Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Avoiding Professional Burnout

One of the best ways to avoid burnout is to do more of what you like and less of what you dislike. It sounds a bit too easy and you may be asking can you really do that? I mean we all have things that we have to do that we do not like which takes us away from the things that we enjoy doing. The question here becomes how to do we do less of the things that we do not enjoy? The answer is to find way to delegate, outsource, or hire for the responsibilities you repeatedly find yourself resenting each week. Another way is to plan a vacation many months in advance and do not cancel it. This will enable you to plan for it and give you something exciting to look forward to. It might also motivate you to procrastinate less in order to get things done before the time off. You should also take a moment for peace and quiet every day. You can use mobile applications for meditation or take a walk without any of the communication services that are constantly at your fingertips all day. You should also try to read something that is not related to your business at least once a week, it could spark some creativity that might help with the current problems at hand.

4 comments:

  1. I like using yoga mobile applications. They are perfect if you are the type to want a class when it is convenient for you.

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  2. If you are running a business, it is important to have a professional phone system. It will help you get and retain clients.

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  3. You could even try making your own mobile applications. It might even spark some creativity in your professional life.

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  4. One of the best tools that I use is the cloud services. All my calendars are able to be synced and I never miss a beat.

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