the next morning.Through 150 honest, grounded truths, this book explores what burnout really looks like, why high-functioning professionals often miss the warning signs, and how to start rebuilding a working life without pretending everything is okay. It moves beyond generic advice about "work-life balance" and looks at the harder questions: What happens when your body has been keeping score? Which workplace beliefs are quietly costing you your health and energy? How do you set boundaries without guilt? What if you cannot simply quit? And how do you stay without slowly shrinking yourself?Inside, you'll explore: - What burnout actually is-and what it isn't- The lies professionals are taught about productivity, ambition, and success- The physical and emotional signals your body may be sending- How to create boundaries without constantly apologizing- How relationships at work can either drain or support you- Practical ways to rebuild the work itself- Money, fear, security, and the realities that make walking away complicated- Why self-compassion can be a method, not just a comforting idea- How to stay in your career without losing yourself in itThis is not a book about becoming more productive so you can tolerate more.It is about becoming more honest about what your work is costing you-and deciding what needs to change.For the professional who almost quit last night, this book offers something simple: You don't have to have everything figured out to begin making things different.You just have to make it through the next hard week-and start there.

• ISBN: 9798173146649
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp