I was signed off from work this week. It never happened to me before. It took me a minute to realise it has been 5 years I’ve been working non-stop. I developed a severe pain in my shoulder that put me to bed for days, facing big fat injections that scared me to death and left me crying in pain 🥲 healing now. My point being - it’s not worth it. Over working isn’t something to celebrate out loud. Being tired isn’t something to be proud of. Success isn’t judged by how many projects we have on at the moment or how many hours we worked today. Don’t celebrate that and draw a line between you, your life and your clients. Because let me repeat it out loud, it isn’t worth it. Clients became excessively demanding, assuming we are constantly online and acting very cheekily. It’s making us ill. And you know what? It’s distancing us from being creative. Creativity isn’t fed by any of this. It isn’t worth it. Think again. Re-plan your way of working. Talk to your clients about the way they make you feel. Don’t forget to live your life and find inspiration around. Don’t forget to walk a little each day, to drink enough water, to look after your people. Distance yourself from your ego. I failed and said yes to everyone and everything and I fell into sickness. I’m grateful to be busy and I love my work, but boundaries and respect come first. Always. Speaking out loud here as vulnerability, mistakes, failure is what we need to celebrate in order to learn, not just victories. It’s. Not. Worth. It. Take care of yourself and please be in touch if I can do anything to help or just share. Lots of love. R. PS. I’m definitely rocking the sling, if you ask 🙃