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Primary Cause of Burnout
The No. 1 cause of burnout is doing the same thing over and over again and not seeing results.
Being overwhelmed means that your life or work is overpowering you. Regain control by clarifying your intentions, setting realistic expectations, and focusing on your next step.
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Refill Your Tea Cup
Burnout is the result of too much energy output and not enough energy self-invested. In other words, it’s burning too much fuel than you’ve put in your cup. Remember, you can only pour what’s in your tea cup.
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What Ultimately Matters
In the stress and complexity of our lives, we may forget our deepest intentions. But when people come to the end of their lives and look back, the questions that they most often ask are not usually, “How much is in my bank account?” or “How many books did I write?” or “What did I build?” or the like. If you have the privilege of being with a person who is conscious at the time of his or her death, you find the questions such a person asks are very simple, “Did I love well?” “Did I live fully?” “Did I learn to let go?”
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Burn Up
Even the strongest shoulders can only bear so much. Actually burnout is the wrong word. It’s burn up. That’s what you’re doing by putting your body in chronic stress. You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.
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Stress is the trash of modern life
Stress is the trash of modern life. We all generate it, but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.
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Healthy Boundaries
If you are feeling overwhelmed, it may be because you have outstretched your personal boundaries. You may have forgotten that true happiness comes from living an authentic life. An authentic life fueled with a sense of purpose and balance.
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Responsibility For Yourself
Any time you feel emotionally uncomfortable, stressed or negative in any way, it's a sign you are avoiding your responsibility for yourself. It is a sign that we have some learning to do. Burnout is nature’s way of telling you you’ve been going through the motions your soul has departed.
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Energy is a Currency
Your energy is currency. Spend it well. Friendly reminder that ‘doing your best’ does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown.
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Power to Discern
When you believe everything is an emergency, you’ll end up overwhelmed with stress. Know the difference between urgent and important. Don’t try to force yourself to do the impossible.
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Unplugged
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you. If you don’t have time for a break, you definitely need a break! Just because you take breaks doesn’t mean you’re broken.