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Try this amazing app for movie and image editor for iPhone
Tags: Photoshop, Video Marketing, Editing, Photoeffects, Videoeditingcourse

Photo/Video editing has now become a fun way to build up your social image and make your presence visible. People are now handier with the use of smartphone and computers for editing the pictures instantly. Thus, they keep on looking for the best type of photo/video editing apps or software which they can use to make their photos/videos more impressive. There are a number of such software and apps available these days but Photoshow is the stunning one. This is the full featured photo/video editing app which helps in adding different types of effects including Movie effects to your photos/videos to make them look attractive and impressive.

Photoshow is a fine movie effect photo/video editor that helps in editing photos/videos according to your choice. This type of photo/video editing application is complete Toolkit application that provides all in one photo/video editing tools. Thus, within few clicks you will be able to get the super edited pictures/videos. This application mainly contains these tools: Photo editor tools, Video/Movie editor tools, Awesome advance video player, File Manager. Thus, with the help of these tools, you will be able to perform the editing, customising, cutting and erasing work respectively with ease.

By using this app you can create custom video or photo. Also you can import photos or videos from gallery too. I tried this app for customising video, also applied animated effects and the result came out was too amazing. One should must try this app for customising and editing photo or video.

With this app, you can also add emoji, sticker and caption to photo/video. I also tried the feature of drawing anything on image/video by using the finger and pointing out, which I liked the most as it was fun by drawing anything you want. Also you can add audio to make your editing interesting to be watch.

Apart from this, there is Awesome advance video player and File Manager, through which you can Seek video to any seconds, Play video in the background mode and on the lock screen as well, Create your own albums, Add video from any third-party application like WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.

Conclusion: After seeing this photo editing tool which can add the movie like effect in your photos/videos, it can be concluded that Photoshow is the most helpful solution. This application contains a variety of tools for adjusting the movie like effects in your photos/videos. This helps you to quickly transform your images like the movie screenshots. Special effects can be added to give it a cinematic effect to your images.

Here is the link to download this beautiful app

Photoshow — movie image editor
Brilliant writing tips are written amazingly well.
By: Fasiha Imran
Tags: Writing, Editing, Writing Tips, Writing Prompts, Freelancing

Why You Need to Stop Editing While You Write

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Caregiver Burnout — An Under-Addressed Issue
By: Onlus Health
Tags: Caregivers, Hospice, Home Health Care, Burnout, Home Health Services

How to Prevent Caregiver Burnout

- Talk to someone about your feelings and frustrations: a trusted friend, family member, co-worker

- Take advantage of the services offered by Public Health Ontario Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) offers home care services accessible to those in need services include (but are not limited to):

Personal Support Workers (PSW)

Nursing (RN, RPN)

Medical (MD, Nurse Practitioner)

- Beyond LHIN services reach out to Onlus Health for quality dignified home health care services by certified Onlus Caregivers

- Local organizations or places of worship may be able to provide support through in personal or online group programs

- Be realistic about the disease process your loved one is going through with a progressive disease process you may need more help as time goes on nursing services or assisted living may be needed

- Take care of yourself set time aside for yourself, even for an hour or two this is not a luxury but a necessity for caregivers
Burn Out
By: Silhouetted Luminosity
Tags: Work Life Balance, Life, Life Lessons, Burnout, Work

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I think I’m… burned out. Again.

I really don’t know what to do. This happens to me a lot. I feel a mixture of demotivation, frustration, chronic tiredness, and emotional numbness.

It’s like I want to be this person, and I know what they should do and say, but “I” just can’t get myself there.

The worst part is, I have no idea how to get out of it. Usually, I just suck it up and drag my feet to do whatever it is I need to do. Yet… that isn’t sustainable, right?

I can at least recognize these feelings now, which I suppose is progress. I’ve even recognized and started trying things to help. I started waking up to do light yoga and meditations at 6am.. I increased exercising at my gym… I tried reading some self-help books. God, I even tried that horrible positive thinking trend a while back (a post for another time).

I don’t know. These things helped in the moment, but moments passing is the only thing that relieved the burn out.

The problem is, I keep finding myself here.

And I have to wonder, how many times can I burn out before all that’s left is ash?
The rhythm of our weeks
By: Dominic Sebastian
Tags: Creativity, Writing, Burnout, Work, Productivity

I’ve found myself in a familiar place recently. Opening Slack at sunrise, responding to emails at dinner, doing busy work before bed. The bookends of the 9–5 have drifted, blurring the boundaries of life and work. Days slip by like this. My weeks are busy but unvaried, a wall of white noise.

