180 - Overwhelmed At Work? How to Fix Your Job (Instead of Quitting)

The Marie Forleo Podcast

Marie Forleo

Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

If you’re feeling overwhelmed at work, you’re not alone: a recent study shows that more than half of U.S. employees are stretched too thin. This type of stress is toxic for your health, happiness and quality of your work. The good news is there IS something you can do to make a change. So before you quit a job you love, watch this video. You’ll learn a practical 5-step strategy to ask for — and GET — the help you need to stop overwhelm in its tracks and get back to doing your best work, stress-free. Before you point out a glitch, brainstorm a fix. @MarieForleo

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Marie Forlio, and this is the Marie Forlio podcast.
0:03.7	If you want to talk about your business, your life, your health, your relationships, and even more,
0:08.8	I gotta tell you, you are in the right place.
0:10.9	We do it all with humor and heart, so let's dive in. Oh Marie can you tell me?
0:23.0	Answer please.
0:25.0	Answer please.
0:26.0	Oh baby, baby.
0:28.0	Can you help me?
0:30.0	Help me.
0:31.0	Hey Marie.
0:32.0	Yeah Marie. Now if you feel overwhelmed at work, but don't know how to ask for or get the help that you need. This one is for you.
0:44.6	Today's question comes from Candace who writes. Hi Marie, thanks for your
0:48.7	beautiful wisdom. Your words and spirit inspire me so much. Thank you. I'm fortunate to say that I truly love my job.
0:56.1	However, I'm stretched so thin that I'm in a constant state of stress. I have no help. Seriously, zero help. My position has grown and
1:06.4	grown and I love that, but I'm just one person, not ten. These days I feel like
1:11.9	my skills are not being fully utilized because I can't possibly make an impact in so many different areas at once.
1:18.0	Is it time for a change even though it would break my heart to leave this place?
1:22.5	Thanks so much, Candace.
1:24.5	Great question, Candace.
1:26.6	You know, feeling overstretched is really a modern workplace epidemic.
1:31.0	In fact, a recent study by the Families and Workplace Institute shows workplace
1:34.0	in fact a recent study by the Families and Workplace Institute show that more than half of US employees feel overworked and overwhelmed.
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