I’ve just finished reading an interview about Abigail Sharon, a Microsoft executive in London.
There isn’t anything new about Women in Business but she talks about how she struggled with balancing home and work in the beginning:
An achiever by nature, she’d assumed that having worked as a consultant at Microsoft for so long, she would hit the ground running as an employee. It didn’t turn out to be the case. Setting herself unrealistic deadlines, she started drowning in her workload. “I put myself under pressure, working incredibly long hours, traveling a lot, and working on the weekends. I was exhausted and it was putting a strain on my relationship at home.”
so, instead of whining, she took control:
After nearly six months, she woke up one day and realized how ridiculous it had become. “I thought, if you carry on like this, you won’t have a career, your health or your relationship. So I made changes, setting new boundaries, not working at the weekends, establishing realistic goals, and it was so liberating.”
It’s a great interview.
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Wishing you all the best and continued success.
Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO – The WECAI Network™ – http://www.wecai.org, Publisher – WE Magazine for Women
Abigail is one of 18 inspiring role models in my book Tarzan and Jane how to thrive in the new corporate jungle. She perfectly reflects my beliefs that
being yourself, making your choices & taking responsibility for them, then dumping the guilt is what it means to be successful.
In other words, enough whingeing – take charge and have fun!