Business Addicts (Workaholics Anonymous) – Could You Be a Member?

workaholic-anonymous-national-12-step-meetings

Business Addicts Oh joy! As a manager at the radio station group where I worked, we were all given a brand new BlackBerry. Technology had never been my thing, so I was forced to learn all of the nuances of my new gadget, or monitor, as I liked to call it. One of the managers, [...]

There is a difference between working hard and workaholism

workaholic-anonymous-national-12-step-meetings

Some experts believe that work addiction is perpetuated by the need for a constant adrenalin rush, which can cause acute adrenal failure. Which is similar to being in a state of flight of fight mode where adrenalin pumps up the supply of oxygen and glucose in the brain, increasing the heart rate. Over time, adrenaline and constant stress hormones in the body can lead to acute adrenal failure.

Workaholic? Consider about your personal and family life before it happens

workaholic-anonymous-national-12-step-meetings

Workaholic? Workaholic? Consider about your personal and family life before it happens. Your personal life, your family life, and your spiritual life could begin to suffer. The whole reason you started your business was to achieve financial freedom. But soon you’ll find yourself, like I did, working all the time. Perhaps you will then qualify [...]

Addicts work characteristics

workaholic-anonymous-national-12-step-meetings

Work Characteristics of Addicts “Of all the addictions receiving attention today (including alcohol, drugs, gambling and food) work addiction is perhaps the least recognised and possibly the most dangerous. This is because a work addiction is a compulsion that is rewarded and reinforced by society. In particular, it’s rewarded by corporations that encourage overwork as [...]