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How to Stop Burnout Before it Starts

Let's talk about the elephant in the professional room: exhaustion and burnout.   It's easy to push ourselves to the limit. We wear our busyness as a badge of honor, but the truth is, constant hustle can lead to a dark place.   I'm raising my hand and admitting that I have felt the burn. Exhaustion was clouding my creativity, and that ever-present to-do list was starting to feel insurmountable.   But here's the thing: burnout and exhaustion is a sign we need to prioritize our well-being. And it is doable.   So, what can we do about it?   Work with an Executive Coach: Talk to a coach about your workload and setting realistic expectations through small shifts in habits. Schedule a FREE 15-minute session with me here. https://lnkd.in/gUPjXdWg   Revolutionize Yourself: in this game changing program you will learn habit changing strategies and have a guide by your side all the way. Refuel. Reactivate. Rewire.  Let’s do this. The time is now! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gy7WD9wE   Boundaries: Reclaim your evenings and weekends for rest and activities that energize you.   Prioritization: ruthlessly re-evaluating tasks and saying "no" to the things that drain my energy. Saying no is saying yes to something else.   Let's break the stigma: Exhaustion and Burnout are real.   By acknowledging it and taking steps towards recovery, we can create a healthier and more sustainable work environment for ourselves and our colleagues.   What are your experiences with burnout? Share your thoughts in the comments! Check out the article from HBR on burnout in the comments.   #MentalHealthMatters #BurnoutAwareness #leadership #executivecoach #resilience #mentalhealth #corporateathelete #youmatter #refuel #selfawareness #selfcompassion

😓 Burnout Isn't Just Exhaustion — It’s a Wake-Up Call! 🔥 Ever feel drained, disengaged, or like you’re running on autopilot? You’re not alone. Executive coach Kristin Hendrix, ACC opens up about her own burnout experience, revealing how she got stuck in "productive distractions" — focusing on tasks like cooking instead of recharging through writing, coaching, and exercise. 🚨 Key Leadership Insight: Burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It builds up as we prioritize others' needs over our own, neglecting the activities that truly energize us. It’s not just one event — it’s an accumulation of unresolved stress. ✨ What You Can Do: ✅ Spot the signs early — constant fatigue, cynicism, or lack of joy. ✅ Reclaim your energy by prioritizing activities that restore you. ✅ Practice intentional self-care and build in recovery time. Your well-being fuels your leadership. Don’t just power through — pause, reflect, and recharge. 🌿💪 #Leadership #BurnoutPrevention #MentalHealth #WellBeing #SelfCare #GrowthMindset #OrganizationalEffectiveness

A Sure Way To Avoid Burnout

Let me help clear something up - burnout isn't a marker of worthiness, niceness, productivity or a measure of how much you care. Burnout happens when there is overwhelming stress and imbalance. When you overfunction and overcommit, you are setting yourself up for burnout. This burnout does not prove your kindness or your productivity; it demonstrates excessive strain on your mental and emotional resources. Too often, burnout is mistaken for a sign of productivity. However, actual productivity involves managing your responsibilities in a way that maintains your health and your well being. Overfunctioning—taking on more than is manageable—leads to a sense of being overwhelmed, which feeds into anxiety and stress. Setting boundaries is essential in preventing burnout. It allows you to define clearly where your limits lie. It’s crucial to recognize the signs early: the undue stress, the mounting anxiety, the dwindling joy. These are signals that it’s time to pull back, not push harder. Instead of glorifying the grind that leads to burnout, what if you focus on a balanced approach that includes recognizing when to say no, understanding your own capacity, and not equating overcommitment with “goodness”? Let’s redefine success as the ability to achieve our goals without sacrificing your mental and emotional health. By shifting your perspective from surviving to thriving, you can change how you approach your work and things in your personal life. Your value isn’t tied to how much stress you can endure. You already are a valued being regardless of the things you do. Are you in a place of burnout? Are you struggling with boundaries? Are you needing to work through stress and anxiety? Reach out and learn how my coaching can support you. #coaching #work #growth #people #investment #personaldevelopment #limitingbeliefs  #mindsetcoach #highperformancecoach #livejoyyourway #burnout #boundaries #overfunctioning

