I have burned out multiple times running my agencies. Why? Because I ignored the signs and kept pushing forward. I put deadlines, clients and my own pride before my health and mental wellbeing.
Over the years I’ve noticed the following signs:
- Extending my working hours
- Poor sleep
- Involuntary twitching
- Poor mental health
- De motivated
- Feeling of being trapped
Whenever I see these patterns I engage in some of all of the following to help me slow down:
- Admit it to myself, partners and family
- Review my task list
- Offload work to others
- Fire problem clients
- Take a long weekend/book a holiday
- Make a hard stop
