Writing Book Letter 3
Hi Friends,
Here is my book journey letter 3. My present life situation illustrates perfectly well the vulnerability of living. As I told you in letter 2, I started organizing my daily activities to use my time effectively when writing. Well, it all crashed down on me. The alarm signals were initially vague, but ten days ago, it all erupted with a virus infection I have not fully recovered from. Conversely, it has made it impossible for me to have the energy and concentration needed to continue writing.
A Positive Side of Being Sick
Today is the first day I have the mental capacity to create a text. My period of sickness has been very frustrating for me. I have the time to write but could not profit from the opportunity.
There is, though, a positive side to my predicament. I have already come a long way in my manuscript. Several parts are already finished: an introduction of my theory about the contact rebus, including a deepening of the concept of energy leakage, a description of how to give yourself a new life force, and how to use the idea of contact rebus in the family. Before my virus infection, I wrestled with how to proceed with the next part of my manuscript: the contact rebus in working life.
The Organization can Burn You Out
As a supervisor, I soon discovered that in workplaces such as social services, psychiatry, and corrective treatment, the risk of being burnt out is much higher concerning the organization than in client relationships. The reason for the higher chance of being burnt out by the bureaucracy is apparent. As a staff member, you build a professional distance when you meet clients. You are not personally dependent on them; they cannot decide your work situation.
On the other hand, as an employee, you are dependent on the organization in many ways. Your employer decides your salary, where you work, and with what. Your self-esteem is connected to how you perceive yourself as a working person. In that respect, you are much more vulnerable to the criticism of your employer than by a client. Ultimately, the organization can discharge you.
The Contact Rebus Theory is Relevant
My experience meeting personnel in many different situations shows that the contact rebus theory is relevant in not being drained of life energy and making the organization more constructive.
Constructing a Protective Suit
The subject is very complicated to describe for several reasons. Firstly, you have the individual level. Ultimately, each organization member controls himself if drained of life force. To construct a protective suit against the organization, the employee has to be aware of the dynamics of the contact rebus of a college on the fringe of being burnt out. Additionally, he needs to understand his work group`s contact rebus and the organization´s contact rebus. So, it is a whole new theory that is required.
Motivational Work Part 1 and 2
In my book Motivational Work, Part 1 – 4, I have exhaustively described the contact rebus in groups and organizations, especially in part 1. In part 2, the focus is on how to meet the two contact rebuses connected to work life to construct a protective suit and, as an option, to improve the workplace.
Concise, Explicit, and Brief
As I have explained in my previous letter, the text must be concise, explicit, and short. My dilemma is that theory is complicated, and I need 75 pages of Motivational Work to describe the protective suit and organizational change. My sickness made it possible to reflect on how to proceed with my text. And I have detected a solution. In practically every supervision group I have led, teaching about the group and organizational contact rebus has been obligatory. Because time is always limited, I must explain the protection suit and organizational change concisely, explicitly, and briefly. Voila!
A Whole New Text
I must write a whole new text, but I can utilize my teaching in the supervision groups. The formulations are there already; I have them in my head. To my surprise, I have a piece of material I have never written down. It is like an oral tradition. If you ask former members of my supervision groups, they can tell you how to deal with the organization. As time goes by, the knowledge will probably be forgotten.
The insight is essential to me, in the same way as when I discovered that I had new generalized knowledge about dumping that was only in my head. Thus, to my surprise, my writing endeavor summarizes my theory and an outline of new awareness.
