This past winter, I was exhausted. Having a third kid during the pandemic, working through another eventful year at WhatsApp, and scaling our teams left me feeling like I was stuck going through my daily task list without space to think. But even taking a week off, declining important meetings, or spending a few hours writing felt so selfish. After all, my team was working around the clock, my partners were waiting for my input, and our users always deserve the best products faster – how could I possibly step away?
I'm a PM working with a bunch of summer PM interns and when I asked them last week what they were finding most difficult about the role many of them said, "knowing when to stop working." I just shared this article with them as a reminder that you can only show up as your best self when you're taking time for yourself as well, and that the best leaders lead by example. Thanks for sharing!
Reframing “Giving myself what I need is selfish” to “Giving myself what I need is a service to the people around me”
I'm a PM working with a bunch of summer PM interns and when I asked them last week what they were finding most difficult about the role many of them said, "knowing when to stop working." I just shared this article with them as a reminder that you can only show up as your best self when you're taking time for yourself as well, and that the best leaders lead by example. Thanks for sharing!