to reignite your spark. Sometimes the flame must dwindle down or completely die out for you to realize just how important that light in your life is and it’s okay to let it. It’s fine to take the necessary time you need to get your thoughts in order and your body back in sync with your mind. It’s okay to take that break you have denied yourself from taking for far too many years. It’s okay to rest. It’s okay to acknowledge that what you feel is burnout and admit that you’re going through a difficult time. It’s okay to not be perfect every day because the truth is you never were and never will be. It’s okay to say no, and to nap, and to take a vacation. And it’s okay to NOT feel guilty when you aren’t devoting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to a company you have been building for many years.
My biggest takeaway from overcoming burnout is that our minds and our bodies are smart. They will tell us what we need to know long before we recognize or admit it outwardly and the more we push back against it, the worse it will become. I’ve learned that the fire inside me to succeed still exists and it never really went away but as it flickered, I realized just how important my business is to my overall happiness and for that to continue, it was finally time to start managing my expectations. We truly can do more and succeed faster with a clear mind and sometimes all it takes to reignite your flame is to take a step away and find a new outlook, a new spark.
“That burnout can happen slowly, over time, and that sometimes burning out is the only way to reignite your spark.”
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