{"id":567,"date":"2010-02-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakeningpotentials.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2014-12-02T21:58:53","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T02:58:53","slug":"overworking-workaholics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kanatachiropractic.com\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Get Empowered: Workaholics vs. Work Enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s an article in the Journal of Business Ethics<\/em> (2009) 84: 167-172 reviewing the increasingly popular topic of over-working. It\u2019s made us wonder: what\u2019s the real difference between work enthusiasts and workaholics, and can that difference be maintained?<\/p>\n

Do passions burn out? Can drive dwindle? Will high flying career guys\/gals eventually land and realize they\u2019re no longer passionate, but instead pressurized? How do you get unstuck<\/a> from this? These are big questions, and certainly they go beyond what can be covered in a blog, but I\u2019d like to chew it over anyhow.<\/p>\n

Workaholics:<\/em> tied to the hours, can\u2019t bring themselves to leave the office, booking overtime and hardly making it home to have dinner before it\u2019s time to crash into bed. Their work is their life, and those bills need to be paid.<\/p>\n

Work Enthusiasts:<\/em> love the job, love the people, and love the challenge. Their lives are their work; so what if other aspects suffer? Work and personal mix with after-hours drinks, business dinners and conference weekends.<\/p>\n

The biggest difference here is investment and enthusiasm. But keep this in mind: whether you\u2019re a workaholic or a work enthusiast \u2013 sleep deprivation, neglecting family, and not listening to your body\u2019s needs will, eventually, strike back against you. So whether you love your job, or it just pays the bills, we suggest you take steps now to ensure you can continue without burning out.<\/p>\n

Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n