BLOGS & VLOGS
The Problem with December’s Finish Line
As December approaches, it’s easy to feel like we’re all sprinting toward an imaginary finish line, only to land in the usual lineup of holiday chaos. End-of-year anxiety is real, affecting productivity, relationships, and mental health. The blend of work pressure, holiday planning, and personal “to-do-before-2025” lists has a way of turning even the most relaxed among us into ballpoint-hoarding list-makers.
I’ve seen incredibly competent and successful people be criticised and nit-picked and given impossible tasks that couldn’t possibly be done within a given timeframe to such an extent that they start to harbour serious doubts about their abilities (despite evidence to the contrary), feel constantly stressed and anxious about work even outside of the workplace, and are generally really unhappy.
“So many people feel pressure to have a solution when someone tells them about their problems. When the person is talking all they’re thinking is “What do I even say to that? I have no idea how to fix that.” And sometimes we even avoid those conversations or shut them down because we know we don’t have any viable solutions.
Good news is, you actually don’t have to.”
