Burn-Out Schmurn-Out: How to Transform Back to a Human Being (Rather Than a Human Doing)
Our society values accomplishments. Set a goal, work hard, achieve your goal. Rinse and repeat. But is life only about achievement? And if we’re always focused on doing doing doing, what can happen to our being or our spirit?
BURN OUT, that’s what.
See if any of this applies to you:
- feeling tired most of the time
- lack of energy
- irritability
- excessive worry
- eating too much or too little
- sleeping too much or too little
- working too many hours
- difficulty concentrating
- losing or misplacing things
- negative thoughts about yourself, others, and/or your life
- feeling stuck and unable to move forward in one or more areas of your life
If you can check off one or more on the list above, you may be headed toward (or in full blown) burn out.
Burn out happens when the resources you have to deal with life’s stresses get overburdened. And that can happen when too much comes at you at once, or when you don’t get a break between stressful events and situations, or when you don’t take time out from stress to recharge your energy. The thing about burn out is that it’s sneaky. It can happen to anyone, generally happens slowly over time, and can be difficult to detect until you’re in complete overwhelm.
Burn out is also deceptive. We can get easily tricked into thinking if we just did more, worked harder, spent more time tending to our long to-do lists, that we can get on top of it. Enter society’s message of DO DO DO and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.
The truth is that in order to get what you want to get done, you must put one thing at the top of your to-do list, and that’s you. Or more specifically time away from all the doing to just be. Be who you are. Be in the moment. Be a human being, rather than a human doing.
For tips on how to get back to a human being (rather than a human doing), please, please join me for my next monthly FREE Telseminar, “Being Vs. Doing: Relax Your Way to Greater Productivity.” Simply go to the REGISTRATION page at https://krylyn.com/dev/free-teleseminars/being-vs-doing, and enter your name and email to get signed up. Even if you can’t attend the live call, you will get access to the recording of the call, but only if you register.
