10 Steps to Prevent Burnout
In a blog last week I wrote about the 4 Warning Signs You Are Headed to Burnout! Signs I hope you will heed if you recognize them.
More importantly, what can you do TODAY to prevent yourself from even getting to that point? We can’t take away all of the stressors in our lives. You may still be left lying awake at night wondering “should I switch my career right now?”, “If I did leave this career, what would I even do?” or “ what is life going to be like now that my youngest has left for college?”.
Those questions may still be there swirling around in your brain at night (ok, maybe even all day long) but if you manage your well-being you will avoid burnout, despite life’s stressors. I’m sharing my 10 Steps to Prevent Burnout with you today. You may be doing some already, but hopefully, you will soon be doing all 10 at least MOST of the time ;)
4 Warning Signs You Are Headed to Burnout!
According to The Annual Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey & Co. 42% of women and 35% of men reported feeling burned out often or almost always in 2021, compared to 32% of women and 28% of men last year.
As a professional woman or leader with big goals, which I know you have… you may find yourself in a place of struggle as we are coming out of 2 of the most challenging years for most of us and heading into the final quarter of 2022.