Make burnout your bitch
I see you.... You’re always on the GO....
You’re tired.
You’re stressed.
You’re totally overwhelmed.
You have a lot on your plate
You’re an overachiever
You’re hustling and working 24/7
Then... Before you know it...
you're feeling tired, cranky, and downright awful.
These are some of the classic signs of burnout babe!
In today's 24/7 society, it can be hard to resist working around the clock, especially if you are trying to get ahead in your business....
It’s time to change these things!
——If you’re OVER feeling overwhelmed and on the edge of burnout — step away from the grind and scroll down for my favorite secrets to getting your fire back and staying LIT without burning out! 🙌💖🔥
Goals + Paths are Two Different Things
Do you ever feel like you’ve been focusing on your goal but not really getting closer?
Let me guess... you’re too busy, and you feel like you’re expending all your energy on just keeping up (with no idea when you’ll find the time to focus on getting ahead)!?🤷🏻♀️ If this is happening to you, you’ve likely wandered off the path towards your goal.
Re-evaluate your path: Is it moving you forward? Are you letting yourself get caught on tangents?
Lack of progress can diffuse motivation. 💯
You’re not failing. You’re not stuck.
Refocus and structure your path to propel you towards your goal 💪🏼🖤
Create Checkpoints
Milestones or checkpoints are markers along the way that show your progress. They can be powerful reminders and motivators, so be sure to build them in!
AND make it a priority to celebrate and reward yourself for arriving at each one in some small but significant way.
As you reach each milestone or checkpoint, be aware of your feelings. If you reach one and don’t feel satisfaction or positive emotions, stop and re-evaluate till you identify what is feeling out of alignment.
Don’t Let Other People Invade Your Head
Baby girl, are ya doing ALL THE THINGS on the checklists but feeling more like you’re running in circles than you are actually getting any closer to slaying your goals? 🤷🏻♀️
Here’s the deal-
The mini-goals you’re achieving may not really be “yours”.
👉🏼They are things you’ve been told to do, or expected to do, by someone else.
You have to listen to your own voice.
Start being aware when yours isn’t the one setting the pace.⚡️
What’s right for “Sally” might not be right for YOU!🖤
Work in Your Area of Genius
If you really want to feel happy and fulfilled (and win back your motivation) work in your “area of genius”. ⚡️
[This is a real deal thing and aspect of organizational physics long talked about and acknowledged as a universal truth.]💯
Your area of genius can be found where what you love to do meets what you have mastered – the things you do without even counting them as “work” and the things people always ask you for help with.
👉🏼Look for what you’ve always ended up doing in every job you’ve ever had – the sort of thing you did back in school. Or even what you love doing in your “spare” time!
For example, have people always asked you to organize things?
Or facilitate?
Solve conflicts?
Draw? (Something you were great at doing or being, but usually never charged for.)
That’s where you’ll find your area of genius. 💪🏼
Work on Your Goals with Others
If you really want to wake up every day LIT about your biz —surround yourself with positive and focused people who share a similar mindset and drive.
Join an accountability group.
Find a mentor.
Hire a coach.
Sometimes the problem is just that you’re going it alone and you’re too close to see the forest for those pesky trees.
You need you bizbesties to bounce ideas off, point out blind spots and hazards and remind ya what a badass ya really are when the going gets tough.
Align Your Work with Your Life Purpose
If you combine your area of genius with a deep, inner life purpose that drives you, regaining your motivation comes naturally.
Your life purpose is not external, like “helping babes build a business”. That would just be a manifestation of what drives you.
Your life purpose is bigger than that. It gives your life meaning. It’s something you want to live for every day, like “leading by example”.
Journal
Even if you don’t like journaling, this is a game changing tool to change your business and life. Being aware of your thoughts and reflecting them on paper helps you quickly see the things you may be thinking but haven’t laid closer attention to. It helps you get to the reasons behind the feelings, the feelings behind the excuses.
Journaling also helps you to map your progress and allows you to look back at how far you’ve actually come.
And that alone can be an epic game changer especially when it comes to finding your motivation and fire again!
Try Something You Resist or Reject
If you’re feeling stuck, it’s time to mix things up buttercup!
Don’t just try obvious solutions: Take a new look at options and solutions you have previously rejected without thinking.
For example, if you think you’re tired of coaching, consider that perhaps it is just one-on-one coaching that is wearing you out. Try group coaching instead. Or write a book. Or do both!
Change Up Your Space
Sometimes our workspaces can make us feel depressed, frustrated and overwhelmed.
Take a good look around at yours.
Is it too dark?
Is your chair uncomfortable?
Is there too much clutter?
Create a plan to make your workspace or office an inspiring place that energizes and gets you excited again!
Change the layout.
Get rid of the clutter.
Get in that shelving unit you so desperately need.
Put up inspirational quotes or artwork.
Move your desk to a different location.
Buy a new chair.
Paint your room a color that either calms or energizes you, depending on what you feel you need most.
Create a playlist that gets you bossed you!
Transform your home office into the workspace of your dreams – one that reflects your mission and your brand.
Once you’ve planned out what you need to do, MOVE BITCH!
Realize it’s Not About the Money – even when it is
Don’t feel you have to hang on to any client, customer, or task that is sucking the joy out of going to work, no matter how much it is paying you.