For many of us work is always at hand, with always more to do. Ticking off a todo here and an email there helps us feel like we’re being useful, we have a purpose. Weeks like these are fine if they are rare. A big push to get a project over the line, starting something new on the side. It’s easy for this white noise work week to become the white noise work month, and before long you’re on a slow road to burn out.

Overworking like this puts all my identity and self esteem into one vessel, and it becomes how I define myself. It has an outsized impact on my mood, which makes me feel too reactive, and to be frank, uninteresting. When this happens I need to look at my week with a different lens. To spot how I can make space for things I want to nurture, and amplify the things I enjoy in life.

Reflecting on my ratios

So, I could work less (which would have made for an even shorter post), but this is only part of the problem. Working is a default state when I’ve got nothing to displace it, but the white noise work weeks is also a reminder of all the things I’m not doing. I want my weeks to have rhythm and variety, that help create months with balance and fulfilment. Easy and enjoyable things to aim for, but to help be more specific I sketched out a goal of sorts. Things I want to be doing less of, things I want to do more of, and things I need to make space for. All to set a new, more fulfilling balance.
Plan Now to Avoid a Post-Holiday Reentry Crash
By: Cari Nazeer
Tags: Life, Rest, Burnout, Holidays, Self

Photo: Betsie Van Der Meer/DigitalVision/Getty Images

The idea that you should come back from time off feeling bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and full of newfound motivation is… well, it’s a nice thought. But as Emily Underwood has explained in Forge, post-vacation burnout is a very real phenomenon. Even if you take time off and spend your holiday doing nothing but lounging around your living room, the return to the grind can be awful.

To avoid feeling crushed by your return to work in January, plan ahead: Before you sign off, create a first-week-back plan to remove as much of your mental burden as possible: “Write a detailed, not-too-ambitious to-do list for your first day or two back,” Underwood advises, “so that you can stumble through the first few days of reentry without straining your jet-lagged brain.” Most of us don’t have jet lag to worry about this year, but still, your brain will thank you.
Silence is deafening
By: Teresa English
Tags: Pandemic, Leadership, Burnout

What do you hear when you don’t have a job?

What do you hear after your housing was shot into?

What do you hear when your new job has been outsourced?

What do you hear when there is no extra money at Christmas?

What do you hear when you are a teacher who finally had enough?

What do you hear if your town is suffering from the effects of poverty?

What do you hear when you can’t afford property taxes on family land?

What do you hear when you are a nurse watching the country give up?

What do you hear when you are a cop exhausted after a hard shift?

What do you hear when your child is constantly bullied at school?

What do you hear when you come home from war wounded?
Burning Out
Tags: Teenagers, Art, Burnout, Teenage Angst, Genshinimpact

it’s a wip pls

This is an art piece that I’ve been working on but recently I wanted to put that feeling into words.

I do my work everyday, I even submit assignments earlier just to get them out of the way. Eventually there comes a time when everyday starts to feel the same and time passes so fast yet the stress doesn’t fade, you’re still aware of it all. But then this holy grail comes up, for me it tends to be a new game, and I become obsessed. The game starts to become an incentive to do my work, it encourages me because the sooner I finish, the sooner I can hop on without any guilt. I play everyday, I complete the quests, I explore the world, and this continues for a few months. But one day you finish, you’ve done all that you possibly can and this game has been squeezed for all that it’s worth. I think that is when the burn out becomes even worse. That already pointless life you were living loses the motivation that was keeping it together. It’s scary almost, watching myself as if I’m going through withdrawals. It feels like I’m doing nothing, that all I do is sit and eat and sleep and repeat. I’m like one of those goddamn shirts kids used to wear in elementary school.

that’s so me

It’s painful and I feel like I’m an addict, but I try to remind myself that something new is constantly happening, even if not to me. This feeling will end eventually. Maybe the next thing that becomes my incentive won’t be something as temporary as the high I get from games.
Leadership Burnout During COVID-19 by Richard Reese, Louisville KY
By: Richard Reese
Tags: Burnout, Leadership Burnout, Leaders, Burnout Syndrom, Richard Reese Louisville

Burnout has been recognized by the WHO as an “occupational phenomenon” that is a result of chronic, unmanaged stress. It is a very real problem in today’s workplace, especially in the era of COVID-19. This year has been full of challenges for everyone and business leaders are no exception. Leaders need to be careful to do all they can to prevent burnout for many reasons.

