Some of you sent me a message stating that the radio show link was not working on your system from the blog post that I sent last week. I decided to resend this blog with a new link so that you can experience a very spirited and powerful interview with host Jim Blasingame who created the Small Business Advocate Radio Show.
I do hope you were intrigued by the title: Burn Out May Be Good For You!
Do you…
- Find it hard to delegate?
- Wonder if you will ever catch up?
- Crash at the end of the day without doing something that you want to do?
If you answered yes to only one of these statements, please continue reading this article.
Jim Blasingame, founder of the Small Business Advocate has invited me to be a guest on his radio show numerous times each year. Both of us have upbeat and VERY interesting conversations about how to succeed in business. I decided to share a personal story that happened to me this summer. He loved the idea on how I turned burnout into something positive.
Click HERE to listen to Jim Blasingame’s interview with me on How Burn Out May Be Good For You!
JIM BLASINGAME is the creator and award-winning host of The Small Business Advocate Show, a syndicated columnist, and author of Small Business Is Like A Bunch Of Bananas, Three Minutes To Success, and The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on small business and entrepreneurship. You can reach Jim at jim@jbsba.com.
Thoughts From Joyce
I learned the following valuable lessons when I burned out this summer:
- Sometimes the body is smarter than our brain. Start looking at the signs when you get sick.
- Think about what change you need to make when you don’t enjoy what you do (at home or work).
- Decide what you need to delegate or get rid of to let you do what you want to do. (I decided to refer some of the lower paying programs to speakers bureaus
or other colleagues. This is a win/win. I can then concentrate on the clients who I WANT to work with in the future). - Take time to reflect why you are burning out. Are you sleeping enough, eating right, or taking time for YOU? If not start a small list of what you can change. You may need to change how you think about work or home. This is the biggest hurdle that I see when I consult others. Whose life is it anyway?
- High Achievers break (not over achievers…that sounds negative)…they don’t bend. That is why we break down physically.
- Start listening to our relatives or friends when they tell us how we are burning both ends of a candle. Don’t become defensive…thank them!
Click here for my short article on Why Burnout Can Be Good For You.
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This is Joyce Weiss, Business Conflict Resolution Consultant
I help people become top level leaders who get GREAT results.
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Remember…You Get What YOU Tolerate!
PS Click here for my short article on Why Burnout Can Be Good For You.
PPS See you next week!
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