A national study indicates that more than half of U.S.
professionals are burned out in life.
Burnout is a real thing and should not be down played for any reason
what so ever. Many people think that
business owners are exempt from the “burn out” blues. Successful entrepreneurs and small business
owners work very hard and at sometimes work harder than most employees. Let’s just face it, if this “entrepreneurship”
thing was easy, everyone would be doing it and would be very successful at
it. There is only a small percentage of
business owners that are successful and stay in business past three years. Burnout happens to the best of us, take
comfort in knowing that you are not alone. Below are some tips that can help
you conquer burn out in your personal and professional life.
Set
Boundaries
This is the most important rule with conquering burnout.
Set very clear boundaries for yourself
and business. The truth is some of your
clients and customers can contribute to your burnout. Humans can be some of the most inconsiderate
beings. People will drain you dry if you
let them. They will suck the living
juices out of you. As entrepreneurs, we
pour so much into our businesses (especially in the startup phases), our time,
our mental and physical beings, time away from our families and much more. That is why you must set boundaries for yourself
and your businesses. People only treat
you how you teach them to treat you. Do
not over commit to too many tasks, just to please others. You must make it
known that you and your business has standards and you will not tolerate anyone
that disrespects you and your time.
Change
your location
Being a fulltime home based business owner, I have to
get out of the house and work at a different location a few times a week. The walls in my house will start caving in if
I do not leave. I like to work at
different locations like the library, coffee shop or a nice park (that has wifi
near of course). I also try to kill two
birds with one stone. For example, one
thing that I absolutely have to do every day is get my prayer and personal
development time in. During my prayer
time, I like to be alone in a quiet place.
During my personal development time I am able to multi task. So in most cases, during my personal
development time I am exercising or cleaning, cooking dinner, something else to
pass the time. So multitasking is a great
way to avoid burn out as well.
Get
away!!!
Last but not least, sometimes you just need to get
away. Taking a break is definitely
needed. Now do not get me wrong, when
you are first starting out in business (within the first 3 to 6 months) it
would not be wise for you to go on a long break. Recharging is a great way to get yourself rejuvenated
and ready to tackle the next few months of working in your business.
Thanks for reading,
Truly Camillia
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