The Risk of Leadership Burnout

Since leaders set the tone for their organizations, leadership burnout can lead to many additional problems in the workplace. When leaders get burnt out, they can lose the motivation they once had to push their companies to the next level. They can also lash out at their teams, causing good employees to become disengaged and possibly even leave the organization.

Burnout also includes a myriad of problems for the person experiencing it. For example, burnout can lead to decreased productivity, fatigue, alcohol or substance abuse, heart disease, stomach problems, and vulnerability to other illnesses.

Signs of Leadership Burnout

There are several signs that you are nearing burnout as a leader. If you feel yourself becoming less and less motivated to go to work every day, or even get out of bed in the morning, these are signs that you are getting dangerously close to burnout.

You may also experience persistent exhaustion, regardless of how much sleep you get at night. On the other hand, many people who burn out report experiencing insomnia. When monitoring for burnout symptoms, you should also keep a close eye on your emotions. If you feel angry more often or more irritable toward your coworkers, those are also red flags.

Preventing Burnout

To prevent burnout, you must actively manage your stress levels. Start by practicing awareness of how you’re feeling at any given time. When your stress levels are particularly high, find some ways to get relief. Some suggestions might be taking a break from work, keeping a journal, or spending some time with loved ones.

Leaders should also be intentional about taking care of themselves, even when they are not experiencing high levels of stress. Exercise, eat well, drink plenty of water, and get full nights of sleep. By being proactive with your health, you will reduce your risks of burning out when your stress levels rise.

During this challenging time, everyone is susceptible to burnout. Leaders should do everything they can to prevent themselves from burning out, and then support their employees in doing the same.
Brain Burnout — Dealing with Learning Overload
By: Alicia Ruth Mendez
Tags: Rest, Spaced Learning, Burnout, Language Learning, Adult Learning

No matter what you’re learning, sometimes our brains just get overloaded. Especially this year, when maybe we’ve had more time to pick up an old hobby or start a new one —on top of all the other stressors, it’s easy to feel burned out as December rolls around.

And that’s normal.

I remember back to when I taught high school Literature. Right around this time, more than four months into the school year, students were fidgety, anxious, and often had difficulties focusing.

Sure, maybe that’s because the winter holidays were approaching, but many studies show that resting our brains is actually good for our learning. Even throughout a unit of study, why do you think teachers always tell students not to “cram” the night before?

No, it’s not because they want to torture their students with study sessions weeks before the big exam — at least, not intentionally. It’s because trying to “cram” everything into our brains in a few hours does not work. We need to study, take time away, and then come back to the material for it to really take hold in our minds.

The same was true back when we were high school students, and the same is true now. If you’ve been feeling distracted or prone to fidgeting when the time rolls around to practice piano, study German, paint, or simply exercise, it’s normal.

Our brains are muscles and need rest just as much as our bodies do.

So, take the holiday season to give yourself some much deserved down time.

Step away from the computer, put down the pen, sleep a few extra minutes — let yourself relax.

Once the new year hits, life will be back to the work and school grind, and there will be plenty of time to return to your daily routine and weekly habits.

Two weeks off from “learning” won’t set you back.

In fact, it will rejuvenate your energy and may even leave you wanting to do more practice when January starts.

The rest between studying actually allows those new brain connections to form. The learned responses will then become more natural and instinctive when you return from your learning break.

Another upside to taking a rest from studying is that you may forget your bad habits. The two weeks away from always hitting the wrong note or mis-using a false cognate can also help you come back to the task with a fresh perspective.
How to achieve — and maintain — work-life balance as a freelancer
By: Helen Wallace
Tags: Freelance, Wellness, Freelancing, Burnout

In 2019 the World Health Organization officially recognised and declared burnout a disease. It is a job-related condition that is a result of trying to exceed a realistic workload. More and more people are succumbing to this condition and it’s because their work-life balance is off-kilter. Here are four easy things that can help you to get it back on point.

1. Make sure your workspace is conducive to productivity

Chaos breeds more chaos. This means that if your desk is messy or covered in distractions…

… you will make your working life more difficult, which can trickle over into and negatively affect your personal life as well. Not only should you keep your workspace organised, but you should go and work at a coffee shop or co-working space occasionally for a change of scenery and some very-necessary human interaction.

2. Have a schedule (but keep it flexible)

One of the best things about being a freelancer is the level of flexibility that comes with this career path. But this doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have a daily or weekly schedule, even if it isn’t fixed. This will give you an overview of what you need to do and by when so that you can plan your life accordingly to ensure that you stay on track

3. Say ‘no’ when you are overwhelmed

It’s never easy saying no, especially when it comes to clients you want to work for. But it’s important to know the limits of your capacity and to turn down anything that would fall outside of that. Being honest with prospective (or existing) clients about where you are at also sends the message that you are open and sensible when it comes to managing your time.

