Use mistakes as stepping stones to cross life's rivers, not as whips for bloodying your back. Don't call them mistakes. Call them opportunities to learn. To have a flourishing mentoring relationship and find fullfillment in the important work you are doing, you need to learn ways to prevent and handle burnout. It is defined as a mental, emotional, and physical condition caused by long-term stress.
Attitudes become negative, sometimes even cynical.
Back to TOP Causes of Burnout Perfectionism Perfectionism fuels burnout. If you are a consummate, compulsive perfectionist, you need to lower your standards. As mentioned earlier, you may need to redefine success. Sometimes a strong drive to achieve may be counterproductive. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you may get it less often.