If anyone’s been through burnout it’s me, and I can’t say it was pretty.
And if you’ve been there yourself, most likely you’re nodding along with the words on this page.
While on the surface there seems to be many reasons for burnout, there is only one source of it.
Your mind.
You see, if you have a ton of things you’re juggling in your life right now, and especially if you’re Type A to boot, well most likely there’s a sense of urgency driving you to do the things you do.
And if you’re in burnout then you are always, and I mean always, driving yourself from a sense of lack or fear.
The one exception there is are results. If you can look at the past 30 days and physically account for the new results you created in your life, then yes hun… take the break (and if you’re fearful of taking the break then that’s a whole other issue we need to discuss!).
But if you can’t find the results and most of your explanations are in your thoughts, then at least we have something to dissect so that we can get to the core of the issue.
Take a look at these questions below and block out 30 minutes for yourself to take an honest inventory:
- What am I most hard on about myself?
- When was the last time I treated myself because I was proud vs. because I was tired?
- How do I talk to myself when I am embarrassed or failed at something?
- What do I say when I look in the mirror?
- Do I spend too much time thinking about what decisions I should make?
- How often do you think about what other people think about you?
- Do you reach for the wine, the bag of chips, or incessantly check Instagram the moment you don’t feel good?
The way you talk to yourself stem from a thought you have about the situation and ultimately yourself.
Once we address THIS, it will determine whether you continue down the path to burnout or recovery.
So tell me…
How often do you think thoughts of success? Abundance? Love?
and
How often do you think thoughts of fear? Worry? Confusion? Scarcity?
The honest truth is that burnout is never caused by working too much. When you accept the moments for what they are, you can put in the hours and never feel as if you worked.
Burnout is caused by the thoughts you have about the situations in your life. Ultimately it is what you are resisting, and when you argue against reality you will always lose.
So what can you do?
You think better thoughts.
No one ever tell us we can choose our thoughts, but we can.
This is true personal power.
Once you realize you are the director of your own movie you are now playing at the causal level.
No longer are you being tossed around like a leaf by the wind. You ARE the wind itself.
So be responsible. Take charge. Own your thoughts and commit to the future you want.
No one is here to save us, and that is good news my friends because now we can finally take action of our own lives.
In wellness,
Susan
