Michael Levitt

They implement it, which is always nice when they do that. And they see the big changes. And then all of a sudden, a few years later, they're right back into the problem they did before. And I've seen that even with keynote talks. I've given keynote talks to organizations and was brought back several years later when they had new people there, new management.

They implement it, which is always nice when they do that. And they see the big changes. And then all of a sudden, a few years later, they're right back into the problem they did before. And I've seen that even with keynote talks. I've given keynote talks to organizations and was brought back several years later when they had new people there, new management.

And they're like, we're having the same problem again. Oh, okay. I'll take your money again. I'm saddened by this because for me, and I have to be careful about this. Sometimes you get to be self-judgmental and they go, maybe my talk isn't good. Maybe I'm not convincing people. Maybe they, and that's not it. It's the old saying, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make a drink.

And they're like, we're having the same problem again. Oh, okay. I'll take your money again. I'm saddened by this because for me, and I have to be careful about this. Sometimes you get to be self-judgmental and they go, maybe my talk isn't good. Maybe I'm not convincing people. Maybe they, and that's not it. It's the old saying, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make a drink.

It's the same thing. You can say, here are all of the solutions that will make you feel better. But it is up to them to implement them. And you cannot do that as a consultant. You can't do that as a coach. You can't do that as a manager. You can't get people to do something they are refusing to do. You can encourage them. You can show them all the benefits of it.

It's the same thing. You can say, here are all of the solutions that will make you feel better. But it is up to them to implement them. And you cannot do that as a consultant. You can't do that as a coach. You can't do that as a manager. You can't get people to do something they are refusing to do. You can encourage them. You can show them all the benefits of it.

But unless they want to do it, they're not going to do it. And that includes stopping their burnout. Some people, unfortunately, love playing the victim. And I hate to be that person. blunt about it, but they do like I'm burned out or I'm a single parent or I've lost my job. Nobody wants to hire me. And it's okay. What are you going to do about it? I'm Gen X too.

But unless they want to do it, they're not going to do it. And that includes stopping their burnout. Some people, unfortunately, love playing the victim. And I hate to be that person. blunt about it, but they do like I'm burned out or I'm a single parent or I've lost my job. Nobody wants to hire me. And it's okay. What are you going to do about it? I'm Gen X too.

We tend to be pretty straightforward on it. Maybe not as blunt as our predecessors, the boomers. They tend to be pretty blunt. You can take that for what it's worth. I appreciate it. I love a straight shooter. No. Yeah. Does it sting sometimes and how they present things? Of course. But Once your ego dusts itself off, everything's good again.

We tend to be pretty straightforward on it. Maybe not as blunt as our predecessors, the boomers. They tend to be pretty blunt. You can take that for what it's worth. I appreciate it. I love a straight shooter. No. Yeah. Does it sting sometimes and how they present things? Of course. But Once your ego dusts itself off, everything's good again.

But again, all you can do is bring the information, share the insights of what we've learned, the research, how it's backed, and the benefits of adjusting a few things here and there. And it goes a long way in making things better for you. Those are the couple stories of many that I've encountered over my career and in recent years and in the works that I do.

But again, all you can do is bring the information, share the insights of what we've learned, the research, how it's backed, and the benefits of adjusting a few things here and there. And it goes a long way in making things better for you. Those are the couple stories of many that I've encountered over my career and in recent years and in the works that I do.

Usually what I'll do, and this is again leveraging a lot of therapy work, is have you talk about your current career or the one you're leaving. One of the things we'll talk about is having you go back in time when you first applied for that role and what your feelings were when you were selected and hired and that first day. Go back in that and think about that.

Usually what I'll do, and this is again leveraging a lot of therapy work, is have you talk about your current career or the one you're leaving. One of the things we'll talk about is having you go back in time when you first applied for that role and what your feelings were when you were selected and hired and that first day. Go back in that and think about that.

Typically, in most cases, those are some happy memories. Those are some happy thoughts. And then we flush out, okay, what changed? From your perspective, what changed? What was going on? And through that conversation can flush out some of the causes

Typically, in most cases, those are some happy memories. Those are some happy thoughts. And then we flush out, okay, what changed? From your perspective, what changed? What was going on? And through that conversation can flush out some of the causes

could be external maybe there was a new manager and that manager was not easy to work with or wasn't clearly communicating or who knows there could be all kinds of different things or could be internal you might have been going through something else during that time maybe

could be external maybe there was a new manager and that manager was not easy to work with or wasn't clearly communicating or who knows there could be all kinds of different things or could be internal you might have been going through something else during that time maybe

uh relationship challenges a loss of a loved one or a pet which is a loved one too so i i don't need to separate those but both are traumatic for people and there's all kinds of other things that could be going on it might be the economy it might be upset your team hasn't won in a while or they traded away your favorite player is i don't want to say simple or silly because it's not some people are very passionate about a lot of things in life

uh relationship challenges a loss of a loved one or a pet which is a loved one too so i i don't need to separate those but both are traumatic for people and there's all kinds of other things that could be going on it might be the economy it might be upset your team hasn't won in a while or they traded away your favorite player is i don't want to say simple or silly because it's not some people are very passionate about a lot of things in life