Workaholics Learn to Master The Art of Rest at a Weekend Retreat
Workaholics gain tools to create a balanced life at a weekend retreat.
(PRWEB) August 30, 2004 -- Have you ever secretly envied your co-worker who
is always the first to arrive in the morning, the last to leave at night, and
rarely takes a day off or even a vacation? She’s the bosses pride and joy. She
seems to have unstoppable energy, drive and enthusiasm. When everyone else stops
she just keeps going.
Chances are the star worker and subject of your
envy, is suffering from a socially acceptable condition called “work addiction”.
The obsession with work can be all consuming and can stand in the way of a
balanced life, one that includes more than work.
The Art of Rest™
retreats for busy women are designed to give the overworked woman a chance to
slow down. Many workaholics, get a self-esteem boost from overworking. They feel
needed and loved when they work. When they stop, they don’t know what to do.
They’re afraid they'll lose importance to the employer or even to the family. So
they keep going.
At the retreats, guests are given a helpful check-list
of ten ways to slow down. The list includes tips such as:
•Schedule time
off. Workaholics learn the importance of scheduling time off, just as they would
any other appointment.
•Expect to feel guilty. The feeling of guilt is
common when it comes to slowing down or taking a break.
•Follow through.
Just as in work, there must be a commitment to follow through.
•Anticipate
the reward. Once a workaholic takes the time to rest. They feel better and can
get more done.
Guests are not expected to go from 60 to 0 in one
weekend. Speakers, life coaches, artists, fitness instructors, and musicians are
invited to introduce tools that will help improve the quality of their personal
and professional life. The over-extended and over-worked are reminded to
consider the impact that working non-stop can have on their health and on their
relationships.
Jordan Mercedes, the founder of The Art of Rest™ retreats
for busy women, and a former workaholic, recalls the days when she and the other
managers on her team boasted in the long hours they worked. “In our exhaustion,
we recounted our long hours to each other as if we were competing for a reward.
Little did we know, the reward was burn-out. While the workplace is not the
cause of workaholism, it provides a place for those struggling with the
addiction to live out the disorder,” says Mercedes.
The Art of Rest
retreats are not the cure, but a tool to help the work addicted gain a new
perspective and begin to create a more balanced life.
The next retreat
will be held on October 1-3 at the Temecula Creek Inn, Temecula, California. For
more information please visit www.theartofrest.com or call 562-920-0017.
Contact:
Jordan Mercedes
The Art of Rest
P.O. Box
3144
Lakewood, CA 90711
(562) 881-4024 (562) 920-0017 www.theartofrest.com
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