YOU DESERVE IT: How to Pour Back Into Yourself, Rest Without Guilt, and Build a Life Beyond Work

YOU DESERVE IT How to Pour Back Into Yourself, Rest Without Guilt, and Build a Life Beyond WorkYou are good at taking care of everything.But when was the last time you took care of yourself?You may be the woman everyone relies on.The dependable one.The ambitious one.The responsible one.The one who keeps going even when she is tired.You get the work done. You meet expectations. You show up. You handle things.But somewhere between being successful and being needed, you may have started putting your own life on hold.You keep telling yourself: I'll rest after this.I'll enjoy myself when things calm down.I'll take that trip later.I'll buy it when I have more money.I'll have more fun when I have more time.I'll think about myself when everyone else is okay.YOU DESERVE IT asks you to reconsider that way of living.This is a book about coming back to your own life.It is for the high-functioning woman who is tired of always being the strong one.Inside, you will be encouraged to: - Rest without feeling lazy or guilty- Stop measuring your worth by how much you accomplish- Set down responsibilities that were never yours to carry- Stop treating every request as an emergency- Create boundaries around your time and energy- Reconnect with the things that genuinely make you happy- Make room for pleasure, beauty, creativity, and fun- Let other people care for you- Stop apologizing for having needs- Receive without feeling like you owe something in return- Want more without feeling selfish or ungrateful- Stay ambitious without sacrificing yourself- Build a life that exists beyond your career- Stop postponing your happiness until some imaginary futureThis is not a book telling you to stop working hard.It is not telling you to become less ambitious.It is not asking you to abandon your responsibilities or walk away from your dreams.It is asking you to stop abandoning yourself while pursuing them.Because success means very little if you are too exhausted to enjoy it.Your career is part of your life.It was never meant to be your entire life.So take the trip.Buy the flowers.Sleep in.Go somewhere beautiful.Say no.Ask for help.Let yourself be cared for.Do something simply because you like it.And stop waiting for your life to become easier before you allow yourself to live it.You have spent enough time pouring yourself into everyone and everything else.Now it is time to pour something back into you.You deserve the rest. You deserve the joy. You deserve to receive. You deserve good things. You deserve to enjoy the life you are working so hard to build.You deserve it.