4. Make time for the things you love ❤️

Regardless of how fulfilling you might find your job may be, it can’t be the *only* thing in your life or you will definitely be out of balance. Whether you go for regular meetups with friends and family or you dedicate some time to learning a new hobby, making time for the things, and people, you care about is crucial. Even more so when you work in relative isolation.
How Many Squats A Day For Burns Calories Faster
Tags: Diet, Calories, Burnout, Burn Fat, Squat

Why there was an increase in the hip area after i did those 100 squats so these are just kind of my finding and just an interesting kind of thing that i wanted to do after these 100 squats because i know that there are a bunch of these challenges if you want to see me do a 200 squat challenge or the 30-day squat challenge and kind of track my progress through that let me know in the comments section down below and I’ll be sure to record that for you because it’d be interesting to see the results

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100 Squats a Day for 30 Days

Today i’m going to be doing a very very highly requested article and that is 100 squats a day for 30 days so if you’ve been reading my article and you’ve seen my other fitness challenge articles you know that i hate booty i hate booty legs and glutes my favorite squats but a lot of people have wanted me to do this squat challenge article so i’m going to start it today and i’ll probably hate this month a lot but that’s okay the rules are simple

I’m going to do 100 squats every single day for 30 days starting today which is day one i’m gonna do them all in one set so i’m not gonna do like 50 in the morning and 50 at night like all just at once but first before we start i’m going to be measuring my little booty so i can show you the progress i make at the end of the month

So remember in my last article i think it was the chloe tang challenge article where i tried to measure my body with like a furniture like measuring tape i got this cool new little one from amazon not sponsored um but look it just rolls out of this like little leather pouch thing and then to put it back in you just press the button how cool okay
What is ‘Burnout’?
By: George Sawyer
Tags: Burnout Syndrom, Burnout, Burnout Prevention

Photo by Adrian Swancar on Unsplash

Burnout is a word we throw around a lot. “I spent the entire weekend binge watching Game of Thrones episodes, I’m so burnout out on that show!” It can be a handy term for “a bit too much” or “a bit too far” or a synonym for being profoundly tired.

But it is also a health condition. Personally, I never believed it was a real health condition until I was forced to admit I was burned out. A few years later in 2019 I was surprised when it burnout was acknowledged by the World Health Organization. It is becoming more common as the boundaries between our work lives and our personal lives become increasingly blurred, especially for all the people who’ve suddenly found themselves working from home during the Corona-virus pandemic.

Burnout is the result of a long accumulation of un-managed stress. It doesn’t happen over-night. It can result in an exhaustion so profound that one is weary of life itself. It can trigger depression, and hopelessness. You may find yourself ‘going through the motions’ at work, or even at home, you may discover that your entire life is just ‘going through the motions.’

The WHO define burnout as follows:

“Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:

Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; Increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and Reduced professional efficacy.

Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.”

WHO: Burn Out is an Occupational Phenomenon.

So,
Don't make other people's priorities your own.
By: Tom Fenske
Tags: Balance, Life, Short Form, Burnout, Work

Don’t make other people’s priorities your priorities.

Photo by Gabrielle Henderson on Unsplash

Yes, I perform this way too often. As we are all humans, we tend to cooperate and do something that pleases others to keep the relationship intact. By the implicit fear of summoning a fight when we don’t help out the other, we make their priorities to ours. Performing this too often is a recipe for burning out. It hasn’t be limited to work issues. It can happen in private, too.

So, find a healthy strategy to say No. But how?

Start with respecting your own wishes and needs. Why would anybody else respect your limits if you won’t do it yourself? The second step is to disconnect the emotional relationship from the pragmatic decision. Just because you didn’t answer that email from your colleague right away doesn’t mean that you can’t spend your lunch sharing the office gossip.
《倉鼠累了嗎？》
By: 德瑞克 Derek
Tags: Book Review, Burnout

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How to Avoid Burnout in the First Years of Self-Employment
By: Marta Brzosko
Tags: Mental Health, Burnout, Entrepreneurship, Work, Freelancing

How to Avoid Burnout in the First Years of Self-Employment

Photo by nappy from Pexels

If you recently became self-employed, you’re probably realizing just how big of a psychological toll it can take on you.

In fact, it may feel so hard you’re thinking of quitting. But hold on a second. Let me first share a few lessons I learned in my four years of freelance writing.

