I was in my first coaching session with Anna, a senior leader in a large global organisation. She had reached out for my help because she was completely drowning: swamped with emails, buried under back-to-back meetings, and struggling to keep her head above water. So imagine my surprise when, halfway through our very first meeting, she looked at me and said, “Cyril, I want you to know that in a few months, I am going to resign.”
In this video, I want to help you perform at your highest standard without making sacrifices at home or in your personal life.
Anna actually loved her job and was deeply passionate about her work, but it was taking a severe toll on her personal life. She was spending less and less time with her husband and two kids, her health was suffering, and she felt constant guilt for not being available to support her aging parents. She told me she was quitting, not because she hated the role, but because she wanted to work with me to ensure she didn’t repeat the exact same mistakes in her next career.
For the next six months, we went to work. I challenged her ways of working and completely disrupted the automatic, ingrained habits she had relied on for years.
I will never forget our final meeting at the end of that journey. She looked at me with a smile and said, “Cyril, I’ve decided to stay. In just six months, I’ve already achieved my entire annual target. I am smashing my performance and working less. My husband sees the difference, I’m present with my kids, I have time for my aging parents, and I’ve even picked up painting and playing the piano again.”
It was a huge win not just for her performance and her company, which kept a top performer, but for her quality of life.
Everything I walked Anna through, I have poured into my new book, Less Achieves More.
Because I want to make sure you actually put these insights into practice rather than letting the book gather dust on a shelf, I am doing something special. If you buy the book before October 13, I will personally guide you through the implementation. I’m hosting live, interactive workshops where we will work together to put these exact tactics into place. Simply click the link below to join me.
https://wslb.com/the-books/less-achieves-more/
This is this week’s Work Smarter: Live Better tip. I am really looking forward to seeing you in our implementation workshops.
You have a lovely day.
À bientôt,
Cyril
