How to Cope With Reduced Working Hours and Avoid the Pitfalls
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Sally Lever
Sally Lever is a Sustainable Living Coach who specializes in supporting those who are downshifting or otherwise moving towards a more sustainable way of life. She offers one-to-one coaching, teleclasses in “How to step off the Treadmill” and a free email newsletter. For additional information please visit http://www.sallylever.co.uk/ By Sally Lever
Published on 02/8/2011
One of the most enjoyable and eagerly anticipated aspects of downshifting is the opportunity to spend less time earning a living (especially when it’s wearing us down) and more time on other aspects of our lives that we find more meaningful and less stressful. When we’re forcibly downshifted, through having our working hours cut for example, the resulting change in lifestyle and standard of living might not be welcomed quite so readily. How can we handle these changes in a life serving way? What are the pitfalls and how do we avoid them?