Are You Feeling a Feeling of Drain?

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Betsy, have you experienced that feeling of drain or its opposite? A hundred %. I've had to banish some energy vampires from my life, for sureatleas socially a and i think what's interesting to me is that one like, asispend as more time in this work place, and it chipped away at my skills in empathy. It just becomes really, really difficult to put all these things were saying into practice if you yes, it goes too long. And it's funny, i was actuallyn in a couple weeks before i got laid off, and it was one of the first times in a very long time i truly managed to check out.

When Betsy joined her last workplace, she thought it was a perfect fit. It was on a list of Best Places to Work and she got to be creative while helping people. But as the startup rapidly grew, the company culture changed and Betsy started to lose herself amid the stress. Then she got laid off. Honestly, Betsy was relieved, but now she’s gotta figure out what’s next. On this episode of How To!, we bring on James Altucher, author, podcaster, and all-around interesting person. He’s both created successful companies and failed a number of times. He has some funny, frank advice for taking the sting out of rejection, reviving your passions, and making sure your next move is right for you.

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