By the end of this post, you may discover that what feels like a struggle right now is actually an opportunity.

First things first: Even though working for yourself isn’t easy, it may still be your best bet. Especially if you want your work to be more than just a way to make money.

During the first years, the psychological strain of self-employment can drive you mad. The challenges seem to come from all sides — finding clients, filing taxes, branding, project management… The list seems never-ending and it can easily make you doubt yourself and quit — or, even worse, burn out.

But this doesn’t need to happen. You can still reap the great rewards of working for yourself, such as freedom and sense of purpose. For that, you need to get past the psychological hardship and see self-employment as so much more than just a job.

Author and business coach Barbara Winter put it this way:

“Self-employment is more than just a way to make money. I tell my clients that self-employment, with all its problems, is a great opportunity for personal growth. It’s a chance to challenge many of the beliefs that hold us back in life.”

You need to learn how to look at the challenges of self-employment as opportunities for growth, rather than existential threats. That’s what this post will help you with.

But first, I think we could all do with some reassurance.
Burnout is real
Tags: Working, Burnout, Coffee, Remote Working, Psychology

Burnout is real

Today I wanted to share my experience with people who feel the similar way,

As an honours graduate in Psychology , I know when stress and little fun activities causes a burnout which is caused by increased level of cortisol secretion and usually little sleep (note that little sleep doesn’t mean that you don’t sleep but your body doesn’t necessarily shut down when hou go to sleep and you don’t get Enough REM sleep, the deep sleep whe need for our brain to process information from the day)

I started feeling hopeless, continues crying, not feeling in the mood to interact with anyone ( which is funny because fro my Psychology background, I know that Interaction is what one needs the most in times like these), not really in the mood to eat or do anything, I felt so unmotivated, I couldn’t even get up stairs to go to my bed and slept on the couch for a week, I started Isolating myself from everyone and tried to make plans with people but couldn’t really pull through with plans.

As a working from home employee , things were tough at work, I recently moved, which caused my Internet to be very slow in the area that I moved to which started to affect my work. I struggled for a month. Untill Yesterday I decided that this is enough. I told my boss about my slow Internet and that the issue should be resolved and I packed my computer, stopped feeling sorry for myself and went to the closest coffee shop/restaurant. Not to only found out that the Internet was 10 times better there but also that most of the people there were also working on their computers, which just motivated me on a way different level, it kind of took the loneliness factor out of account. Anyway my boss finally sorted out my Internet for me and I decided that I will go to work at a coffee shop once a week for motivation.

This made me realise that a burnout is real and it can happen to anyone, but we are always strong enough to get yourself out of a ditch, even a small change can change allot.

Please feel free to share or comment if you’ve experienced a similar event

Love

Alicia
The walking cure
By: Sidharth Sathish
Tags: Walking, Health, Stress, Burnout, Lifestyle

You are just a walk away from a good mood.

Top corporates across industries often stress the importance of office ergonomics for their employees. Following those guidelines are considered to be good practice for desk jobs with extended hours of being seated, often taking a toll on the body as well as the mind. In the current Covid-19 scenario, the work from home situation further compels the working class to be glued to their chairs from dawn to dusk in many cases. A similar situation is prevalent for the student community too, leading to stress and gradual burnout. So, the question is, what is the remedy?

Photo from Pexels

For starters, get up from that wretched chair! Move your limbs and start walking. Brisk walks of at least 15–20 minutes duration are proven to uplift the mood, take the focus away from stressful thoughts and even reduce chances of depression.

A study conducted by a Stanford University team demonstrated that cognitive creativity in individuals boosted by up to 60% in students who walked in the experiment in comparison to the test results of those who were sitting. Just a 30 minutes walk around your garden or on the road nearby can help the creative juices flow, improve blood circulation and neural activity along with improved divergent thinking. The list of positive effects daily walking can have on diabetes, cholesterol, weight loss and countless other ailments is beyond the scope of this brief article. Although the Stanford study showed no evidence of improved convergent thinking, there have been cases of test subjects claiming to have experienced better concentration and focus while reading as they walked rather than being in a seated position.

Who doesn’t like a change in scenery from the work monotony? A walk in the park, meeting some people, a breath of fresh air is just what you need to bring yourself out of the rut. Choosing a walking route embedded with elements of natural scenery can heal you in more ways than one. Observing mother nature’s greenery does garner a sense of peace and sanctity.

As they say, ‘Well begun is half done.’

