Burn out / Job burn outt
Job burn out can affect everyone and you may not see burn out coming. It’s not always easy to recognize job burn out before it’s too late. Here are a few questions to ask yourself if you think you are experiencing burnout:
- Are you working more and enjoying it less?
- Are you postponing vacations and spending less time with your family?
- Are you no longer interested in the hobbies and pastimes you used to enjoy?
- Do you feel unappreciated on the job?
- Are you setting unrealistic goals for yourself?
- Do you feel others are imposing unrealistic goals upon you?
- Has it been a long time since you laughed heartily?
- Are you experiencing headaches, stomachaches, or backaches?
- Are you having trouble sleeping?
- Are you distracted – forgetting appointments, misplacing possessions, missing deadlines?
- Do you find yourself frequently feeling irritable or wanting to strike out verbally or physically at others?
Answer these questions honestly. They are the voices of job burn out calling for victims. If a few of these symptoms ring true for you, you might be in the throes of job burn out. Job burn out leaves us with a feeling of despondency and fatigue which affects our motivation.
In my book, Your Business and Your Life, I go through the process of job burn out in an effort to help you recognize job burn out before it takes hold and manifests itself. This book is your prevention guide for job burn out, you will benefit from years of in-the-field experience and learn all the things you were never taught in school. Understanding and following the formulas in this book can help any business professional “pull out” before or recover after a burn out experience.
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