If something is making you doubt yourself, feel bullied, or is just plain unpleasant and draining, release it and reclaim your time. Use that space to recharge or brainstorm, or put out new material.
When you act and release energy-sapping things, you are actually making room for better to come along. Believe it: You’ll soon fill that gap!
Stop Taking Responsibility for Others
You dream of doing everything possible to help others achieve the transformation they want and need: That is just a given.
So, why are you taking responsibility if they don’t do the work, or need to process other stuff first?
You may think you’re not doing this, but in our zeal to help, sometimes it sneaks in. Make sure it’s not zapping your motivation, and remember, your ‘stuff’ is yours; your client’s ‘stuff’ is hers.
Freshen Your Workflow
Do you find yourself doing the same tasks over and over?
Take an afternoon, remove yourself to a fresh (and preferably inspiring) location – a fun and colorful café, a beautiful nature spot, or perhaps even a library – and write down all the things in your typical day and workflow.
Cross out those that never get a useful result, and brainstorm new ones.
Take a Workshop or Go to a Mastermind Class
Personal development and continuing education are ESSENTIAL if you want to stay on the cutting edge of your industry. If you’re feeling burnt out or bored find a quality retreat, convention, mastermind or workshop!
Go into it with a goal – to rejuvenate your practice. Open your mind to learning new things in new ways. Be ready to participate and help others, and you will get out of it far more than you put in – pass it on to your clients and customers!
Listen to Your Gut
Fear is normal. As an entrepreneur, you will sometimes fear taking chances and trusting your choices.
But, if your gut instinct tells you it’s the right thing to do—you have to work through the fear. The fastest and most effective way to do that is to take immediate action.
Your gut instinct (also known as intuition) rarely leads you down the wrong path – and you can learn to hone your intuition so that you really listen when it’s trying to tell you something.
Sometimes your fear can get the best of you and hold you back, even though you’ve prepared, researched and are ready to embark on a new and different way of doing things.
If we focus on only those business decisions and don’t listen to the way our bodies and minds are reacting to those decisions, we can quickly end up losing motivation – and losing confidence too.
Remember these three things next time you’re faced with wondering whether your feelings are a gut instinct or rational fear:
1. A fear is often irrational and emotionally draining.
2. A reliable gut instinct conveys information unemotionally and rationally.
3. Gut instincts rely on facts – fear is irrational and involves self-doubt.
When you suspect that a feeling is an irrational fear rather than a gut instinct, try to transform the fear into a rational thought process by taking action. There’s also a saying you might want to keep handy whenever you’re faced with fear. “Do it afraid – courage will come later.”
Create a Workshop or Event
If you want to be inspired, put together an in-depth workshop or event. Keep it exclusive by only taking a small number of participants, and charge more than what you would typically charge so that you can create an experience your attendees will rave about!
Be prepared to go overboard with delivering on your promise. Prepare your best material. Choose an inspiring location. Hire an assistant to help you ensure it goes off without a hitch. Invite and fill it with guest participants or presenters that you know will enrich the experience, and give your attendees memorable surprise gifts as a memento from your game changing workshop!
When it’s done, they’ll be raving about what they learned. And you will be inspired and invigorated by what you learn, too.
Look Outside Your Work
Sometimes lack of motivation can come from an unmet need – such as when you’ve been working too much and missing out on quiet time, date nights, or family activities.
Look to see what you don’t get enough of; what’s missing.
And put it back in.
Get Rid Of Your “Should Do” List
Do you procrastinate? If the answer is ‘yes, watch for the number of times you tell yourself you “should” be doing what you can’t get motivated to do.
Focus instead on either promising yourself a reward or finding a way to make what you’re avoiding fun. That’s the way to free yourself from the “schools do”s... and reclaim your passion and “Get To Do”s, the ones that make you feel confident and in control.
• Sit (and Stand) Up Straight, Sis
Are you slumping as you contemplate your lack of motivation? Don’t. Sit up straight. Make sure you are comfortable. Smile, and imagine yourself giving an introduction to someone awesome, sharing with your audience what a treat is in store for them.
When you mentally ‘sit down’ again, you’ll be better prepared and in a better emotional place to start working.
Treat Yo Self
A little sweet treat will increase endorphins and dopamine levels, which in turn improve your mood.
Reward yourself every time you begin a work session or face a challenging client. If this behavior is repeated, your subconscious will find itself thinking of the challenging experience as a positive one. (Try it! It really does work!)
Use a Vision Board
Make a physical vision board that you hang or set where you can see it – behind clients; as your desktop wallpaper; in a digital frame that will rotate your images.
This vision board should remind you why you are doing what you do; what you love about it... and what’s at stake (your dream goal!)
If you can ‘see’ these sources of inspiration, you will feel far more motivated and connected with your goal.
Be Your Own Muse
Don’t be like those babes who perpetually want others to ‘fix’ them. The answers are all within you.
Break the rules.
Dare to disagree.
Decide for yourself.
Put yourself out there.
Get rid of negative self-talk (and other peoples’ troubles and nay-saying voices).
Disengage from negative people.
Ensure you are doing what you want for yourself – not to fulfill anyone else’s agenda.
And remember to dump, outsource or automate anything that is draining your motivation and stopping you from claiming the awesomeness that is in you.
Now get out there and slay the day babe!
Leave me a comment below to let me know which of these you’re gonna start doing today!