Hi, I'm Grace Beverly and welcome to Working Hardly Working, the podcast where I talk to some

incredible people about what hard work means to them, from the good to the bad to the downright

unrealistic. Through our conversations, we find out what lessons we can all take away to make

our work and home

lives more balanced, successful and fulfilling.

Good, that's my intro. That's what I'm going to be using every single episode of the season,

so you better get used to it. I am starting a podcast,

as you can probably hear, I'm very much in your ears right now on whatever podcast platform

you're deciding to listen to this on. So a bit of an introduction to me. I am Grace Beverly.

I am probably identifying as a certified lazy workaholic. By that, I mean that I definitely

wrongly tie my productivity levels with my self-worth. I know I'm a hard worker, but at the same time,

I don't want to be working all the time. I want to get more out of my working life. And I want

to be successful. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that. So what I really hope is by

talking to people through this podcast, we can all get a bit of an insight into what hard work looks

like for all these different people, but also on the other side of that. So what does it look like

outside of work? What are people doing outside of their work time that makes their work better,

but also completely independent of work that makes just their lives, their

quality of life, they're living better and more true to themselves. But moving on in the

background and kind of what really spurred on this podcast was that this year I wrote a book,

Working Hardly Working. Working Hardly Working Hard hardly working was aimed to be a productivity blueprint

for the next generation. You know, we're under constant pressure to be grinding away at our work 24-7,

whilst also being seen to prioritise our self-care and wellbeing. Social media has meant that we're

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