WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: When you hit the wall

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is about what

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<v Speaker 1>to do when you hit the wall and feel you

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<v Speaker 1>can't press on. Except that this is normal, pace yourself

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<v Speaker 1>and visualize the accomplishment ahead. You may have heard about

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<v Speaker 1>the so called wall that marathoners hit around mile to eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Your body is exhausted, your mind is fuzzy, and your

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<v Speaker 1>determination to finish the race is flagging. You've run for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time, but you still have a long ways

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<v Speaker 1>to go. You have to find a way to keep

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<v Speaker 1>putting one foot in front of the other. Six months

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<v Speaker 1>into life during a pandemic, a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 1>hitting the wall. We are exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally.

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<v Speaker 1>Seems hard, and so much is uncertain with no obvious

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<v Speaker 1>end in sight. Still, we have to keep going day

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<v Speaker 1>after day, and so on those days when you hit

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<v Speaker 1>the wall. Except that it's normal, what we are experiencing

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<v Speaker 1>right now is hard. The demands on us have increased simultaneously.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of our usual restorative practices are less available, whether

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<v Speaker 1>that's exercising at the gym, socializing with friends, or going

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<v Speaker 1>to church or temple. Of course we're worn out. It's natural, inevitable.

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<v Speaker 1>Accept that. No need to feel guilty or embarrassed. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just where we are, and no one expects perkiness at

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<v Speaker 1>mile eighteen. So what can we do? For one thing,

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<v Speaker 1>we can pace ourselves. Don't set unrealistically high goals. Instead

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<v Speaker 1>set attainable ones. In a race, you might just get

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<v Speaker 1>through to the next water station or even the next

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<v Speaker 1>light post. And when you reach your goals, give yourself

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<v Speaker 1>permission to rest for a bit if you want to.

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<v Speaker 1>And the one marathon I ran I spent a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time walking after mile eighteen. Slow is good Over

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<v Speaker 1>the long term, steady work at a sustainable pace is

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<v Speaker 1>better than a sprint followed by utter depletion. Another thing

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<v Speaker 1>we can do is visualize our victories to come. No,

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily the end of the pandemic, though we do

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<v Speaker 1>all hope that will come soon. Rather visualize these small

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<v Speaker 1>accomplishments you'll achieve in the meantime. That project you'll complete,

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<v Speaker 1>the article you'll write, the pitch you'll prepare when you

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<v Speaker 1>feel you can't work another moment, imagine the work done,

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<v Speaker 1>and find the motivation to intuate just a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>closer to completion. At the beginning of the pandemic and

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<v Speaker 1>remote work, you may have decided that you are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the employee of the year master French pastries,

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<v Speaker 1>become fluent and Spanish and so forth. If you did

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<v Speaker 1>any of those things, that's awesome, But if you didn't,

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<v Speaker 1>that's okay too. It's worth considering that every marathon finisher

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<v Speaker 1>gets a metal. You don't have to finish in first place.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't even have to get a personal best. Getting

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<v Speaker 1>it done is accomplishment enough. So on those days when

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<v Speaker 1>you hit the wall, remember that marathon finisher metal. It's

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<v Speaker 1>normal if you feel worn out, but things will get better.

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<v Speaker 1>This will be over at some point. For now, just

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<v Speaker 1>keep putting one foot in front of the other. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New Corner

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