Ep 171 – How to clear your Emotional Overdraft with Andy Brown

When I was sent a book called The Emotional Overdraft I instinctively knew that this was a topic that was going to resonate with me personally and you as listeners to this podcast.     An emotional overdraft is when you as a leader habitually overcome your employer’s challenges at the cost of our own physical and mental health. Sound familiar?   I am seeing this happening a LOT at the moment with the women within my Women Leading community so I was excited to dive into the topic with the book’s author Andy Brown.   We discussed: The cost of going too deep into your emotional overdraft How to start paying it back What behaviours or drivers create our emotional overdraft The role of management skills and influencing in changing a culture which relies on people being emotionally overdrawn How to approach urgency and filling short term gaps more strategically How the emotional overdraft shows up outside of work   My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. And this is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.  In fortnightly episodes I share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career.   FREE RESOURCE - How To Say No Challenge: If you struggle to say ‘no’ then this free 5 day challenge is for you.  You’ll receive a short email each day containing a short video taking you through the 5 steps of my How To Say No framework. We’ll get you happily saying no in just 5 days!   Influence & Impact: Join the next cohort of Influence & Impact to learn how to tackle self-doubt, increase your impact and become brilliant at influencing.  It’s a small cohort working closely with me and includes 6 workshops and 2 peer coaching sessions.   Be Bolder My Be Bolder 4 week confidence and assertiveness course will be running again in February.  In it we cover: ⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt ⭐ Mastering your mindset ⭐ Courageous conversations ⭐ Speaking up    Women Leading: My Women Leading community gives you the support and strategies you need to: ⭐ Set boundaries and expectations ⭐ Prioritise your wellbeing ⭐ Coach your hybrid team effectively ⭐ Stop people pleasing  ⭐ Lead under pressure All for just £49/month    About Andy Brown: Andy has over 30 years’ experience as an award-winning adviser and coach for people-based businesses. He’s also a podcast host and the author of Amazon #1 best seller, ‘The Emotional Overdraft: 10 simple changes for balancing business success and wellbeing’ a book for entrepreneurs, leaders and founders that articulates the often overlooked mental and physical costs of leadership   Links from Andy:   Buy the book in the UK  Complete the free Emotional Overdraft Self-Assessment  Connect with Andy  Follow Emotional Overdraft on Instagram  Get all the latest Emotional Overdraft articles