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Prevent Burnout Before It’s Too Late

We’ve all been there: one too many caffeine-fueled, 80-hour work weeks.  Then all of a sudden, you find yourself curled up on your bed physically and emotionally exhausted.  Your productivity has ceased to exist.  Pushing through doesn’t feel like an option—you’re just burnt out.

Burnouts manifest themselves in three ways:

• Exhaustion: feeling overextended by your work
• Depersonalization: feeling alienated from your work
• Lack of personal accomplishment: feeling like you can never get anything done

Do any of these apply to you? If so, it’s time for some realigning. Here’s how:

• Listen to your body – exhaustion, fatigue and anxiety are messages sent to tell us what actions we should take
• Do work that’s meaningful – burnouts are emotional as well, and it happens when we don’t see our values in the work we do
• Reflect – carve out time to ponder the meaning of your day
• Eat well – healthy food keeps your motor running