Is it easier to prevent or recover from burnout? Here's my hot take. 👇 'Prevention is better than cure' isn't just a fusty old saying, it's absolutely spot on. Because taking action to change your habits and headspace at work is much, much harder once you've hit breaking point. Recovery takes far longer than you might think, and is far trickier to process. It's a challenge to think clearly and calmly about what you need to change when burnout has you. It feels tough to even contemplate new habits, let alone try them out. I really wish someone had been there to help me proactively protect my wellbeing before I reached the burnout stage. So, now, I'm that person who can help you find small, sustainable changes to your everyday work habits. Meaning that you can confidently sidestep the impact burnout could have your health, your performance, your team and your career. So if you're noticing that you're feeling exhausted - physically, mentally, emotionally - at work, then now is the time to do something about it. DM me to get started. 1:1 coaching slots available. Team workshops available. #BurnoutPrevention #CareerAdvice #WellbeingAtWork #WorkLifeBalance #MentalHealthMatters #Leadership

Burnout is something we don’t talk about enough. It’s not just feeling exhausted after a busy week it’s a state of complete mental, emotional, and physical depletion. It creeps up on you slowly, often disguised as dedication or “pushing through,” until one day, you hit a wall and feel like you’ve got nothing left to give. The truth is, burnout doesn’t just happen to people who are unmotivated or “weak.” It often affects those who care the most, work the hardest, and take on too much without stopping to prioritise themselves. In a world that celebrates hustle culture, burnout has become far too common. The pressure to always be “on” and the guilt of stepping back can make it hard to take the breaks we so desperately need. But here’s the thing: rest isn’t a reward, it’s a necessity. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, take a moment to check in with yourself. Are you giving yourself the space to recover and recharge? And as leaders, are we creating environments where people feel supported to take that time? Burnout isn’t a badge of honour, it’s a signal that something needs to change. How do you recognise and address burnout, either for yourself or your team? #Burnout #Wellbeing #SelfCare #Leadership #WorkplaceSupport

The Burnout Trap—And How to Break Free Burnout doesn’t happen because you’re weak—it happens because you’ve been too strong for too long. For many professionals, burnout feels like a badge of honor. You’ve hustled, achieved, and held it all together—but now, it’s starting to cost you: ❌ Your energy. ❌ Your creativity. ❌ Your ability to enjoy the life you’re building. The truth? There’s a better way. Breaking free from burnout means shifting from survival mode to intentional living. Start by asking yourself: ✔ What do I need to stop tolerating in my work or life? ✔ Where can I create boundaries that honor my energy? ✔ Am I ready to invest in support to help me realign? ✨ You can still be ambitious and have balance. You can still strive for more without sacrificing yourself in the process. We are going to break it down further in our exclusive SORA Visionaries Club. To be a part of this club, join us here: https://lnkd.in/dNgkeKRB 💬 Have you ever experienced burnout? What helped you bounce back—or what’s holding you back from recovery now? Let’s talk. #BurnoutRecovery #WorkLifeBalance #ProfessionalGrowth #SORA

Not all burnout is the same. There are different levels of burnout. Not all burnout should be treated equally. Last week I had the privilege of connecting with Nick Petrie at the Hudson Institute of Coaching Annual Learning Conference. Nick spoke about his research on burnout. It was a real "ah-ha" moment for me because, until then, I'd thought of burnout as a singular thing. Nick and his team look at burnout in degrees. 🔥1st Degree Burn - where you experience heavy periods of stress and feelings of overwhelm, but continue to work effectively. 🔥🔥 2nd Degree Burn - where you experience chronic stress and feelings of fatigue along with decreasing motivations and effectiveness. You have moved into survival mode. 🔥🔥🔥 3rd Degree Burn - where your mind and body start to shut down, simple tasks become unmanageable, and emotions become unpredictable and hard to control. When presented with this scale, I realized that I had lived suffering from level 2 and then level 3 burns for over a decade. It took me a long time to become aware of the depths of my burnout and stop the cycle. So what can you do to recover from burnout at any level and stop the continued burn? Nick offers these suggestions: 🧯1st Degree Burns require SELF CARE > Create habitual breaks to unplug from work > Establish device-free time to rest your mind > Create boundaries for non-work time. 🧯🧯2nd Degree Burns require MINDSET and BEHAVIOR CHANGES > Not putting yourself last all the time > Establishing firmer boundaries between work & home > Learning how and when to say no—WITHOUT GUILT 🧯🧯🧯 3rd Degree Burns require DEEP LIFE CHANGES > Stop work. Completely > Finding a coach, counselor, or group to help you navigate > Deep reflection on what led to your burnout > Creating a NEW VISION for how you want to live and work. I am so thankful for Nick's research and for being able to amplify it. #burnout #coaching #leadership

..Thank you Suzanne Roske for sharing this excellent work with us on LinkedIn. In our work, especially with executive coaching client's who may not be aware of their levels of stress and or burnout-this is so helpful. It is so useful to gently explore this and co-explore options towards choice & balance. #verticaldevelopment. #hudsoninstitute #gestaltcoahcingworks #balancefromburnout #optimalheat