Workaholic

In the passage “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman a vice president by the name of Phil, a workaholic, an important person in the company who passed away from working himself to death. A 51 year old man who worked 6 days a week from 8 to 9 and had no extracurricular interest outside of work other than golfing once a month. Had a family whom he is barely with. And cared about his company greatly. Phil is a company man who after passing away was ready to be replaced. 8 to 9 for 5 of the 6 days out…

“that when I am gripped by sadness he feels responsible; he feels there must be something he can do to spring me from depression, to fix my life” (97). Even though Sanders barely drinks, he has somehow turned into his father; he has turned into a workaholic to deal with the pain left behind by his father. Sanders became all about work same way his father was all about…

Task 2 – The Big Five Factor Personal Assessment (Low, middle, High) Explanation of assessment Openness to experience Middle I am a person who is open to new experiences, curious about how things work around with lots of ideas flowing in however I prefer things to be straightforward and to settle difficult situations subtlety. An example would be to experience a new thrill such as rock climbing but I would be very cautious of the safety measures to be taken and would want it to be communicated…

Give Love to Your Child! A quote by Brela Delahoussaye, “When children are raised seeing their parents love each other in a respectful, trustful and positive manner, they have a much better chance at having the same relationship with their future spouse.” This shows how big of an impact/influence parents are to their children because they follow their parent’s example, not their advice. In fact, each of their words and movements has an effect on them. For instance, fathers who is an…

Executive Summary: Theology of the Workplace During Wayne Grudem’s visit to Biola University in California, he spoke on what is perhaps the least discussed topic among Christians; theology in business. In an amiable manner, Wayne began to introduce point after point of support for his main premise, that, “the bible views work in a positive way” (Gruden, 2014). Wayne uses many biblical references to support that, “God views work as the moral good.” (Grudem, 2014). God Commands us to work. Work…

“Contents of a dead man’s pockets,... a wasted life.” Tom Benecke’s priorities in life completely change after a near-death experience. Near the beginning of the piece, Tom has a “hot-guilty conscience,” from leaving his wife to go see the movie alone, so he opens the window. Unfortunately, this choice nearly cost him his life. In the beginning of the story, Tom lost his yellow sheet of paper when Clare, his wife, closed the front door after Tom refused to go to the theatre with her. As soon as…

kind to yourself". After I hung up and those words sat heavy on my mind. It is a well-known fact that I have perfectionist tendencies. Actually no, let's be honest ... I am a full-blown perfectionist. Okay, let's be even more honest ... I am also a workaholic. This is an exhausting combination that over the past year I have tried to correct. Maybe when you think of perfectionism, you imagine someone with an immaculate house. Perhaps you picture someone who is methodical and likes things lined…

breakthrough you have been looking for in health, fitness, spiritually and business. I am a total entrepreneur, I love personal development, I love learning and I love hanging out with positive people, and I LOVE JESUS. In 2016 I realized I was a workaholic and I was so stressed out - mostly trying to meet the demands I had put on myself. In late October, I had a breakthrough, one of many I have had during my educational…

ourselves to try and figure out what the conflict is, but end up realizing that we’re not the cause of an issue or the fact we’re not the ones who've changed, it’s the people around us. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, he tells a story of a workaholic son waking up to find himself completely transformed into a beetle. Kafka manages to capture an essence of what it feels like to come to a realization of what the truth really is through a transformation yourself. Kafka starts off the story…

“what works for me, works for me, and what works for you, works for you” (Kahlib Fischer, n.d). I believe that in this instance of high pressure, my boss lost sight of a covenantal approach of managing and focused on projecting his image of Type-A workaholic personality on all of us in the…