Physical exhaustion usually comes first and is often accompanied by physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach aches and fatigue. It may manifest physically as weight gain or loss, muscle pain, insomnia or digestive issues. The mental exhaustion aspect of burnout is harder to spot because it doesn't necessarily show up in your body, but it's affecting you nonetheless.
There are many ways to treat burnout. It depends on how severe the problem is and whether it's affecting other areas of your life. Consider that you might need to seek help from a therapist or psychiatrist if severe.
More Debbie Peterson: Strategies for gaining control of your frustration and anger at work. Burnout doesn't go away until you make it go away. You are the only one who can do something about this because you are the one feeling it. I know that may add some pressure right now, but it's true. We make choices to say yes, and to say no. We know what we can accomplish and what is beyond what we can handle. But until we understand that we teach people how to treat us, including ourselves, nothing changes, and I want more than that for you.
Debbie Peterson, of Getting to Clarity in Erie, is a keynote speaker, career mentor and mastermind host advancing and supporting women and emerging leaders in business. This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Debbie Peterson: What to do when you're feeling a little, or a lot, burned out at work.
So, play full out and think about what life stage you are in. Do you have kids? That may affect decisions you make about career next steps — for now, not forever. Is your husband or partner laid off? That might also factor into the decisions you make. But how can you make educated decisions and make intentional choices about what you will sacrifice to maintain or to move toward what you want? Athena Erie: Awards honor, support female leaders of today and tomorrow.
For instance, I have made an agreement with my son that when I travel and speak to groups, I will come home, take my two home COVID tests, and distance from my grandson for seven days. Each time I leave for a keynote, I know that is the sacrifice I am making, but I know why I'm making it. I am making an educated decision to keep my grandson safe and to serve my clients. So, I empower myself and choose with intention. The lie is that there is success without sacrifice.
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Erie Times-News See more videos. Click to expand. Replay Video. It's how you articulate the vision of what you are leading your colleagues toward and how you show your support. For something that is so simply defined — the imparting or exchanging of information or news — communication, or the lack thereof, can create a rat's nest of problems when not done correctly.
I have studied communication for over a decade, both externally or spoken, and internally or thoughts. It amazes me how communication can go awry and cause problems, and I'd like to share some critical tips in leadership, although they are simple.
Debbie Peterson: How to deal with uncertainty at work when it's creating anxiety and stress. One, your colleagues and teammates are like puzzles. As a leader, it is your responsibility to uncover how they wish to be communicated with.
What are their preferences? If the goal of your communication is to educate, influence, or persuade someone to do something, then you best give it to them in a way that is easy for them to pick up. Can you zero in on the words they use to convey how they think or process information? Things like visual, auditory or kinesthetic predicates.
I "see" what you mean. I need to get a better "feel" for this. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to pay attention to the cues they give you and then use them to create communication that serves everyone involved. Two, listen twice as much as you speak.
God, The Universe, or whatever higher power you believe in, gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason. That's the ratio for communication. Listen twice as much as you speak.
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