Let's talk about burnout. It's one of those topics you're not allowed to talk about. Because all successful people are perfect, or talking about it is whining. A dinner promoted this.....
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Dinner with a good friend, he asked how I was doing. I said, "Doing great man. It's all coming together." I asked him the same, he said, "I feel terrible." I laughed, "OK we are being honest. I feel like shit, I get colds that linger for days and wondered if it was just me."
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A day or two later (one sign of "burnout" is you don't know what happened on any given day, they all blend together) I'm with another friend. He had a mid-seven figure year last year. (This isn't random people whining.) "I can't focus more than 30 seconds anymore." BURNOUT.
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What is "burnout" and why do people not feel comfortable talking about it?https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/high-octane-women/201311/the-tell-tale-signs-burnout-do-you-have-them …
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Fortunately for me, I know when burnout is setting in and how to manage / mitigate it. The biggest problem, of course, is Type A people are most prone to burnout, and lease likely to do this stuff. (They think they can "push through" burnout.) Some tips....
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When feeling burnout coming (be mindful of signs and symptoms), - Drop caffeine cold turkey. Yes, this sucks, you'll have headaches and feel completely drained for 48 to 72 hours. 8 years ago, due to a serious caffeine habit, it took me two weeks to full withdraw.
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One response when talking about "burnout" is the tough guys talking about how grandpa at the dock never felt it. Which is bullshit. Many bars operated at mini banks to cash checks on payday. Alcoholism / self- medication was prevalent, as were many other issues.
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I'm a firemen, run a maintenance business, have a one year old, three year old and a disabled wife. I'm lucky to get five hours of sleep. Can't remember I had a day for only myself. Wouldn't trade it for anything.
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With all due “respect,” quite possibly it’s this kind of self-entitled/self-regarding attitude — that “pulling in a mid-seven figure” somehow elevates you above or inoculates one from being just “random people whining”—is precisely what helps precipitate burnout to begin with.
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I've been burnt out for about 15 years I think, I'm now a very effective pile of smoldering ash.
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I went through it in college! I use to be able to study 1 hour for a test an ace it towards the end I could study all night and had trouble retaining it!
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