all the time that you begin to question yourself and your business and as you question those things your optimism dwindles and the No’s become harder to hear while the Yes’s seem to be few and far between. It’s like quicksand where the harder you try to get out, the deeper and deeper you get stuck. It’s not depression but it’s the feeling that this is all too much and too hard and it’s taking too long, while at the same time wishing you had a crystal ball to remind yourself that it will all be worth it in the end. As I began to realize the culprit of my declining mood was burnout, I started to make small changes. This year, while I have still done a lot, I also took time to rest and recharge. I halted much of my travel and learned to say no to things that were not filling my cup. I took some weekends to do absolutely
“As I began to realize the culprit of my declining mood was burnout, I started to make small changes.”
nothing and sometimes I even took a nap once my workday was over. I felt extreme guilt for much of it at the beginning, but soon I started realizing that resting my brain and my body helped me. Soon I had the energy to dig myself out of the burnt-out haze I was so deeply stuck in. I started becoming more productive and my company heard more yes’s when I
finally stopped trying to burn both ends of the candle and made time for my own peace of mind. As I come out on the other side of my bout with burnout, I’ve realized a few things that none of the articles I’ve read seem to touch on. That burnout can happen slowly, over time, and that sometimes burning out is the only way
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