Here’s a scenario for you. Read it, and then close your eyes for a few seconds and remember what this feels like:
It’s extremely late and you have a deadline early tomorrow morning. You’re in this position because of a last-minute ask by your client, and you want to go above and beyond to do well for them – so you’re getting it done.
But this time is different than the 3 other times you’ve pushed through in the last 2 weeks. You feel a sore throat coming on, you’re not thinking quite straight, and you’re really irritable.
In fact the only thing you really want to do is either sleep or lay down, watch Netflix, and turn off your phone and email.
But you can’t – because then something catastrophic will happen. Money will stop flowing, clients will stop calling, somebody will think you’re weak or bad at your job.
You’re stuck.
Except you don’t have to be…
Time to give you some tools.
Continue reading Burnout, and How to Avoid It
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