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Hello from Lewes & London! 4 August 2018

August 4, 2018

“it’s good to touch, the green, green grass of home”

Welcome to Hello’s Garden special.

Gardens don’t always look like proper gardens at all. They are little surprises waiting to be noticed in the most unexpected ways (close to one of The Burnout Queens’ motto,“expect the unexpected”). This issue takes a look at what little gardens we’ve found (or made ourselves) and ends with the grandeur of one of London’s biggest gardens.

The Burnout Queens love a little hidden tea garden to have tea in like this one in Lewes, or the welcoming entrance at a design shop in Alfriston.

Of course there are the big gardens we’ve visited at Hever Castle and Arundel Castle (we can always dream darling)

And there are pub gardens, ‘little creatures in the garden’ and our own indoor kitchen garden…

But the best garden for us is our back ‘office’ garden full of bees, butterflies and work companions to keep the creativity buzzing.

But the best of all gardens to enjoy regardless of where you live, has to be the historic gardens in south London, The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. (6 minutes of dazzling bliss). No walking required, just click and be transported!

Until next issue, keep calm, cool and collected.

Love,

Life will unfold!

August 3, 2018

The Burnout Queens Wisdom: Life sometimes brings thunderstorms
But, it doesn’t have to be hard or be a struggle
You don’t have to push
Put one foot in front of the other…
Life will unfold!

Change

August 1, 2018

The Burnout Queens Wisdom: Change…no wonder you get wobbly knees when so much of ‘who you are in the world’ is up for grabs.

Reader Feedback we love

July 26, 2018

Reader Feedback!

Huge response both on and offline to our June 30th Feature Article on Bullying in the adult world [Stand Tall, No Sagging Allowed! HSPs Stand Up To Bullies]

Here’s a taster of the feedback from across the globe! Thank you all.

“Great ideas for coping with bullies! Thank you.” Deb V. Las Vegas, USA

“Hi there I’m not being bullied but was when I was a teenager and my daughter has been too.I used to have a background in HR. I would have loved to have shared these tips to our staff back then. Fab post 🙂 Have a lovely weekend x Wishing you fabulousness! ” Ruby McGuire, MCIPD, ASC (Visibility Diva, aka Queen of Connection Visibility Strategist, Trainer, Speaker, Author. UK

“I just had to tell you how timely your latest email was about bullying. I am currently going through the negotiations over dissolving the partnership in my business and everything in your email hit home for me. I was literally lying awake at 1am so upset over everything and I pulled out my phone and saw the headline of your email. Thank you! This will make me stronger throughout this time! ” J.G. BC, Canada

What if your workplace is toxic?

July 24, 2018

What is a toxic workplace and how will I know if mine is toxic?

The Burnout Queens love to share good articles and this is a good article in Inc.com (Marcel Schwantes) based on solid research out of Harvard.

The article titled 5 signs of a toxic workplace that should be stopped immediately (Inc.com magazine), summarises who toxic workers are and what they do that is so counter-productive to the company and their workers.

“much has been written about hiring and developing top performers in the workplace, but less attention has been paid to the effects of toxic workers on their organizations. [toxic] workers are not low-functioning or low-status employees…[they]are talented and productive….”

Here are this article’s 5 signs of a toxic office.

Gossip is spreading
Morale is at an all-time low
Managers are dictators not leaders
The human touch is lost
Health issues and absenteeism are on the rise

These are just some of the situations our Executive Clients find themselves in, many of them disheartened by their company culture, disillusioned by an absent listening leadership. Others grapple with questioning whether they should stay or take the opportunity to leave and place themselves in their dream career move. This all leads to low morale and possibly burnout, which has a knock-on effect on many leaders, teams, executives and ultimately erodes the company’s bottom-line.

Read the full article and get really honest with yourselves. Next step? Implement healthy, rather than punitive change. To ignore and keep following the same path is to risk losing your most talented to the competition.

The step after that? Get in touch (www.livethesolution.com) . We coach Highly Sensitive Executives in these situations all the time and they learn to thrive.