In this case, getting out of your seat or bed is the beginning. For some, vibing to your favourite music tracks while walking is a complementary entity. While another category, prefer a walking buddy to brainstorm and have casual talks with, that makes the overall experience even more enriching. Owners of pet dogs would know how much it makes their canine buddies happy and riled up when they take’em out for a brisk stroll. Those who are habituated to the walking ritual, consider it as a mood lifter that makes them feel lighter both mentally and goes without saying, physically as well. To invest in the hobby or rather the lifestyle choice of daily walking is a 100% profitable investment on your health with benefits that last a lifetime.

Happy walking fellas!
A Workaholic’s Guide to Achieving a Clear Mind in Healthy Ways
By: Andrei Neboian
Tags: Work Life Balance, Health, Burnout, Entrepreneurship, Work

Make “Free-Time” Appointments With Yourself

How often does this happen to you: when you try to relax, you still keep thinking about your tasks and even feel guilty for not working? This happens to me more often than I wish.

In “Getting Things Done,” David Allen wrote that thinking about doing a task is not going to get it done, and feeling shame is just going to make it worse. But this is more easily said than done because there are always tasks that we can’t stop thinking about.

However, the following technique can help you stop ruminating over your to-dos and finally give you clarity and peace of mind.

So how does it work?

If you are a productive hard-working entrepreneur, you will have a calendar for all your appointments.

Now, take your calendar, and fix an appointment for doing something different than work. For example, “1-hour reading ‘Daring Greatly’ by Brené Brown” with the exact time and date when you will do it.

Then, like with any other appointment in your calendar, you follow it through with all your mind and heart. The longer you set this appointment in advance, the better it works.

Specifying the appointment for a fun activity in your work calendar removes guilt from the equation. The schedule is set in stone, you committed yourself to it, and you trust that your plan represents the best possible use of your time.

Have dinner with family from 7 to 8 p.m.? No feeling of guilt because you defined that spending one hour with your family in the evening is important to you, and you are merely following your schedule.

Do an extra hour of statistics analysis and skip lunch to feel more self-worth? Nope, the schedule says that it’s lunchtime. So lunchtime it is.

This amazing technique eliminates worries about planning. You don’t waste energy ruminating over your schedule when you are supposed to be doing work or clearing your mind. Let yourself get managed by your schedule.
Its Okay if You Don’t Know Everything
By: Nathan J Bonassin
Tags: Knowledge Management, Knowledge, Burnout, Learning, Education

It’s Okay if You Don’t Know Everything

Photo by matthew Feeney on Unsplash

I’ve always wanted to learn. I guess I want to know as much as I can about as much as I can. It’s a thirst for knowledge, something that I hope I can instill in my kids.

A few months ago, I enrolled myself in several classes online through my local library. These were mostly business classes. I had high aspirations. I was going to be working full time, blogging, writing, spend time with family and friends, and attend a few classes.

What did I actually learn from these classes? Nothing. I ended up burning myself out. As it turns out, I can’t do everything at the same time. Well I did learn one thing, it’s ok if you don’t know everything. Nobody expects you to anyway.

As much as I’ve always been a fan of continuous learning, I’m also a fan of sanity. What this experience taught me, is you have to know your limits. You have to be able to say when enough is enough and step back and decide what’s truly important to you.

Learning about leadership and management is great for your career, and the classes that I did take were informative, but I’ve always been better at learning on the job in those situations.

It’s best to find what drives you, and why you are doing what you are doing anyway. Everyone has a who or a why outside of the office that they are working for. For most, it’s probably family. But there are other reasons too. What is your why?
Why Burnout Was The Best Thing That Happened For My Biz
By: Selina Johnson
Tags: Burnout, Entrepreneur, Mindset, Business, Virtual Assistant

I was gutted when I realised what I’d done.

I’d experienced burnout when I was working at my 9–5 — and I thought that by ditching my commute and setting up my own business that it would be an unpleasant but distant memory…

So when I found myself on the verge yet again, I found myself at a crossroads.

I could give in — or try and find the lesson.

Take a look at what I learned and how I make sure that it really is a thing of the past.

It showed me the importance of mindset.

One of the biggest lessons that burnout taught me was just how important the role of mindset is in my life AND business.

I could have seen this as a major setback and proof that I wasn’t cut out to be an entrepreneur after all. It could so easily have been the moment that I threw in the towel and went back to my 9–5.

But I didn’t.

I chose to look at it as an opportunity to grow. An opportunity to get to know myself better than ever before, proof of how resilient I am and an invitation to move forward even stronger.

It taught me I had to switch off.

