We have all experienced burnout in our lives at one time or another, but if we knew how to prevent this, surely we would try it wouldn’t we? It’s quite common to say that we’ll rest at the end of the day, end of the week, end of the weekend, when we’ve done everything or even when we retire!
If we were to seriously consider that burnout is linked to not taking care of ourselves, would we choose to have regular breaks throughout the day? It’s easy to say that we don’t have time, but I’m starting to realise that I don’t have time to not have breaks. It’s starting to come so naturally to me now and I try and plan them in throughout the day.
I’ve even started to get my daughters to do the same. I suggest that they just take five or ten minutes at the end of every hour where they can do some stretching, walk around the house, have a conversation with someone, sit somewhere different, get some fresh air, make a drink, and so on. Whether they do it or not is up to them but the seed is planted in their minds. It was particularly effective when we were all working from home during lockdown earlier this year.
A few thoughts…
- Consider the impact on other people that you react with when you don’t have have regular breaks.
- Taking breaks will instantly make you feel better and you will be able to communicate with less stress and more enthusiasm.
- Just a few deep breaths in and out through the nose is a very good place to start. Put your hand on your tummy or heart (or both) when you do this as you’ll feel more in touch with yourself.
“The crashes happen because the recharges aren’t happening”
Brendon Burchard #149 How to deal with physical, mental, and emotional burnout
Podcast link here or full URL below…
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-brendon-show/id821746377?i=1000513406224
What can you do differently in order to introduce regular breaks into your day?
Until next time…
Sandra
Sandra Madeira 