In 2015 I remember having a discussion with an attendee for a Chief Human Resources Officer event where I discovered that Corporate America pay roughly $300bn per year in stress related illness. You get it right? That feeling on a Sunday night when your anxious and nervous about having to spend another week of work in a job that you don’t enjoy. And with stress, it can lead to depression, substance abuse and eventual suicide.
Modern day pressures include:
- Graduates are entering the workplace with greater debt than ever before. So financial independence and retirement planning comes second to simply recovering from such huge debt.
- Residual fear from the global recession meaning generations that suffered previously are taking less risk.
- Overspending on the latest gadgets and fashion as a sign of success leads to credit card debt.
- Commuting for up to 2 hours, twice a day leaves little room for yourself or your family.
- Work/Life balance becoming more and more difficult as technology has enabled us to have permanent connection to the office.
To defeat the condition we must first understand the condition.
Like A Leader has partnered with the Brain & Behavior Research foundation to increase our knowledge and understanding of depression so that we may see the signs and administer appropriate treatments to reduce such a mentally debilitating problem.
I congratulate you for taking the first step in being part of the Like A Leader networking dinners and thank you for taking the time to read this message. Finally, if you choose to donate I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Kind regards
Martin Fretwell
CEO
Like A Leader LLC
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