If I can give you just one valuable piece of information to take away today, let it be this — your most valuable CEO work is done away from your laptop.

Yes — really.

They say that the mark of a true CEO is when you’ve set up your business so that it can function without you. That’s when you can work ON and not IN your business. When you have a business and not a job.

It was only when I was teetering on the bring of burnout that I realised that all of the sacrifices I’d made wouldn’t help me to make progress if I physically wasn’t able to be present in my business.

So now, I make an effort to switch off. I know that every time I turn off my phone, shut the lid of my computer and step away from my desk, I’m recharging my batteries and refilling my cup — giving myself the energy and inspiration I need to show up for myself and my clients.

It showed me my WHY.

I think one of the main reasons I’m able to have such an impact in my clients’ lives is that I know exactly how it feels to be working SO hard and feel like you’re standing still — or worse, failing.

After 16 years of working with some of the world’s top entrepreneurs — and spending 4 of those running my own business — I’ve seen for myself how avoidable and totally unnecessary all of that suffering is.

It’s now my mission to make sure that NO other business owners felt the way that I did — which probably explains my relentless obsession with creating products and services that solve problems and make my clients’ lives so much easier.

Over to you

Have you ever experienced burnout?

I’d love to hear about the lessons you’ve learned from it and how you’ve set your business up to make sure it never happens again.

Leave me your advice in the comments!
Who Wants Less Work Stress in 2021?
By: Marcus J. Fila
Tags: Stress, Burnout, Stress Management, Work Stress, Stress Management Tips

For almost any lines of work, 2020 has arguably been the most stressful year most of us can remember. The reasons have, of course, varied by industry, geographic location, position, and seniority. But one thing most of us have in common is that some sort of process (or cluster of processes) in how we undertake our work have been changed, and we’ve had to adapt to that. The people around us have, too, and we’ve witnessed some of them doing better than others.

For many leaders there’s been added layers of challenge around lay-off versus retention decisions. There’s also been an impetus to be more communicative with workers, due to many working remotely (avoiding the adage of “out of sight, out of mind”), and helping — of freeing — workers to rebalance their job demands with a new set of resources. These resource changes have, in some cases, included more time flexibility, and perhaps a reduced need for formality (has anyone else worn pajama pants under the desk on a zoom call?); balanced with distractions at home in many cases, and almost certainly less of a network of support from work. What have those resource changes looked like for you?

When all’s said and done, many people are more tired, worn out, and have shorter fuses than this time last year, and are desperately hoping for 2021 to be different — even if there’s still huge uncertainty ahead. As a speaker, researcher, and consultant on work stress, I examine issues of job design, and the structure and management of job demands and resources. Everything I have learned, or discovered in this line of work has taught me that these must be considered as a bedrock to more popular, or easily implemented “fixes” to stress at work. Right now, perhaps a balance of both is in order.

To this end, I invite you to a webinar for business leaders and managers on Thursday Dec 17th 4–5pm EST on “Protecting Your Workforce in 2021”. Some underlying, as well as covid-related strategies will be discussed, and there’ll be time for Q&A. It’s complimentary, and you can register here:

https://www.easeworkstress.com/event-details/protecting-your-workforce-in-2021

I hope to see you there, and please do share the link with others you know — particularly people in positions of leadership — who may be interested.
Censored Poetry: Medical School
Tags: Blackout Poetry, Suicide, Burnout, Poetry, Medical School

Blackout, found, censored, or redacted poetry is where one takes existing words (like a newspaper or book) and covers them up, leaving a new interpretation which forms a poem.

As I was looking for a poem within the text one appeared which, to me, seemed to speak to the difficulty of medical school and a medical student’s increased risk of suicide. Medical school is good, but changes need to happen to decrease burnout and its effects.

The text for this poem is from “Gaining Ground on Schizophrenia: Conceptualizing How to Use Neuroimaging and Genomics in Its Diagnosis and Treatment” by Ned H Kalin M.D., in The American Journal of Psychiatry, October 2019.
The Benefits of Daily Walks on Your Creative Output
By: Emily Wilcox
Tags: Walking, Self Improvement, Mental Health, Burnout, Productivity

The Benefits of Daily Walks on Your Creative Output

Photo by Henry Xu on Unsplash

It turns out Nancy Sinatra was wrong; it’s not these boots that were made for walking. It’s our legs. And feet. And entire physiological design.

