1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and hours are more 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is about what 5 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: to do when you hit the wall and feel you 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: can't press on. Except that this is normal, pace yourself 7 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: and visualize the accomplishment ahead. You may have heard about 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: the so called wall that marathoners hit around mile to eighteen. 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: Your body is exhausted, your mind is fuzzy, and your 10 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: determination to finish the race is flagging. You've run for 11 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: a long time, but you still have a long ways 12 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: to go. You have to find a way to keep 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: putting one foot in front of the other. Six months 14 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: into life during a pandemic, a lot of people are 15 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: hitting the wall. We are exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. 16 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: Seems hard, and so much is uncertain with no obvious 17 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: end in sight. Still, we have to keep going day 18 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: after day, and so on those days when you hit 19 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: the wall. Except that it's normal, what we are experiencing 20 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: right now is hard. The demands on us have increased simultaneously. 21 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 1: Many of our usual restorative practices are less available, whether 22 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: that's exercising at the gym, socializing with friends, or going 23 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: to church or temple. Of course we're worn out. It's natural, inevitable. 24 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: Accept that. No need to feel guilty or embarrassed. It's 25 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: just where we are, and no one expects perkiness at 26 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: mile eighteen. So what can we do? For one thing, 27 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: we can pace ourselves. Don't set unrealistically high goals. Instead 28 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: set attainable ones. In a race, you might just get 29 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: through to the next water station or even the next 30 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: light post. And when you reach your goals, give yourself 31 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: permission to rest for a bit if you want to. 32 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: And the one marathon I ran I spent a lot 33 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: of time walking after mile eighteen. Slow is good Over 34 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: the long term, steady work at a sustainable pace is 35 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: better than a sprint followed by utter depletion. Another thing 36 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: we can do is visualize our victories to come. No, 37 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: not necessarily the end of the pandemic, though we do 38 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: all hope that will come soon. Rather visualize these small 39 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: accomplishments you'll achieve in the meantime. That project you'll complete, 40 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: the article you'll write, the pitch you'll prepare when you 41 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: feel you can't work another moment, imagine the work done, 42 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: and find the motivation to intuate just a little bit 43 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: closer to completion. At the beginning of the pandemic and 44 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: remote work, you may have decided that you are going 45 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: to be the employee of the year master French pastries, 46 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: become fluent and Spanish and so forth. If you did 47 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: any of those things, that's awesome, But if you didn't, 48 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: that's okay too. It's worth considering that every marathon finisher 49 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: gets a metal. You don't have to finish in first place. 50 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: You don't even have to get a personal best. Getting 51 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: it done is accomplishment enough. So on those days when 52 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: you hit the wall, remember that marathon finisher metal. It's 53 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: normal if you feel worn out, but things will get better. 54 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: This will be over at some point. For now, just 55 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: keep putting one foot in front of the other. In 56 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's 57 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: to succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New Corner 58 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: Office is a production of iHeartRadio. For more podcasts, visit 59 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your 60 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: favorite shows.