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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.

Hello from Lewes & London! 7 July 2018

July 7, 2018

“we’re having a heatwave…a tropical heatwave”

The Burnout Queens want to wish our Canadian readers a belated Happy Canada Day (July 1), our US readers a Happy 4^th (July 4), and ourselves a 9 year’s anniversary arrival day in merry olde England (July 4).

We are in the midst of a heatwave and the humidity is a challenge. So while I wilt from the heat, I have enough energy to send you our Special Hello on Hever Castle, Kent and a surprise laugh from our real Queen at the end!

Get yourself something cool to sip and enjoy the tour. Here we go…there’s a moat, a draw bridge (too cool to imagine), and a beautiful Tudor-style interior enjoyed by the current family in residence (yes people live here very comfortably indeed).

I’m always intrigued by the small holes in the walls and windows that create the most enchanting scenes on the other side. Delicious little pictures to admire from within every room and hallway.

And the outside just goes on and on, and on, with gardens, ponds, the rowing lake and beyond. There are sculptures and gates that once went somewhere but now end nowhere.

Visit complete, but not without a surprise visit from swans and their goslings. And oh, is that another bird in the gazebo? Why yes, our own Burnout Queen, Dr T taking a moment in the garden, grass and water pond area.

We still haven’t shared all the photos we took of that visit, but I’m sure last month’s Hello and this Special give you a good idea of the history and beauty of Hever Castle.

Until next month, enjoy your summer (winter in the southern hemi). The Burnout Queens will find something quirky to share from merry olde I’m sure.

Love,

PS: As a special treat, why not enjoy this youtube video of the real Queen and James Bond, doing what the English do best…poking fun at themselves. Your Majesty we love living here (we’ve even dined in the same restaurant with James Bond a few tables away).

(6 minutes and 15 seconds of fun)

A 9 year anniversary for The Burnout Queens

July 3, 2018

Well it is hard to believe. A lifetime ago now, really. This was Dr T at the airport in Vancouver (Dr B taking the photo) awaiting our flight to London, England.

Our adventure that we both dreamt about in 1972 was about to come true, albeit late. But then we have both always been off-time (off-beat even).

Big change was happening, and more was about to happen. Change that we didn’t know but were fully ready to embrace. We left Canada knowing we would not return. When that last call to board was made (Ladies and gentlemen we are now boarding Air Canada flight to London) Dr T & Dr B smiled widely and joyfully marched into that plane to our new homeland.

Nine years ago, on July 4th we landed at Heathrow and the first words out of the immigration staff when she looked at our passports stamped VISA, she said “welcome home ladies”. London was our independence and our freedom. Little did we know how much!

Yes, we are home. We had lost a lot leading up to that day, but we have gained so much more in taking that final leap. Would we redo it again? No. We have created a culture and lifestyle for ourselves here in the south-east of England.

This was just meant to be, the way we had always planned and more. We are so fortunate to have met and lived close to wonderful people who have been so open to helping us out and sharing our good moments (and stressful ones). Don’t think we even think like we used to.

And then of course there is the joy of art, pastries, walks, our dogs, and last but never least, tea and cake.

They say you can’t go home again. Well Darlings, we are home at last.

It Ain’t Easy Being Short!

July 3, 2018

It certainly isn’t easy being short, especially these days. You see we are experiencing a heatwave here in the UK and it’s going on, and on, and on, which means that every day the heat on the pavement keeps rising! And that is exactly why when you are short like we are, you feel the heat on your feet pads and bellies Really Fast! I’m sure if you are a dachsie you can relate, right?

So us ‘little critters’ have a BIG request for our dachsie-owners:

Keep us inside most of the day while this heat is high (we can catch up on our barky walks later when it cools down).
Don’t take us grocery shopping, leave us tied up on the street, walking the pavements, or on long walks as usual even in parks (it’s too hot to expect us to take 5 steps at a clip to your every one…we hate marathons and your belly doesn’t drag on the ground!).
Don’t ever leave us in the car with the windows cracked while you pop into a shop (it only takes a minute for us to overheat or worse!)
Leave us at home with lots of water and a floor blanket in the coolest part of the house (classical music on the radio is appreciated).

Most people think our owners fuss too much, but we’re glad because we don’t end up in the vet emergency with heat stroke, seizures, or burnt paws.

Here’s a special tip from The Burnout Pups that works like a charm.

Check out Easi-dri cooling coats and blankets (http://www.easidri.com). We don’t get any special reward points, compensation, or treats for sharing this with you! In the heat, we wear our coats with delight. They cool down our body temperature and we just love the wet-bathing-suit feel on our wire-hair and skin. We think our picture says it all!

Bliss!

Repeat after us…”when it’s this HOT, HOT, HOT, keep us little shorties IN, IN, IN”.

With love and gratitude,

The Burnout Pups