Most of us were fortunate to be gifted with mobility — and in this day and age, even those who weren’t have access to nature with immense technological advancements. We have this expansive planet on our doorstop just calling out to be explored, but we don’t listen. We don’t hear it, because we have Netflix on high volume and our ears pressed into our pillows. We have mountains to climb and forests to venture through, but we’re too busy tackling mountains of emails and wading through overgrown to-do lists that we don’t dare dedicate any energy to our limbs because our heads are hogging it all.

Our bodies crave movement and our brains crave rest, but the only craving we satisfy is our masochistic tendency to push ourselves a little too far (oh and chocolate digestives). We don’t get outside. We don’t give ourselves a minute of peace. We don’t stop, because we’ve been conditioned to believe that stopping is bad and full speed ahead is our only option — and even that doesn’t feel fast enough. So it’s no wonder that we often find ourselves in a heap, having crashed and burned out because we didn’t take our foot off the pedal for one moment.

But what if you knew that there was a way to do it all? To satisfy your biological need for exercise? To give your brain a break? To reduce your risk of burnout? Well there is. Take your foot off the pedal, slip it into a walking boot and step outside.

Take yourself for a walk.
Ten of Wands: Burden of Duty
By: Tarot Stories
Tags: Burden, Duty, Burnout, Responsibility, Breakdown

I pulled this card on the first day of my four day vacation and felt self-satisfied that I was already enacting the lesson in this card. In true vacation form, I procrastinated actually spending time on the card and it is now day two of my vacation and I don’t regret it one bit.

Burnout is not a fun experience — it is one step away from a breakdown and often comes at at inconvenient time for yourself and others. For a Type A like me, taking vacations are hard and even during my time off I end up filling my days with housework and chores so that it never truly feels like a break. I wish I could say this time would be different but I already have plans to cook, do laundry and start holiday shopping. Perhaps if I get enough done I can reward myself with a Sims session.

Ten of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

What you see: A man carries ten wands as her walks towards a village.

What it means: The man seems to be struggling under the weight of a heavy burden, yet he persists. The end is in sight.

The story: The Ten of Wands represents the burden of taking on extra responsibility; it is often a requirement on the path to success but often is and should be temporary.

Reversed meaning: Reversed, the card represents burning out; struggling with too much work with no end in sight often leading to a collapse.

Reflection: There is an important lesson in this card that a lot of us need to remember, particularly these days. Burning the midnight oil is often required at times and can certainly be useful (particularly in the creative field). But, if we do it for look, we will burnout which is not physically, mentally or emotionally a pleasant experience, and is usually not convenient either.
Growing on empty soil.
By: Alice Irving
Tags: Neurodiversity, Personal Growth, Burnout, Self Care, Overwhelm

Here’s a little insight you probably weren’t taught in school:

If you want to do a good job of anything,

(such as…. raising well adjusted kids, running a successful business, having a useful and fulfilling career, creating breathtaking artwork)

you need to be resourced to the same degree or more that doing said job is going to take it out of you.

Most of us have never been taught to budget our money properly, let alone our energetic, social and physical resources.

Do you even have a clear idea of what resources you (and I mean you, personally and specifically) need to succeed?

Do you know how to assess how much something is going to take it out of you?

And do you design your projects and commitments to make sure you don’t overstretch?

Or are you used to just hunkering down, getting through, and dealing with the carnage later?

You can’t ask for something until you know you need it.

You can’t ask for something confidently until you know it’s value.

One of the greatest debates around modern farming is to do with yields and productivity. The organicists and permaculturists have now proven that you can produce far more crop per acre with messy, disorganised (on the surface) farming practices which focus on building the soil.

Big business didn’t think it was possible, but now CEO’s at some of the world’s largest agro companies are realising: intensive farming doesn’t work.

You might not think it’s possible for your brain and body to produce the levels of productivity and performance you long for. You might only know approaches which deplete your “soil” and leave you exhausted.

But that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible.

So:

No matter how much quiet time you need.

No matter how hard you find writing, organising, socialising, concentrating, public speaking… or whatever it is that has you convinced that you’ll never do the things that you really care about to the level you’d like….

There is another way.

Sustainable success isn’t about getting somewhere you’re not. It’s about returning to what you innately know and feel and do.

This kind of success doesn’t take from you, it builds on itself and it builds you up.

It leaves you more effective and more fulfilled.

It makes you more wonderfully you.

If you’d like to know how to bring sustainable success to your work and life tailored to your specific situation, let’s chat.

You’ll get my input on how to make the juggle easier, keep working towards your big goals in a sustainable way, and make burn out a thing of the past.

You’ll leave the call feeling:

Confident in your ability to move forward.

Full of clarity on how to take it to the next level without burning out.