Advice and practical tools for fighting burnout and changing career!
Comparisonitus. Most of us suffer with it. Whether it is in our relationships, at work or as a parent, we look at others and think they're living a more successful life. Not only is it not true but there are very important reasons why you need to nip this nasty habit in the bud. Here are 5 reasons why.
The decision to leave teaching is not a small one. You’ve trained hard, sacrificed a lot and the idea of leaving it all behind can make you question whether those missed weekends were wasted. When you start to notice that you’re counting down to the next holiday, the next weekend or even the end of the day, it can be hard to ignore that you’re not enjoying your time at school.
In the early days we were so excited to share our love of our subject, spend our days paid to have fun and didn’t begrudge the unsociable hours marking; we might have even felt a little smug about our non-office job. But with this honeymoon period came the eagerness to prove, to offer before asked, to prepare for every eventuality, to give 150% and then have nowhere to go…